Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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InternationalEIF 2018: Fergus Linehan on an exciting music line-up
EIF artistic director Fergus Linehan talks us through this year's tantalising music line-up, which includes St Vincent, Anna Meredith, Mogwai and John Grant Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsHidden Door Festival: 2018 programme revealed
The festival returns to the Leith Theatre for a ten-day programme of music, dance, film, spoken word and more Read more »| 02 Mar 2018 -
Art
Be part of Edinburgh Art Festival's Platform exhibition
Edinburgh Art Festival has opened the application process for its annual Platform project aimed at emerging artists, as well as for its Pop Up Exhibitions and Events submissions Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
ArtPlant Scenery of the World @ Inverleith House, Edinburgh
Taking its name from a suite of paintings by 19th Century artist-botanist RK Grenville, Plant Scenery of the World in the long-languishing Inverleith House u... Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
Books
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Nicola Sturgeon @ EIBF
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in discussion at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Room 29 @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 24 Aug
Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales regale with stories of room 29 at the Chateau Marmont tonight as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 29 Aug 2017
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MusicThe Magnetic Fields @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 25-26 Aug
Stephin Merritt brings the dramatic, theatrical 50 Song Memoir to exquisite life at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
International
Blak Whyte Gray @ Lyceum
This new piece by Blue Boy Entertainment reveals what dance can be Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Books
Sebastian Barry @ EIBF 2017
The three-time Booker nominee covers a wealth of topics – from life in wartime to RuPaul's Drag Race – at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
International
The Divide @ King's Theatre
Stale, arrogant, exhausting – Alan Ayckbourn’s Edinburgh International Festival premiere is best avoided Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Music
Benjamin Clementine @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 10 Aug
Benjamin Clementine stuns with his vocal performance and amuses with his awkwardness during his performance at the Festival Theatre, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2017 -
Books
Protest: Laura Hird leads the resistance at EIBF
We speak to author Laura Hird about her Radical War story in the new anthology Protest, and the Edinburgh Book Festival event to mark it. In a time when political protest is so relevant, it's important to learn from an often forgotten past Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
International
PJ Harvey @ Playhouse, Edinburgh, 7 Aug
Rollicking marching drums announce PJ Harvey’s otherwise understated arrival. When she takes the stage flanked by a nine-piece band, uniformly dressed ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
International
Meet Me At Dawn @ Traverse Theatre
Zinnie Harris's new play is an eerie, touching reflection on grief Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
Books
Michael Pedersen & Scott Hutchison on Oyster
Our poetry columnist speaks with Michael Pedersen, co-pilot of Neu! Reekie! and Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, to get the dirt on their succulent new collaboration of Michael's poetry and Scott's artwork: Oyster Read more »| 07 Aug 2017