Theatre
The Skinny theatre guide to plays, musicals, and theatre festivals throughout Scotland. We bring you the latest news in Scottish theatre, with highlights and reviews. Get backstage access with The Skinny's exclusive playwright, director, and festival curator interviews.
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FestivalsThe Director's Cut: Jonathan Mills
Jonathan Mills, Director of the International Festival, selects his picks for you, dear reader. Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
FestivalsJonathan Mills on what an international festival should be
Jonathan Mills was considered to have comparatively little experience when he took up the post of Director of the Edinburgh International Festival last year. The Skinny tends to favour the outsider, though, so RJ Thomson is pleased to find him abounding in ideas on how the face of the 61 year old institution is changing under his watch. Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Shows
Differences in Demolition
Opera meets modernity in this dazzling production Read more »| 20 Jul 2008 -
ShowsEvita
Lloyd Webber updates his musical - has Evita been improved or undermined by added musical power? Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
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Our House
The latest musical developed from pop success: but does it matc our memories? Read more »| 06 Jul 2008 -
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Feast @ Arta
Food and theatre are the perfect partners: a new company brings them together. Read more »| 28 Jun 2008
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Interviews
Interview with David McLennan: A Play, a Pie and a Pint at Oran Mor
Something of a secret success story, Oran Mor has pioneered lunchtime drama. The Skinny gets woozily cultured in the West End Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
ShowsTop Five Theatre Events in July
Peeping at Bosch Tramway, Glasgow10-13 July Mischief La Bas, the National Theatre and Tramway team up: medieval mysticism, broad humour and site responsive ... Read more »| 23 Jun 2008 -
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Reality @ Tron Theatre
Martin O'Connor straddles comedy and performance art. Read more »| 16 Jun 2008 -
Interviews
Here Now There Now
Dance can move outside theatres to devastating effect: The Skinny looks for movement out of the train window Read more »| 16 Jun 2008 -
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The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown
Music, cinema and choreography collide in the afterlife of a classic German horror. Read more »| 14 Jun 2008 -
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As You Always Do @ Tron Theatre; Skin Piel @ The Arches
Two companies fly the flag for the physical - in radically different ways Read more »| 11 Jun 2008 -
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Little Otik
Surreal cinema is translated to the stage Read more »| 11 Jun 2008 -
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The Drawer Boy
Andy Arnold begins his new career at the Tron Read more »| 08 Jun 2008 -
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Unsuitable for Adults
Imaginative programming brings theatre down the pub Read more »| 07 Jun 2008