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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FestivalsDie! Die! Die! Old People Die! @ Summerhall
What might have been a dark comedy on the frustrations of ageing relies too heavily on a predictable shtick Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Festivals21: Memories of Growing Up @ Summerhall
This video installation piece by digital artist Mats Staub is absorbing and moving Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsTypical @ Pleasance Courtyard
Richard Blackwood is phenomenal in this one-man show about the tragic case of Christopher Alder Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Festivals8:8 @ Summerhall
Mercimax's show, part of the Swiss Selection programme at Summerhall, is a peculiar, quiet piece with a delicate intimacy Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsFrankenstein: How To Make a Monster @ Traverse
The Battersea Arts Centre's Beatbox Academy present a stunning adaptation of Frankenstein Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsRaven @ Assembly Roxy
A candid but thrilling show that combines confessional vignettes with impressive circus craft Read more »| 16 Aug 2019
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FestivalsSplintered @ Bedlam Theatre
A sparkling cabaret about the experiences of queer Caribbean women that will tickle your sides as much as it will touch your heart Read more »| 16 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsAmerica Is Hard To See @ Underbelly Cowgate
This show by Life Jacket theatre, based on interviews with inhabitants of an isolated community in Florida called Miracle Village, is a brave and honest depiction of sex offenders struggling to come to terms with their crimes Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsStaged @ Zoo Southside
An extremely clever, absolutely mind-bending show from Circumference: expect to question everything you thought you knew about circus, and much more besides Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsA Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego @ Pleasance Dome
Full to the brim with irony and slapstick, feminist theatre company Jordan and Skinner return to the Fringe with their new show, A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBoulder @ Pleasance Courtyard
Half-A-String's new show is a puppet-powered re-imagining of the Sisyphus story Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsLa Galerie @ Assembly Rooms
Playful, elegant, flawless – La Galerie simply sparkles Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBlood and Gold @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Scottish-Kenyan storyteller Mara Menzies builds a fluid world in this exploration of Scotland's relationship with colonialism Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsLadybones @ Pleasance Courtyard
Based on personal experiences, this interactive play explores OCD and the chaos of being a modern woman Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsIn The Shadow Of The Black Dog @ Assembly Rooms
In The Shadow Of The Black Dog is a heartfelt production which opens an important dialogue, but with a messy delivery Read more »| 14 Aug 2019