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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InterviewsBright Sparks: Traverse's First Stages festival
This month, the Traverse will give six new writers, plucked from a pool of 400 open submissions, an opportunity to showcase their work as part of the new First Stages Festival. The Skinny speaks to three of the playwrights selected Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
ShowsFibres @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
This long overdue co-production between Stellar Quines and the Citizens Theatre unearths the human cost of asbestos exposure Read more »| 01 Nov 2019 -
ShowsDance International Glasgow: The Circle @ Tramway, Glasgow
Emanuel Gat's fluid and hypnotic piece, performed by the Scottish Dance Theatre, is a joy to watch Read more »| 01 Nov 2019 -
InterviewsKatherina Radeva on Fallen Fruit
Katherina Radeva first wrote Fallen Fruit, a solo show about her childhood in Communist Bulgaria, ten years ago. Now, as the show tours the UK, she tells us why it felt like the right time to revisit it Read more »| 29 Oct 2019 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2019
We take a look at what's happening in theatre across Scotland this November before Panto season gets full underway. Oh no we didn't! Read more »| 29 Oct 2019 -
ShowsThe Monstrous Heart @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Nicholls' new show is a ferocious character study with a nihilistic vision at its heart Read more »| 29 Oct 2019
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ShowsBarber Shop Chronicles @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Barber Shop Chronicles is a bold, ambitious production with an electrifying cast and an astonishing stage design Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
ShowsScottish Ballet: The Crucible @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Arthur Miller's classic is given powerful new life in this remarkable production from Scottish Ballet Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
Festivalsmanipulate Visual Theatre Festival launches 2020 programme
Puppet Animation Scotland's manipulate festival returns in January and February with its biggest programme to date Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsThe Night Watch @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The Night Watch is a spirited production with some stellar performances, but a confused first half lets it down Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsBuild a Rocket @ Traverse, Edinburgh
Serena Manteghi shines in the funny and moving one-woman show Build a Rocket Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsFrankenstein @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
A tonally messy production of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic unsuccessfully pulls in two different directions at once Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ShowsLove Song to Lavender Menace @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Watching Love Song to Lavender Menace is a joyous and celebratory experience Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ShowsDance International Glasgow: Crowd @ Tramway
Gisèle Vienne's dance piece is meticulously crafted, but the concept is tired Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
ShowsThe Panopticon @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The National Theatre of Scotland's adaptation of Jenni Fagan's novel creates an angry, defiant, magical and symbolic world Read more »| 21 Oct 2019