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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ShowsMary Poppins @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
This new take on Mary Poppins brings an irresistible blend of innovative staging, excellent performances and classic songs Read more »| 17 Feb 2025 -
InterviewsManipulate 2025: Puppets and Embodiment
As Manipulate Festival returns with another celebration of animated film, puppetry and visual theatre, we talk to Artistic Director Dawn Taylor about the programme and the radical potential of intimacy in theatre Read more »| 07 Feb 2025 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights February 2025
Manipulate Festival is a must-see for theatregoers this month, but don't miss February's shows by Scottish Opera, A Play, A Pie and a Pint, and more Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
MusicBethlehem Calling @ Tramway, Glasgow, 25 Jan
Bethlehem Calling assumes the spotlight as perilous Storm Éowyn lulls; meanwhile, the siege of Gaza, bombardment of the West Bank, and colonisation of Palestine violently continues Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
InterviewsWest Bank Diaries: Bethlehem Calling at Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections presents Bethlehem Calling, a unique production bringing together theatremakers, audiovisual artist and musicians for a work based on the diaries of teenage girls growing up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during the second Intifada Read more »| 14 Jan 2025 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: January 2025
January is one of the quieter months for theatre, after the festive extravaganza of December, but some winter magic continues... Read more »| 07 Jan 2025
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ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: December 2024
December brings panto and festive specials to theatres across Scotland, with plenty of brand new writing on offer alongside some Christmas classics Read more »| 04 Dec 2024 -
OpinionJoy at the Tron Christmas Panto
The annual pantomime at the Tron offers a connection to Glasgow past and present Read more »| 19 Nov 2024 -
InterviewsKaty Nixon and Brian Logan on A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Jellyfish
We speak to Katy Nixon (winner of the David MacLennan Award), and A Play, A Pie, and A Pint Artistic Director Brian Logan about their forthcoming play, Jellyfish Read more »| 08 Nov 2024 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2024
November in Scotland offers a slate of powerful adaptations Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
OpinionEthical Escape and Unethical Institutions
This month, we look at Edinburgh's post-festival theatre landscape, conscious of its ties to genocide and oppression Read more »| 07 Oct 2024 -
BooksBuilding bridges with Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The connective power of storytelling is at the heart of the 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival, with its theme of Bridges Between. We chat with the head programmer and performers about what it means to tear down walls and build bridges Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2024
Some top picks for spooky season courtesy of Edinburgh Horror Festival, plus a whole host of other theatrical highlights in our October round-up Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: September 2024
In September's theatre highlights, a clutch of new touring shows criss-cross Scotland, and Findhorn Bay Festival returns Read more »| 03 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEIF: The Fifth Step @ The Lyceum
The Fifth Step is a genuine and cathartic exploration of addiction, corruption and hypocrisy, comedically exploring the deep shame that permeates these elements Read more »| 27 Aug 2024