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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ShowsART @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
If you don’t hate them, are they even your friends? That's the question posed by Yasmina Reza’s monstrously successful play, ART, which has all the trimmings that a high-billed touring production should have Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
ShowsImages & Words: A Double Bill @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Images & Words combines two short films which both use spoken word and video, but which couldn’t be more different Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsBeguiled @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Beguiled's two-part puppetry presentation offers an engaging way to introduce new audiences to the form, but loses its way once its themes take over Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsSalt @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
One of manipulate Festival's Rising Voices, Fiona Oliver-Larkin examines domestic violence through a young girl's play with everyday objects Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsAmerican Idiot @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
A fiery and timely 10th anniversary tour of the Green Day jukebox musical still packs a musical punch, but lacks a clear storyline Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ShowsIntronauts @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
We’ve been to the moon, plundered the seas – but how well do we know our own bodies? Green Ginger’s Intronauts dives into our growing reliance on tech through a diverse range of means Read more »| 08 Feb 2019
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ShowsInvisible Lands @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A hypnotic blend of puppetry, physicality and video projections, Invisible Lands is as captivating as it is unusual Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ShowsExtremely Pedestrian Chorales @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
An experimental fusion of dance, theatre and music takes the audience on a different pedestrian journey Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ShowsWunderkammer @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Figurentheater Tüebingen's new show is a step into the lore, evolution and mythos of the world of puppetry Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ShowsAnthropocene @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Murder, humanity's self-destructive nature and a mysterious being frozen in ice? How can such excitement be stretched out into a glacial drag? Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsTandem Writing Collective on their DIY Approach to Theatre
Two of the three women behind one of Scottish theatre’s newest writing collectives chat to The Skinny about why they decided to go their own way Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsQueen for a Day: Jock Tamson's Bairns tours Scotland
Our theatre editor chats to the team behind Jock Tamson’s Bairns and unleashes her inner bio queen for the afternoon Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ShowsGoing Slightly Mad @ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Although not overly original in it's approach, Going Slightly Mad draws attention to the topic of mental health in the UK without ever coming across as preachy or moralistic Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ShowsThe Month in Scottish Theatre: February 2019
Musicals, touring opera, returning shows, and the first ever LGBTQI+ playwright festival? Sounds like it’s just another month for theatre in Scotland Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ShowsTouching the Void @ Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
This theatrical adaptation of Joe Simpson's infamous memoir is an unforgettable celebration of the unbroken human spirit Read more »| 29 Jan 2019