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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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
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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 -
FestivalsEverything I See I Swallow @ Summerhall
Everything I See I Swallow uses aerial rope skills to explore the debate within feminism in the twenty-first century Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsTraumgirl @ Summerhall
Anne Welenc's sister work to Traumboy is an exploration of female sex work in the western world Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsTraumboy @ Summerhall
Traumboy is an intimate solo performance about male sex work in the western world Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsPhoenix @ Pleasance Dome
A rockstar tries to cope with life as a single dad in this music-filled and heart-warming story following the rocky road to parenthood Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsThe Patient Gloria @ Traverse Theatre
The Patient Gloria is a daring feminist critique of the infamous 'Gloria Films' scandal Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Combine Hollywood glamour and a traumatic reality with a dash of glittery chaos and you’re in the depths of Bryony Kimmings' latest show Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019