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OpinionTheatre in Dark Times| 07 Jan 2019Read more ❯ -
FestivalsMental Health After the Edinburgh Fringe| 12 Nov 2018Read more ❯ -
InterviewsCora Bissett on her Gagarin Way revival| 10 Oct 2018Read more ❯ -
InterviewsThis is Not My Nose: Revisiting Cyrano de Bergerac| 30 Aug 2018Read more ❯ -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe 2018: Masculinity in Theatre| 17 Aug 2018Read more ❯ -
FestivalsBirds of Paradise on My Left / Right Foot – The Musical| 08 Aug 2018Read more ❯
Theatre
The Skinny theatre guide to plays, musicals, and theater festivals throughout Scotland. We bring you the latest news in theater, with highlights and reviews. Get backstage access with The Skinny's exclusive playwright, director, and festival curator interviews.
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ShowsThe Five Fuckboys of Christmas Pantomime
It’s mistletoe and wine time, and in order to help you slay the busy festive theatre season, here’s our helpful and handy guide to the best (worst) of panto’s fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-fuckboys Read more »| 23 Nov 2018 -
FestivalsApplications open for Summerhall Autopsy Award
For the first time, the award – given to artists working in Scotland who make brave, boundary pushing, experimental work – will come with a cash prize Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
ShowsPuffin @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
As much for the older kids in the audience as it is for the little ones, Puffin is a wake-up call to action – though a gentle one all the same Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
ShowsChrysalis: Scotland's Youth Theatre Festival Returns
Scotland’s festival of youth theatre returns to the Traverse Theatre once again for three days of new work by some of Europe’s leading youth theatre organisations Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
ShowsVulcan VII @ Festival Theatre
Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer's Sci-Fi comedy is an acute look at fame and ageing. Read more »| 09 Nov 2018 -
ShowsW-hat About? @ Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Fuora Dance Project's new show for kids appeals to people of all ages and languages, too. Read more »| 08 Nov 2018
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Showsmanipulate announces its 2019 programme
Scotland's celebrated festival of theatre, puppetry and animation returns, bringing with it a wide-ranging programme of innovative, international work to Edinburgh Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
ShowsMacbeth @ Festival Theatre
Rufus Norris' Macbeth is a dark and foreboding new production which explores the desire for power and success. Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
ShowsEstonia Now: Previewing the Glasgow festival
We chat to the people behind Estonia Now, a new festival of visual art, film, contemporary dance and performance that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Baltic republic Read more »| 06 Nov 2018 -
ShowsThe Month in Scottish Theatre: November 2018
Just before panto season, and the quiet of January, November features secrets, operas, remembrance and poetry on the Scottish stage. Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
ShowsArctic Oil @ Traverse Theatre
A claustrophobic, engaging play which considers how the moral compass of the individual impacts the environmental degradation of the planet. Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
ShowsConcert @ Tramway
This phantasmic duet between Colin Dunne and the late Tommie Potts pinpoints where beauty becomes art. Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
ShowsBallyturk @ Tron Theatre
Andy Arnold's revival of Enda Walsh’s absurdist hit is lively, but its heavy existentialist dint lacks clarity. Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
InterviewsReal Horror Show: Edinburgh Horror Festival preview
The Skinny chats to Alex Staniforth, one of the co-founders of the Edinburgh Horror Festival, about their third year, why there’s not enough horror theatre, and what makes the genre so unique Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
ShowsScotties @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A multi-layered, unforgettable piece of theatre from Theatre Gu Leòr and the national theatres of Scotland and Ireland Read more »| 05 Oct 2018