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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FestivalsChef @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Brought to the Fringe by POP, Chef unravels the tale of a woman who goes from being a head chef in a fancy restaurant to an inmate running a prison kitc... Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsBloom @ Underbelly
Young Scottish-based company Vocal Point present Bloom, an intense, storytelling piece about poverty and homelessness. Performed by Abraham Parker and Robert... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
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Polska and Athletes @ Dance Base
With the Commonwealth Games generating a buzz around sports in Glasgow, it doesn’t seem out of place for the Fringe to include dance or physical theatr... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsMush and Me @ Underbelly
Nancy Collective enrich this year’s Edinburgh Fringe with a religioromantic comedy, adding a liberal sprinkling of friendly faith bashing. Mush and Me ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsDouble bills @ Dance Base
Dance Base tends to pride itself on having something for everybody, and this appears to hold true in its 2014 Fringe programme. Morag Deyes’ programmin... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
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The Curing Room @ Pleasance Dome
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival presents Stripped Down Productions' The Curing Room at Pleasance Dome. Based on real events that happened in Poland in 1944, t... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014
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Hancock's Last Half Hour @ The Assembly Rooms
Pip Utton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe once again, in the one-man show Hancock’s Last Half Hour, written by Heathcote Williams. Utton stars as the h... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
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Green Tea and Zen Baka @ Dance Base
Dance Base begin the day with David WW Johnstone’s Green Tea and Zen Baka. This free, ticketed event offers the opportunity to relax before a busy day ... Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
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Structural Decay: Absurdism at the Edinburgh Festivals
The Fringe is an ideal place for emerging theatre companies to try out their latest work, but also for more established companies to experiment with form Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
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Paines Plough: The Art of Collaboration
Bringing an exclusively designed, brand-new venue into the Fringe brochure, Paines Plough find collaborators in Northern Stage and Summerhall Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
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The Misfits: Anomalies at the Fringe
Some of the shows on the Fringe defy categorisation. We have a look at some of the misfit highlights Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
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One is the Loneliest Number: This Year's Solo Shows
Solo shows are enjoying a resurgence this year – here are a few to look out for Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
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Where Has All the Theatre Gone: The Allure of Edinburgh Festival and Fringe
As the Fringe approaches, Northwest companies Big Wow and Black Toffee Theatre discuss the enduring allure of Edinburgh, theatre’s largest magnet Read more »| 30 Jul 2014 -
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Dance Theatre at the Fringe
Lying somewhere between dance and physical theatre, dance theatre is offering a strong showing in this year's Edinburgh Festivals. We take a closer look at a couple of the shows on offer this August Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
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Under Milk Wood @ Tron
The Tron celebrates the launch of the Commonwealth Games with Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood. Directed by Gareth Nicholls, the play unravels a day in t... Read more »| 28 Jul 2014