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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International FestivalsLa Route Du Rock 2018: Review
From techno to chamber pop via post-punk and country, La Route du Rock's line-up ticks many boxes, but what rings loudest is the geniality of every soul encountered Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Preview: Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2018
We look ahead to this year's Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, which features the first major UK retrospective of filmmakers Shireen Seno and John Torres as well as new work from Sophia Al-Maria, Kevin Jerome Everson and Luke Fowler Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How to Beat the Post-Fringe Blues
With the Fringe packed away for another year, wonder-dog and journalist Fringe Dog offers some top tips for staying happy post-August Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeHamlet – Horatio's Tale
While making Shakespeare accessible is a commendable effort, this attempt to do so may alienate more than it encourages Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Folklore @ Greenside, Royal Terrace
Three obscure tales from the North of England are weaved together with original music, sororal relations and puppetry Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Film
Scottish Film Festival Calendar
Scotland's cultural calendar is overflowing with excellent film festivals. Below is just a taste of some of the smart, inventive and inclusive festivals that help make the Scottish film scene the most vibrant in the UK Read more »| 03 Sep 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody @ Assembly George Square Studios
Every vile, voraciously vicious villain must start somewhere, right? It would seem even He Who Must Not Be Named had to learn how to love, live and kiss at a young age – and of course all through song Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeYear Without Summer @ Sweet Grassmarket
Vivid, intricate, yet unfocused play about a group of infamous exiled writers Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Squirrel Plays @ C Cubed
A sensitive and timely analysis of the issues surrounding female reproductive health and bodily autonomy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeDarlings @ C Aquila
A refreshing and thoughtful exploration of a toxic relationship Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hillary's Kitchen @ theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
An unclear attempt at feminist comedy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet @ Underbelly
Despite strong displays of classical Shakespearean acting and obvious drunken antics, this Shit-Faced Shakespeare performance lacks a certain energy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Austentatious @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The much-loved Fringe improv show Austentatious is as funny as ever Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
First Snow/Premiere Neige @ Summerhall
A truly breathtaking, beautiful performance which combines an almost Proustian family drama with current sociopolitical issues Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Until You Hear That Bell @ Summerhall
A perfectly-paced story that lures like a harmless butterfly and stings like a calculating bee Read more »| 31 Aug 2018