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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FestivalsTobacco @ Assembly George Square
Heartfelt and humorous, and without a whiff of smoke Read more »| 17 Aug 2017 -
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Party Game @ Traverse at the Wee Red Bar
A whimsical, slightly baffling piece of immersive theatre, Party Game makes for an entertaining evening – especially after the audience have tanked their complimentary drinks Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsTAHA @ Summerhall
The deep affinity that performer Amer Hlehel feels for legendary Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali shines through in this passionate performance Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsBombastic Declaration of Love @ Summerhall
Do you fall in love easily? Do you believe that what you have is enough? Julie Cafmeyer takes the audience on an intimate journey of questions, in a show that aims to disclose the giddy highs and bitter heartbreaks of love Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Woke @ Gilded Balloon
Woke brings a timely, sensitive and incisive narrative to Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsDeclaration: Rematriation @ King's Hall
Indigenous theatre-makers Article Eleven bring a vital, urgent perspective on the Canadian story to the Fringe, as Canada Hub at the King’s Hall celebrates 150 years since the founding of the country Read more »| 16 Aug 2017
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The Duke @ Pleasance Upstairs
Shon Dale-Jones, the actor behind regular Fringe favourite Hugh Hughes, has shown up with an autobiographical story this year – or, almost Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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BlackCatfishMusketeer @ Summerhall
BlackCatfishMusketeer is a clever, funny, and poignant look at online dating Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Wild Bore @ Traverse Theatre
Zoë Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott's genre-defying show suggests that bad art may be the highest art form of all. Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Foreign Radical @ King's Hall
Foreign Radical sees 30 participants take part in an immersive performance exploring privacy and freedom of expression in the age of cybersurveillance Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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The Divide @ King's Theatre
Stale, arrogant, exhausting – Alan Ayckbourn’s Edinburgh International Festival premiere is best avoided Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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Scribble @ Assembly Roxy
The subjects of anxiety, OCD and paedophilia are too lightly explored in this fast-paced two hander Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsWorkshy @ Summerhall
The uneven tone and lack of substance in Katy Baird's Workshy overshadows its intriguing message and delivery Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Together Alone @ Dance Base
Together Alone, danced by the brave choreographers Zoltán Vakulya and Chen-Wei Lee, is a duet of closeness rather than intimacy Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Meet Me At Dawn @ Traverse Theatre
Zinnie Harris's new play is an eerie, touching reflection on grief Read more »| 09 Aug 2017