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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FestivalsSNAP @ Assembly Theatre
It's a brave magic show that actually puts a rabbit – albeit a plush one – in the same pair of hands as a hat. But 'contemporary mystery performa... Read more »| 17 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Diary of A Madman x 2
Nikolai Gogol’s literary classic is adapted in two very different shows for the Fringe but did either convince? Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsMark Thomas @ Traverse Theatre
Mark Thomas is back at Traverse with a dazzling new play Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Dance at Zoo Venues
We look through the Dance at Zoo Venues and find a pair of intriguing performances Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Natalia Osipova & Guests @ Festival Theatre
An exciting triple bill of dramatic contrasts shows off ballet star Natalia Osipova to stunning effect as her classical training skills meld with contemporary dance Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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monumental @ Edinburgh Playhouse
monumental will blow you away. A visceral, immersive experience where repetitive moves mesmerize, and the tsunami-like post-rock soundscape is so loud ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2016
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The Glass Menagerie @ King's Theatre
A new version of a Tennessee Williams classic comes to the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Travesty @ Assembly, George Square
Stand-up Liam Williams' debut play is a role-swapping romance Read more »| 12 Aug 2016 -
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Nicole Henriksen @ Underbelly, Cowgate
The spoken word performer and some-time stripper Nicole Henriksen essentially gives us a semi-naked TED Talk in Makin It Rain Outlining her own story in the... Read more »| 12 Aug 2016 -
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Fringe Theatre Reviews: Dance Base
Woodland creatures, power dynamics, secret languages... in this round-up, we take a look at what's on offer at Dance Base in the first week of the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Expensive Shit @ Traverse Theatre
“I want what you have,” a nightclub toilet attendant and ex-dancer laments through an empty mirror frame into the eyes of a captive audience. &ld... Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
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Fringe Theatre: Northern Stage @ Summerhall
We look at the Northern Stage theatre programme at Summerhall at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
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Can Performers Make a Profit at the Fringe?
At an open-access arts festival like the Edinburgh Fringe, who ends up paying the heaviest price? We investigate. Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
Music
Reasons to be Cheerful: Liverpool and Arts Spaces
Eight months on from the final show at the Kazimier, another Liverpool theatre closes. With the city's independent venues and arts spaces repeatedly coming under threat, we look at the full story, and find plenty of reasons for optimism Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
Opinion
Ask Auntie Trash: Stop the World, I Wanna Get Off
Our cultural agony aunt responds to a reader keen to "make the world less shit" following a string of tragedies and disasters around the world. Read more »| 04 Aug 2016