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 Plant @ 24:7 Festival
The Plant begins with a mystery: two men with numbers tattooed on their necks and wearing identical outfits (white tees, grey sweatpants) appear to be p... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
FestivalsGary: a Love Story @ 24:7 Festival
With all the talk of this perhaps being 24:7’s final outing it has been easy to forget that we still had this year’s festival to enjoy. Taking pl... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Shows
Love's Labour's Lost @ Bard in the Botanics
Year in, year out, Bard in the Botanics has to contend with the Glaswegian weather, and the cast of this year’s Love’s Labour’s Lost must b... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
MIF15: Neck of the Woods @ HOME, Manchester
Prior to the performance of Neck of the Woods, an announcement is made that anyone uncomfortable with complete darkness should swiftly leave the auditorium. ... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015 -
Videos
Replay: New film from Scottish Ballet dancers
A short film which aims to show the athletic abilities of some of Scotland's best ballet dancers, Replay was shot by Scottish Ballet’s Lewis Landini an... Read more »| 10 Jul 2015 -
Shows
Torn @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Faux Theatre's Torn has created a unique and imaginative way of portraying the intricacies of heartbreak. The 50-minute performance, which is entir... Read more »| 10 Jul 2015
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ShowsBard in the Botanics: Bringing Wonder to Glasgow
Our run down of this year's Bard in the Botanics season, with a theme of "Unlikely Wonders" and the first production of Love's Labour's Lost in almost five decades. Read more »| 09 Jul 2015 -
Shows
The Driver's Seat @ Lyceum Theatre
Is Lise a victim? This question haunts The Driver's Seat, with Laurie Sansom’s superb rendering of the balance between power and vulnerability which dr... Read more »| 09 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
MIF15: The Skriker @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Skriker opens with a verbal assault. In some nightmarish netherworld, the title character, played by a pixie-haired, wild-eyed Maxine Peake, delivers a b... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
MIF15: Tree of Codes @ Opera House, Manchester
Tree of Codes does what Manchester International Festival does best: bring together several interesting artists and set them loose on an unusual project, in ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
MIF15: wonder.land @ Palace Theatre, Manchester
It is notoriously difficult to represent the virtual world in physical art. A new musical scored by Damon Albarn and premiering at Manchester International F... Read more »| 03 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Walking the Tightrope: politics at Edinburgh Fringe
Playwrights Neil LaBute and Omar El-Khairy talk about Walking the Tightrope, censorship and the arts, and The Arches closure ahead of their short plays coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Festivals24:7 Theatre Festival: this year's programme
It's been up against the ropes, but 24:7 Theatre Festival returns this month with a stripped-back programme that is likely to be the last in its current form. We catch up with executive producer David Slack to hear what shape it's in Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
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Alex Poots on ten years of Manchester International Festival
This year's Manchester International Festival is to be its founding director's last. Alex Poots reflects on ten years of ambitious programming and dream collaborations Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
24:7 Theatre Festival reveals its 2015 programme
Back at the start of the year, it looked like 24:7 wasn’t going to happen; after losing its regular funding, Manchester’s always vital festival o... Read more »| 11 Jun 2015