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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FestivalsShakespeare, His Wife and the Dog @ Summerhall
Although arguably the singular most identifiable icon of English culture, very little is actually know about the life of William Shakespeare. There is, of co... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsLittle Jokes @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Directed by Eilise McNicholas, Belfast-based theatre company Chatterbox bring Seamus Collins’ Little Jokes to the Fringe. The production follows a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsThe Pitiless Storm @ The Assembly Rooms
Edinburgh Festivals 2014 has a recurring theme in the theatre this year, and no doubt it appears among comedy and spoken word as well: Scottish Independence.... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Play With Myself: The Trials and Tribulations of Drama Practitioner Gregory Bike @ Dragonfly
Pretentious drama practitioner, Gregory ‘Brecht’ Bike, delivers a lecture on his life alongside his equally, nauseatingly ostentatious son, Trev ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2014 -
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Young Pleasance: The Next Generation of Theatre
At the heart of the Pleasance's birthday celebrations sit Young Pleasance, infiltrating this year's Fringe with a triumvirate of performances Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsTravesti: Gender Studies
An all-male cast tells women's stories in Travesti's exploration of gender equality Read more »| 12 Aug 2014
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The Hive: Underground Dystopia
Following the trend of work about technology and alienation, The Hive unveils what happens when a drone in a tiny cell begins to think for himself Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: "It's About the World We Live In"
A theatrical adaptation of Hunter S. Thomson's semi-autobiographical Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes to the Pleasance. Eric Karoulla finds out more Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
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The Trial of Jane Fonda @ The Assembly Rooms
The Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms darkens: the play is about to begin. Rather than the typical spotlight, the unique touch of a projection is used to brin... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Near Gone @ Summerhall
Nine parallel pairs of white carnations frame the stage; we are warned that ‘this is a difficult story to tell.’ Duo Katherina Radeva and Aliste... Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
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Eggs of Blessings @ Dance Base
Jade and Artists Dance Troupe and Performance Infinity present Eggs of Blessings, a sweet, yet also dark representation of Taiwanese culture from the 1940s. ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
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Chef @ 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 -
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Bloom @ 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 -
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Mush 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