Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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BooksChimamanda 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 -
MusicRoom 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 -
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 -
InternationalThe Divide @ King's Theatre
Stale, arrogant, exhausting – Alan Ayckbourn’s Edinburgh International Festival premiere is best avoided Read more »| 15 Aug 2017
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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 -
Books
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Highlights
Our Books Editor asks you to engage with the grand questions facing the world today, all being discussed in one small square in Edinburgh's west end over August. Here's his highlights for the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
Books
Edinburgh Book Festival: The best food & drink nearby
Literary-minded pubs, delicious coffee, and ice cream that even your dog can enjoy – here are our pick of the best food and drink venues within paperback-tossing range of Edinburgh Book Festival's Charlotte Square home Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Experimental theatre at Edinburgh Festivals 2017
With more and more theatre companies doing innovative and different things with the art of theatre, The Skinny ponder the eternal question, what *is* it, tho? What is it? Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
International
Benjamin Clementine on his ambitious new album
Former Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine is set to perform new material at the Edinburgh International Festival. He tells The Skinny why it's his most ambitious work yet Read more »| 01 Aug 2017