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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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
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FestivalsBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsKiinalik: These Sharp Tools @ The Studio
A theatrical, interactive and spiritual experience connecting climate's past and present history while challenging the audience to face themselves Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsAppropriate @ Summerhall
Like a prosecco fuelled heart-to-heart with your best friend, Sarah-Jane Scott’s Appropriate is bubbly, hilarious and real – yet never overly frothy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsTwice Over @ Greenside
Brought to us by Edinburgh University’s Theatre Paradok, this carefully crafted and expertly executed piece takes a look at two northern women making their way under the leadership of Thatcher and May. Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsFatty Fat Fat @ Pleasance Courtyard
A charming and witty exploration of the way in which our language and experience is personally defined and created by contemporary body image politics Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsMoonbird @ Pleasance Courtyard
Handprint theatre are truly inspiring their audience to take strides in the right direction with Moonbird, a children's show designed to be accessible, particularly to the deaf community Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsResurrecting Bobby Awl @ Summerhall
A splendidly morose surprise that celebrates the life and death of a man who you never knew while trawling the history of Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsHow Not To Drown @ Traverse Theatre
How Not To Drown follows a 11-year-old's journey from the UK with people smugglers, but this hard-hitting show falls short Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
![The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/138/971/138971_widescreen.1.jpg "The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]")
FestivalsThe Grand Scheme of Things @ Underbelly
In The Grand Scheme of Things, a game of truth or dare takes a dark and revelatory turn Read more »| 06 Aug 2019