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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FestivalsBigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It @ Summerhall
Xhloe and Natasha unleash Bigfoot on a flooded Appalachian town, with hilarious and unsettling consequences Read more »| 12 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much @ Pleasance Courtyard
Voloz Collective’s convoluted spy thriller is at its best when it gives in to the anarchic possibilities of physical theatre Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBlackbox @ Underbelly Cowgate
Blackbox brings Henry ‘Box’ Brown’s story to the stage through spoken word, gospel, hip-hop and magic, but struggles to fully cohere Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsA Trial – After an Enemy of the People @ Lyceum
Wagner Moura brings magnetic intensity to this timely reworking of Ibsen at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsROLEPLAY @ Summerhall
ROLEPLAY is a slick, sharply funny exploration of sexual empowerment in the digital age Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsPink Rabbit @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Farah Ashraf’s Pink Rabbit is a funny, frank exploration of sexuality, cultural expectation and complicated freedoms Read more »| 11 Aug 2026
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FestivalsALONE @ Assembly George Square
The third coming of this clever and compelling sci-fi play from New Zealand is out of this world Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Best Theatre at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The 2026 Edinburgh Fringe has kicked off – check this page for our favourite theatre shows from this year's festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsAlaa Shehada on his new Fringe show The Bridge
Alaa Shehada of the Palestine Comedy Club follows the award-winning The Horse of Jenin with a new Fringe show on the Allenby Bridge, Palestine's only land crossing Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Skinny on... Xhloe and Natasha
From mochi defrosted in their shirts to The Lego Movie Soundtrack, Fringe icons Xhloe and Natasha tell us some of their favourite things in this month's Q&A Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Festivals 2026: Theatre Highlights
More than 1,600 shows descend upon Edinburgh in August across theatre, opera and circus. Here are our top picks Read more »| 31 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsHuman Connections: Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo on A Trial
Brazilian writers Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo introduce their latest play, A Trial, presenting a new point of friction for each audience, every night Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsCults & Colonialism in Jack MacGregor’s Prophets
Scottish playwright Jack MacGregor speaks to us about the psychology of belief in their cult thriller Prophets, premiering at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsSpread the News: Five New York shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
From interactive clowning to immersive soundscapes, our former Theatre editor gets a first glimpse of NYC shows heading to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsPower Play: Finn den Hertog on a new Lear
Director Finn den Hertog discusses a new King Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre which places dementia, family and feminine leadership at the heart of Shakespeare's great tragedy Read more »| 02 Jul 2026