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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 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Pretty Babies
Tyler-Marie Evans’ feature debut is a sex work Cinderella story in the mould of Anora. After a childhood spent escaping into old movies, high schoolers... Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Out There
Simon Ryninks's comedy about a UFO-obsessed community in Wales might not have the budget of a Steven Spielberg extraterrestrial epic, but it has the same heartwarming sensibility Read more »| 14 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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FestivalsNathaniel Jones @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Nathaniel Jones recasts Noah's Ark as a fantastical cruise ship in an hour of maximalist fun Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
MusicSharp Pins @ King Tut’s, Glasgow, 10 Aug
Chicago power poppers Sharp Pins have the look but lack the punchline Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FilmThe End of Oak Street
Producer J.J. Abrams' fingers are all over this Amblin-tinged, 1980s-set adventure, but there are still some great sequences from David Robert Mitchell in this tale of a suburban family trying to evade dinosaurs Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
Festivals[seagull] @ Studio Theatre
[seagull] is a superbly directed production bringing together Deaf and hearing actors, with silence as its boldest gesture Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsFrankie Thompson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Horrible Things is an inspired show from a restlessly innovative performer Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsDoomsday Jockeys @ Pizza Geeks
As Fringey as it gets, this mixed bill from Lucas Evamy, El Gold and Ros & Looch has a bit of everything Read more »| 14 Aug 2026
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FestivalsJonathan Oldfield @ Pleasance Courtyard
Based loosely on the childhood game of the same name, Exquisite Corpse is an extravaganza of utterly out-there character work by Jonathan Oldfield Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Bridge @ Assembly Roxy
The Bridge is a moving insight into the history and practicalities of an onerous journey attempted by hundreds of Palestinians every day Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsGood With Faces @ Summerhall
An interview-turned-interrogation between a single mother and a social worker forms the basis of this unsettling psychological thriller Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsJULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW @ Summerhall
Joy Nesbitt’s new play is a candid, funny and deeply discomforting success exploring artistic prejudice in theatre Read more »| 14 Aug 2026