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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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
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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 -
FestivalsCardboard Citizens: Bystanders @ Summerhall
Cardboard Citizens' tribute to homeless people whose lives are destroyed by flippant acts of cruelty hits exactly the right note between poignancy and anger Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsGreat Grimm Tales @ Underbelly Cowgate
Box Tale Soup return to the Fringe armed with some seldom-told tales from the Brothers Grimm canon Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsThe Three Deaths of Ebony Black @ Underbelly Bristo Sq
Ridiculous yet compassionate, The Three Deaths of Ebony Black looks at the three ways an individual dies Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsChris Thorpe on Edinburgh Fringe show Status
Chris Thorpe tells us how his Edinburgh Festival Fringe show is about 'the psychology of nationality' but 'pretty Brexit-proof' Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsPizza Shop Heroes @ Summerhall
Fierce, bold, defiant – Pizza Shop Heroes puts refugee voice centre stage in this luminous production from Phosphoros Theatre Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsSex Education @ Summerhall
Sex Education is a energetic and timely performance piece that questions the way in which we talk about (or, rather, don’t talk about) sex and sexuality Read more »| 09 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsWorking on My Night Moves @ Summerhall
Working on My Night Moves is a tender and captivating piece of performance art that explores and interprets the way women exist in and alter spaces Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsMouthpiece @ Traverse Theatre
Kieran Hurley's latest play Mouthpiece is an outstanding, powerful and gut-punching piece of theatre Read more »| 08 Aug 2019