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FilmListen to The Cineskinny podcast!
The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – this week we preview three films from the Edinburgh International Film Festival; The Education of Jane Cumming, Goodbye Cruel World and Peril at Pincer Point Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
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 -
FestivalsThe Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The 2026 Edinburgh Fringe is underway – check this page for our favourite comedy shows from this year's festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsAlexander Bennett @ Banshee Labyrinth
Alexander Bennett returns to the Fringe with an hour that flexes his comic instincts and commitment to the bit Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsIfrah Qureshi @ The Stand
48 Flaws of Power is a solid Fringe debut from Scottish newbie Ifrah Qureshi Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Things To DoGet The August 2026 Issue of The Skinny!
Looking for a copy of our August 2026 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 04 Aug 2026
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FilmDaniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei on Faces of Death
The 1978 gorefest Faces of Death has been retooled, but this is no lazy IP-mining remake. Filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei explain how their film is digging into our troubling relationship with screen violence Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMaya Ricote @ Pleasance Courtyard
New clown on the block Maya Ricote offers an impressive showcase of her talents in this debut Fringe hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSean Morley @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sean Morley offers an intricate and playful examination of crowd work and the performer-audience dynamic in Backchannel Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsCathy @ Traverse Theatre
Eilidh Loan's social comedy, marking Elaine C. Smith's return to the Scottish stage, is a pleasing study of loss Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsDracula: Lucy's Dream @ Pleasance at EICC
A hypnotising experience, Lucy's Dream centres around the unravelling of Dracula's most overlooked victim Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsTia Rey @ The Gilded Saloon
Tia Rey details the process of queer becoming and some particularly poignant psychedelic experiences in this impressive debut Fringe hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2026
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FilmEIFF 2026: I Want Your Sex
Gregg Araki is back with a new film exploring the relationship between an artist and her much younger employee; unfortunately, the sex in this sex comedy has a mechanical music video sheen Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsQFWFQ @ Summerhall
QFWFQ is an ambitious, atmospheric and frequently hilarious outing in which the audience becomes the protagonist Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: The Education of Jane Cumming
So many elements of The Education of Jane Cumming are great – the cast, music, period detail, writing – but it rushes its conclusion, delivering much of the story's dramatic details as text title cards during the credits Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMoth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out @ Pleasance Dome
Two young adults’ exploration of sexuality becomes a statement about the shackles of modern masculinity Read more »| 17 Aug 2026