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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InterviewsKaty Cavanagh and Colin Connor on Two 2
As Bolton Octagon theatre plays host to a double bill of Jim Cartwright's plays, we sit down with the actors, Katy Cavanagh and Colin Connor Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
InterviewsKate Bornstein at Queer Contact
As Queer Contact gears up to deliver its eighth annual festival celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender arts and culture in Greater Manchester, we catch up with gender outlaw and festival performer Kate Bornstein Read more »| 03 Feb 2016 -
Shows
The Weir @ Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 19 Jan
The Weir has become a modern classic. The apparent contradiction in that label – the somewhat uneasy pairing of classic and contemporary – i... Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
ShowsPUSH Festival: Kim Kardashian Confession
As PUSH festival prepares to kick off the New Year with some fantastic fringe at HOME Manchester, Mighty Heart Theatre talks Kim Kardashian, body image and confession Read more »| 15 Jan 2016 -
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Curtains Up: 2016 in Scottish Theatre
We pick out some of the expected highlights in Scotland's theatres in the first half of the new year Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Interviews
Manipulate 2016: The first timers
First time Manipulate performers Blind Summit, Sita Pieraccini and Julian Crouch and Saskia Lane talk homecoming and what we can expect to see from their shows at Manipulate 2016. Read more »| 13 Jan 2016
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Tracks of the Winter Bear @ Traverse, Edinburgh
The Traverse’s double bill Tracks of the Winter Bear is far removed from the typical pantomime hi-jinx of the Christmas season. Instead, it i... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
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Snow White @ Kings Theatre, Glasgow
The King’s Theatre’s Snow White is a ‘traditional’ panto in the modern sense, which means it takes the plot of a Disney movie, pepper... Read more »| 05 Jan 2016 -
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Traverse Theatre unveils Spring 2016 programme
Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre has announced details of its Spring 2016 programme, featuring new theatre from playwrights and companies from across Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
Interviews
Rona 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 -
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Striptease & 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 -
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Tipping 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 -
ShowsThe 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 -
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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