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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FestivalsThe Swell Mob @ Assembly George Square Studios
Flabbergast Theatre's performance is an immersive delve into a world long gone where the right questions will get the right answers Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsAll Change @ Assembly George Square
A gentle play, performed with care and pathos Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
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Achilles @ Summerhall
This powerful adaption coupled with Downie's energy and passion has the potential for greatness Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsLadykiller @ Pleasance Courtyard
Hannah McClean's bright-eyed portrayal is chilling, charming and terrifyingly believable Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsFlushed @ Underbelly Cowgate
This debut performance for Theatre Unlocked is nuanced and emotive, although the story fails to end with the same bang as it started with Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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WHITE @ Pleasance Courtyard
Spoken word, looped vocals and emotionally charged lyricism combine together as Koko Brown learns where she fits in this world Read more »| 22 Aug 2018
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Funeral Flowers @ Power Play HQ (Pleasance)
Immersive and innovative piece tells a powerful story with poetry and poise Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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Thrown by Jodi Gray @ Underbelly
An intimate one-woman show in which Jill Rutland shares the stage with a microphone shaped like a human head Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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The Lampoons: House on Haunted Hill @ Pleasance Dome
The Lampoons: House on Haunted Hill is a piece of theatrical nonsense and should appeal to fans of absolute stupidity Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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Everything Not Saved @ Summerhall
Everything Not Saved is a fiercely intelligent exploration of memory that's both wicked smart and playful as a kitten Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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The Spider Glass @ theSpaceTriplex
A compelling monologue opening up the conversation of what it means to be a man in 2018 Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
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Fast @ theSpace, Niddry St
An intense, dark drama, made all the more chilling due to the authenticity of its roots Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
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Clara Cupcakes: The Worst @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The Worst is completely silly in all the best ways Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
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Class @ Traverse Theatre
Parent-teacher meeting goes awry in this disappointing three-hander Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
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Coriolanus Vanishes @ Traverse Theatre
Coriolanus Vanishes examines a single human in microscopic detail, whose life is one tiny example for a case in which Leddy has the whole world on trial Read more »| 21 Aug 2018