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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InterviewsThe Rabbit That Keeps on Running: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at Contact
Travelling the world without him, conscientious objector Nassim Soleimanpour's play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is never performed the same twice. He explains its unique effect on those it touches Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
FestivalsManipulate Festival reveals 2015 programme
The Manipulate visual theatre and film festival has unveiled its 2015 programme, with a huge array of puppetry, dance, theatre and film set for Aberdeen and ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2014 -
ShowsA Farewell to Arms @ The Lowry
“Multi-platform theatre” might sound vaguely off putting but it’s the description that comes closest in describing the hypnotic world of Im... Read more »| 18 Nov 2014 -
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Control 25 @ Liverpool City Centre
It is not every day that a stranger breaks up with you within the intimate confines of his car; an enthusiastic lady in a cowboy hat encourages you to climb ... Read more »| 18 Nov 2014 -
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I Hate This @ The Lowry
I Hate This is a one-man show written and originally performed by American playwright David Hasen and takes the form of an autobiographical account of h... Read more »| 12 Nov 2014 -
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Jana and Heidi: Like Mother Like Daughter @ The Lowry Studio
There were frequent Cava-based comparisons to the hilarious maternal drama of Ab Fab throughout Jana and Heidi’s sell out show at the Lowry Studio. How... Read more »| 11 Nov 2014
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Interviews
On the Night: A Lovely Word
This month, we have a cuppa with Paddy Hughes, the man behind one of Liverpool's newest poetry nights – where 'lovely' proves a watchword for the event's ethos of positivity, inclusivity and accessibility Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
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Othello @ The Lowry, Salford
Frantic Assembly reprise their highly acclaimed adaptation of Othello this month at The Lowry. The company has long been established as a vehicle for thrilli... Read more »| 06 Nov 2014 -
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Barnum @ Palace Theatre, Manchester
Serving stints as a politician, writer and businessman, it is fair to say that P.T. Barnum led a busy and colourful life – but among his many ventures ... Read more »| 05 Nov 2014 -
ShowsThe Events
For a seemingly small play – two actors, 90 minutes, no interval – David Greig's The Events has a big reputation. Premiered at the Edinburgh Frin... Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
Festivals
Controlling the Future: Liverpool’s First One-on-One Performance Festival
Liverpool’s first one-on-one performance festival, Control 25 plans to infiltrate the city by directing audience members along a series of mysterious trajectories. Participants Sharron Devine and Ant Hampton tell us more Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
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Best of BE @ HOME, Manchester
BE Festival is Birmingham’s international theatre festival (BE: Birmingham and Europe), which brings together daring and exciting new performances acro... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
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Life’s Witness @ The Treasure House, World Museum, Liverpool
For a debut production by a new theatre company, Life’s Witness tackles some weighty themes. The inaugural effort by Manchester-based group of actors F... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
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Transmissions @ The Lowry Studio
Addiction is one of those difficult and disputed problems that is often talked about but seldom agreed upon. Is it an illness? Is it genetic? Does it stem fr... Read more »| 13 Oct 2014 -
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Blabbermouth @ Assembly Hall
On the eve of the historic Referendum vote, in the Assembly Hall on the Mound, first debating room of the devolved parliament, an event takes place that is p... Read more »| 09 Oct 2014