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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InterviewsRona Munro and Stephen Greenhorn interview
Rona Munro and Stephen Greenhorn talk stalking, birth, bears and plot spoilers ahead of Tracks of the Winter Bear at the Traverse this winter. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
ShowsStriptease & Out at Sea
20th Century Polish playwright Sławomir Mrożek may not be a name that many UK theatregoers are familiar with, but his unsettling and absurdist political dram... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
ShowsTipping The Velvet @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh, 7 Nov
Sarah Waters’ debut novel is so strongly characterised by the unique voice and experiences of heroine Nancy Astley that adapting it for the s... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
Interviews
The Theatre of Horror: The Haunting of Hill House
The ghost story is a Christmas tradition – but how about a Hammer horror-influenced stage show? As The Haunting of Hill House opens at Liverpool Playho... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
Shows
The Seven Sins of Scottish Panto
It's panto time! We trawl through this season's programmes, and unearth some sinful subtexts Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Shows
Beyond @ St Andrew's Square, 26 Nov
Recent years have seen a rise in the number of quality Australian circus acts. La Clique’s Velvet, Casus Circus’s Jerk, Strut & Fret’s ... Read more »| 27 Nov 2015
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News
Bruntwood Prize 2015 winner announced
Receiving the Bruntwood prize in its tenth year is “the best boost of writerly confidence I could imagine” says recently announced winner Katherine Soper. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
Shows
National Theatre of Scotland unveil 2016 plans
The National Theatre of Scotland have unveiled plans for their 10th birthday season, with a host of world premieres and returning plays. Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
Shows
The Oresteia @ HOME, Manchester
HOME’s staging of Aeschylus’ ancient tragedy The Oresteia is dark, strange and sharply relevant. In the third major production of The ... Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
Shows
Ghosts @ The Tron, 17 Oct
If you're looking for a faithful adaptation of Ibsen’s famously scandalous play, prepare to be very disappointed. However, if you have opened your mind... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Shows
Martyr @ the Traverse, 15th Oct
There is no doubt that Marius von Mayenburg’s new play Martyr touches on a sensitive contemporary nerve. It is about extremism and tolerance; religious... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Shows
Chrysalis Festival at the Traverse: Preview
Here's The Skinny run down of what to expect from the Traverse's inaugural Chrysalis festival. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Liverpool Homotopia 2015: Preview
AIDS contraction is on the rise, more than half of the Commonwealth criminalises homosexuality and transphobia is as present as ever. Gary Everett, artistic director of Homotopia, explains how theatre and the arts can help. Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Shows
The Notebook @ Contact, Manchester
Two bespectacled men in matching grey suits and maroon sweaters step out onto a bare stage. What follows is Forced Entertainment's version of Hungarian writer Ágota Kristóf's novel, The Notebook, directed by Tim Etchells. Read more »| 23 Oct 2015 -
Interviews
The Choir: Paul Higgins interview
Paul Higgins talks his new play The Choir, finding the truth in theatre and humour in the darker moments of life Read more »| 22 Oct 2015