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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FestivalsThis Is Not A Show About Hong Kong @ Underbelly Cowgate
This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong lays bare the disturbing realities of life in a surveillance state – a vital and groundbreaking piece of work Read more »| 13 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsThe Girl and the Dragon @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
A kids’ show with the thematic depth to appeal to child-free adults too, The Girl and the Dragon is a joyous adventure in storytelling performed by Niall Moorjani and Minnie Wilkinson Read more »| 12 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsEulogy @ Summerhall
Darkfield return with their latest shipping container-bound experience, blending an eerie and anxious mood with an extraordinary attention to detail Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsShe Wolf @ Assembly Roxy
She Wolf, from Edinburgh-based theatre maker Isla Cowan, adds feminist and socioeconomic critique to a classic trope, but could have gone further Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsMustard @ Summerhall
Mustard is a stunning piece of performance art about heartbreak and mental health Read more »| 09 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsThe Importance of Being... Earnest? @ Pleasance Courtyard
Say It Again, Sorry? present a delightfully interactive and uproariously funny take on Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest Read more »| 09 Aug 2022
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FestivalsA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain @ Summerhall
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is a captivating story that depicts the callousness of our immigration system, from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
Festivalswork.txt @ Summerhall
work.txt is a play with no actors that shines a light on the pointlessness and mundanity of modern work culture Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsHamlet with Ian McKellen @ Ashton Hall
Sir Ian McKellen reinvigorates the classic role of Hamlet in a new adaptation with the Edinburgh Festival Ballet Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe 2022: The Best Theatre Shows
We'll be collecting our review team's favourite theatre from this year's Edinburgh Fringe – find our four- and five-star reviews here Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
ShowsLittle Women @ Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Director Brigid Larmour and playwright Anne-Marie Casey bring new life to this new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsHorizon Showcase Pushes The Boundaries of Performance
Horizon brings its first in-person showcase of genre-defying and radical performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsFeminist Utopia: Tess Letham on Remedy for Memory
Choreographer Tess Letham talks about her interdisciplinary Edinburgh Fringe offering, Remedy for Memory: a joyful, comedic, and surreal celebration of feminine fantasy Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsTheatre Highlights: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing with a smorgasbord of theatre offerings. Here are some of our favourites. Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsSami Ibrahim on A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim talks about migration, fairytale, and hostile environments in his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain Read more »| 29 Jul 2022