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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ShowsThe River @ The Briggait
Barrowland Ballet, the Macrobert, and East London Dance present The River, a performance piece that takes its audience on a journey from the Briggait along t... Read more »| 28 Jul 2014 -
ShowsAround the World in Eighty Days @ Royal Exchange Theatre
Any cartoon-addicted child of the eighties will be familiar with Phileas Fogg, the wealthy Victorian about London town who wagers his £20,000 fortune t... Read more »| 25 Jul 2014 -
Shows
Three Women @ Shiny New Festival, Lantern Theatre, 14 Jul
A well-executed prelude to the rapidly approaching Edinburgh Fringe, Lantern Theatre Liverpool’s Shiny New Festival opened this year’s programme ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
ShowsBard in the Botanics: A Festival in Review
As Bard in the Botanics hits its thirteenth year, it doesn’t show signs of stopping. While sifting through William Shakespeare's 'back catalogue' might... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
ShowsProject Y
Scottish Youth Dance company, YDance, present Project Y as part of their talent strand. In its ninth year, Project Y is designed as a 4-week programme f... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
ShowsWar Horse @ The Lowry, Salford, until 20 Sep
Galloping onto The Lowry stage last November, War Horse proved the most successful show in the centre’s 13-year history, obliterating previous box offi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014
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Festivals
Cannibalism on The Fringe
A true story exploring the unravelling of humanity among imprisoned WWII soldiers Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Cabaret: Status 2014
What happened to the cabaret revival? We take a look at some of the month's events to find it in rude health Read more »| 10 Jul 2014 -
Shows
Scene Change
Where does Liverpool’s freshest creative talent congregate? It was a question that Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse Young Producers found had n... Read more »| 10 Jul 2014 -
Venue Of The Month
Venue of the Month: Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Presenting the Northwest’s answer to the Globe – in Chester Read more »| 07 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Causing a Scene: Liverpool’s Shiny New Festival
Looking for a pre-Edinburgh warm up? Shiny New Festival is on hand to assist with an impressive programme of fringe performance. Director Peter Mitchelson hopes it will become the cornerstone of an expanding scene Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Shows
National Theatre of Scotland: Black Watch @ SECC, 28 March - 13 April
"If he wants to know what it's like in Iraq, Cammy, he has to feel some fucking pain!" A man in military dress is bent over a young man, trying to break his ... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Programming the Future: Hope Street's Emerging Artists
An immersive show at the Bluecoat, a carnivalesque performance at Everton Park and an adventure game? All in a season's work for Hope Street's Emerging Artists Programme. Laura Cockett and John Leyland discuss the impressive initiative Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Home Nations Festival @ Tron
As the Commonwealth Games draw ever nearer, the Tron theatre kicks off celebrations with its very own Home Nations Festival. This involves various events, in... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
Shows
Lord of the Flies @ The Lowry Studio, Salford, 9-12 Jul
A group of schoolboys, evacuated from their homes for safety, find themselves stranded and alone on a tropical island in the dramatic opening of William Gold... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014