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 Fringe
Puffin Island @ Greenside, Nicolson Square
A true life story that has important things to say, but this production lacks the punch to put its messages across Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running @ ZOO Charteris
Enter the scrambled mind of Fredrik Høyer as he ran the Oslo half marathon, which he recreates by running on a treadmill and taking us on a hilarious non-sequitur but ultimately profound journey Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Awkward Conversations with Animals I've F*cked @ Underbelly
Awkward Conversations with Animals I've F*cked is exactly what it sounds like. Be prepared to cringe Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Marjolein Robertson @ PBH Free Fringe, Bar Bados
Marjolein Robertson digs a huge amount of promise Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sam Campbell @ Monkey Barrel
Sam Campbell powers the Fringe after midnight Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edd Hedges @ Gilded Balloon
Edd Hedges continues to tell stories with considerable maturity in a strong sophomore hour Read more »| 15 Aug 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
David Correos @ Gilded Balloon
Insanity, hilarity, horror. The Correos Effect will scar you for life – but in a good way (kind of) Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paddington Bear's First Concert @ Underbelly Bristo Square
A Paddington Bear show with no Paddington Bear, but plenty of Marmalade for the rest of us though, right? Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Natalie Palamides @ Pleasance Courtyard
Hilarious and unsettling – Natalie Palamides’ performance in Nate is an undoubted triumph Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
bad things happen here @ Paradise in The Vault
A walk through a terrifying dystopia in this tense, thrilling hour Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Elizabethan @ The Space, Surgeon's Hall
Perhaps slightly too restrained to be called a romp, Elizabethan is nevertheless jolly Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alma, a Human Voice @ Summerhall
Nina’s Drag Queens both move and confuse us in their ambitious two-tailed approach Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Baby Face @ Summerhall
Katy Dye pulls us head first into her visceral performance art, but who is kicking and screaming? Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Blackout @ Summerhall
Mark Jeary’s Blackout is a powerful reflection on various facets of alcoholism Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Siân Docksey @ Laughing Horse, The Newsroom
Energetic, playful and silly, Siân Docksey’s Interdependent Woman is a glittery maritime joy Read more »| 14 Aug 2018