Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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ArtHidden Door reveals 2017 lineup
Edinburgh’s DIY festival of multi-arts returns, bringing with it a new lease of life to the abandoned Leith Theatre. Music comes from Anna Meredith and Bossy Love, there's site-specific theatre by Grid Iron and artwork from over 30 artists Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival call for submissions
The annual visual arts festival is looking for both emerging and more established artists for its 2017 edition Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
MusicBe Charlotte, Fatherson join Edinburgh Hogmanay line-up
Be Charlotte and Fatherson have been added to the bill for this year's Hogmanay Street Party in Edinburgh. Dundee pop ace Charlotte Brimner and the Kil... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Books
Poetry News: Edinburgh Book Festival recap
Our poetry columnist looks back on her favourite events during Edinburgh's Festival month, being inspired particularly by the merging of forms, crossing cultural borders and breaking down barriers Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
InternationalCosi Fan Tutte
No wigs and ruffles but Mozart noir. Set in the late 1930s in Eritrea, this production of Cosi Fan Tutte exposes the violence and racism of a colonial o... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
International
Scottish Ballet: MC 14/22 & Emergence
A well-matched double-bill, both about crowd mentality, but contrasting in mood, one dark, one bright: the first exploring masculinity, the other the ‘swarm intelligence’ of bees. Read more »| 23 Aug 2016
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International
HOPELESSNESS @ The Playhouse, 17 Aug
There's a deep rumbling shaking the Playhouse's listed foundations. The house lights fade, and a forest of dry ice clears to reveal a cinema-sized screen dom... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FestivalsYoung Fathers @ The Hub, 14 August
Call it nepotism, call it bias, call it a home-town advantage... call it what you will, but let's be honest. For the 400-strong, sold-out crowd packed into T... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Books
Agnes Török & Chimwemwe Undi: Speaking with Feeling
The best and worst problem for a reviewer to have is this: the best kind of event will not let itself be neatly described in 300 words. Some things you canno... Read more »| 18 Aug 2016 -
Books
Laura Bates: A Manifesto for Empowered Women
Did you know that more men are sitting in Westminster right now than there have been female MPs in the entirety of British history? And that in our country, ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2016 -
International
Natalia Osipova & Guests @ Festival Theatre
An exciting triple bill of dramatic contrasts shows off ballet star Natalia Osipova to stunning effect as her classical training skills meld with contemporary dance Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
International
monumental @ Edinburgh Playhouse
monumental will blow you away. A visceral, immersive experience where repetitive moves mesmerize, and the tsunami-like post-rock soundscape is so loud ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
International
The Glass Menagerie @ King's Theatre
A new version of a Tennessee Williams classic comes to the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
Music
Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Playhouse, 10 Aug
The drone has been playing quietly in the background long before anyone realises it’s part of the show. Indeed, two of Godspeed’s eight-strong co... Read more »| 12 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Festivals 2016: Our Top 5s
Our section editors narrow down their Edinburgh Festival picks to an tick-'em-off-as-you-go top five; here are their music, books, comedy, art and theatre selections Read more »| 03 Aug 2016