Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh FringeThe 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 -
ArtReclaiming Censored Queer Art in EAF26
Rare solo exhibitions dedicated to the queer photographer Del LaGrace Volcano and the late fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa challenge the cultural devaluation of LGBTQ+ erotic art Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeBlackbox @ 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 -
Edinburgh 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 -
Edinburgh FringeROLEPLAY @ Summerhall
ROLEPLAY is a slick, sharply funny exploration of sexual empowerment in the digital age Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringePink 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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Edinburgh FringeTether 인연 @ Summerhall
Music, dance, companionship and community lay at the heart of Tether 인연, a new collaboration from Wonder Fools and Theatre SAN Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeDee Allum @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dee Allum's Raumdeuter gets slightly lost around its middle, but overall it's a thoroughly entertaining show with hilarious one-liners Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeAs Far As We Know @ Summerhall
The latest offering from YESYESNONO might initially provoke a sceptical 'maybe', but ends up with a resounding yes Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeDavina Bentley @ Pleasance Courtyard
Davina Bentley's Fringe debut only teases the envelope, never pushes it, but there are flashes where her wry wit and charm come to the fore Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeTarang Hardikar @ Pleasance Courtyard
Tarang Hardikar's If I’m Not Wrong is a poignant show in which he grapples with his past, present and future self with an imaginary therapist Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeDane Buckley @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dane Buckley shines in his debut Fringe show dedicated to the women who raised him – an ode to family, heritage and belonging Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeMaxx Eddy @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
In his debut Fringe hour, American standup Maxx Eddy proves himself as a ball of energy with bags of potential Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeALONE @ 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 -
Edinburgh FringeLara Ricote @ Monkey Barrel
INKLING is a intriguing, intelligent new hour from Best Newcomer winner Lara Ricote Read more »| 10 Aug 2026