Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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BooksUnbound 2016: Liz Lochhead
You can put her on stage but can ye Makar sing? Yes and no. Our ex national Bard updates poet Clare Mulley on her Unbound night of folk, pop, poetry and jazz... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
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Unbound 2016: Poetry tasters
Instead of reading to our words, let's listen to theirs. Here's a selection of sentences and stanzas which have come out of the mouths of our 2016 Unbounders. Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
BooksUnbound 2016: Music and poetry
From folk to punk and now hip-hop, music has long enjoyed a powerful kinship with poetry: together more than a sum of their parts. We speak to four Unbounders at the forefront of this cross-cultural collaboration to better understand the relationship Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
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Unbound 2016: What's on
All events start at 9pm (7pm on Monday 29 August) in the Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens. And they're free! Just drop in, no need for a ticket THE PHO... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
BooksUnbound 2016: Welcome from Roland
Each August, Unbound offers 16 nights of free literary shenanigans which push performance to the fore. Roland Gulliver suggests you say hello once more to the improper child of the festival proper Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
International
Edinburgh International Festival: Deep Time info
Further details of the Deep Time event to launch this year's Edinburgh International Festival have been revealed today. Deep Time is a new digital artwork c... Read more »| 20 Jun 2016
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FestivalsTommy's Honour
Edinburgh International Film Festival opens with an earnest golfing drama that's as exciting as you'd expect, but the fine cast save it from being mired in the rough Read more »| 15 Jun 2016 -
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Meg Ryan & Kevin Smith among stars attending EIFF
Edinburgh Film Festival (15-26 June) reveal some of the big stars and upcoming talent heading to the festival this year, including Meg Ryan, Jonathan Pryce, Brian Cox, Harley Quinn Smith and Robert Sheehan Read more »| 10 Jun 2016 -
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Sound + Vision lineup unveiled for EIFF 2016
Badly Drawn Boy and FOUND top a bill of live music at Summerhall, while Glasgow's Chemikal Underground Records gets the documentary treatment Read more »| 09 Jun 2016 -
Books
Edinburgh Book Festival reveals 2016 programme
The programme for the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival has been revealed, with Jonathan Safran Foer and Stewart Lee among a host of names set for appearances. Read more »| 09 Jun 2016 -
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Finnish films breaking out internationally
As EIFF's wide-ranging Focus on Finland strand gives audiences a chance to get a flavour of the nation's cinema, which is little known on these shores beyond the work of Aki Kaurismäki, we speak to some of the filmmakers breaking out beyond its borders Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
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XpoNorth: Jewellery designer Heather McDermott
Heather McDermott began selling her own jewellery at the tender age of 12 and hasn't looked back since. Ahead of her exhibition at XPo North, we learn a little more about her work and the influence of her Skye surroundings Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
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EIFF announces 2016 programme
Edinburgh International Film Festival has unveiled the programme for its upcoming 70th edition from 15-26 June, featuring an eclectic selection of films from around the world and guest appearances from a host of stars and filmmakers Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Edinburgh Film Festival 2016: 11 films to see
Our film editor picks 11 of the most interesting looking screenings and events at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (15-26 June) Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
Art
Edinburgh Art Festival reveal 2016 Commissions
Edinburgh Art Festival have announced the details of seven new pieces commissioned for the 2016 Festival Read more »| 24 May 2016