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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ShowsScottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2019: Theatre Highlights
Ahead of this year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, we pick out five theatre productions from the programme that you need to look out for Read more »| 26 Apr 2019 -
ShowsSweet Charity @ Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Music Theatre's embrace of the darkness lends their production of Sweet Charity a depth under the showbiz glamour Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
ShowsA Crown of Laurels @ The StAge, St Andrews
A Crown of Laurels is a melancholic, fragile musical that takes on the issue of sexual assault Read more »| 23 Apr 2019 -
ShowsPaper Memories @ North Edinburgh Arts, Edinburgh
Told through aerial feats, movement and puppetry, Paper Memories asks how much value we place in memories, at the risk of losing out on new ones Read more »| 22 Apr 2019 -
ShowsNorthern Ballet: Victoria @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Northern Ballet's Victoria is a thought-provoking dance biopic, telling the story of Queen Victoria in her 200th anniversary year Read more »| 22 Apr 2019 -
ShowsSilvano @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Scottish Opera continue their 2019 season with the Scottish premiere of Silvano, an often-overlooked love-triangle libretto Read more »| 18 Apr 2019
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ShowsAbigail's Party @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
This new production of Mike Leigh's 1977 classic Abigail's Party is deprived of tension and momentum by an overblown lead performance Read more »| 18 Apr 2019 -
Showsdressed. @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A hit of the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, dressed. is undeniable in its potency Read more »| 16 Apr 2019 -
ShowsDrone @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Harry Josephine Giles' new piece Drone is sad, funny, beautiful and relatable Read more »| 16 Apr 2019 -
OpinionA Critic's Guide to Cheap Theatre Tickets
We all know that theatre tickets are too expensive, so how do you see shows for less? Here's a quick guide Read more »| 16 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsIntroducing Dundee Rep Stripped
We chat to Jordan Blackwood and Carla Marina Almeida, the people behind Dundee Rep's new theatre festival for emerging and established artists, Rep Stripped Read more »| 15 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsSomething Smashing on the art of Improv
The people behind Something Smashing, Edinburgh's newest dance and music improvisation night, sit down to chat about the difference between planned performance and improvisation Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
ShowsUnfix Festival 2019 @ CCA, Glasgow
UNFIX festival's focus on ecological issues unearths a whole host of subject matter, from middle age magic to modern hate Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
ShowsPepperland @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
A tribute to the iconic cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's, Pepperland is hypnotic at times and disjointed at others Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsSarah Bebe Holmes on Egg
The Skinny chats to Sarah Bebe Holmes about her sell-out Fringe show, Egg, which uses aerial acrobatics to tell a true story of fertility and choice Read more »| 09 Apr 2019