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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Shows
My Polish Roots (and other vegetables)
Karola Gajda, born in Yorkshire to Polish parents, undoubtedly had high ambitions when conceiving this piece. Her heart is certainly in the right place; what... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Shows
Gizmo Love
Attempting to reveal the difficulty and drama behind the scenes of creating a Hollywood hit with only four actors is tricky to say the least, but this story ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
Floating SKINNYFEST 3
Hugh Hughes is all about 'connection'. This may have something to do with the fact that his entire story is about 'disconnection', both literally and figurat... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
And Even My Goldfish' - SKINNYFEST 3
Leed's based Chotto Ookii's (Japanese for "just a little bit bigger")first foray into the Fringe is a darkly funny look at one man's neuroticrampage through ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
SKINNyFEST 3 Transposition
Teamwork, one of India's leading dance companies, almost didn't get to perform Transposition this year. With their sets held up at customs due to the Heathro... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
SKINNYFEST 3 Telesquat
19 minutes into Telesquat's accompanying piece, 'From Popping to Pop or vice-versa', unrest in the audience is apparent. One man laughs uncomfortably, others... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Festivals
SKINNYFEST 3 Dreamers
From humble beginnings in Argentina to New York jazz joints and run-ins with Immigration, identical twins, Facundo and Martin Lombard, take us through the tu... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Interviews
An interview with Henry Pettigrew
It seems fairly certain that Henry Pettigrew is going to be a movie star. We don't want it to go to his head though, so best not to let him read this. Of cou... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
Dance Base Show 4... Rosie Kay's Wild Party (skinnyfest 2) dance
The Wild Party is more than Rosie Kay's full-length choreographic debut; it is a remarkably intelligent and confident integration of different genres. Dance... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
Dance Base Show 3... Norman Douglas, Jem Treays & Janis Claxton (skinnyfest 2) dance
Powerful and gripping, this programme has moments that will grab you by the throat. From the moment Jem Treays enters the stage he dictates both pace and sus... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
Dance Base Show 2... Freshmess, X Factor & Samudra (skinnyfest 2) dance
This is a thoroughly likeable triple bill that can't help but charm. The opening piece by Samudra leaves the audience buzzing. Their work – a fusion of... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
SKINNYFEST WASP
Steve Martin's one-act parody of American culture and religious life contains some zingy one-liners that are noticeably attributable to the author's acute se... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
What I Heard About Iraq review - SkinnyFest 2
The Iraq war, it is now generally accepted, was a shambles. However, objective fact has taken a back seat in the popular imagination to a mythology, strung l... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
SKINNYFEST: Unprotected
Although it can be hard to bear in parts, its true stories deserve to be heard Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Festivals
SKINNYFEST 2: ""Bloggers: Real Internet Diaries"" at the Underbelly
Just because someone puts something on the internet doesn't mean it's worth reading. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006