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 FringeGeorge Rigden @ Pleasance Courtyard
No one can compete with Player of the Year, George Rigden, or that’s what he’d have you believe Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
MusicKing Creosote @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 9 Aug
King Creosote delivers a warm set that tends towards the peppier moments in his discography in a perfect opening night for the Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore gig series Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeJay Lafferty @ Gilded Balloon
Jay Lafferty’s Wheesht! makes for an amusing and thoughtful hour but lacks punch Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeMadame Señorita @ Black Medicine
Paula Valluerca shows that clowning around can be lots of fun Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mat Ewins @ Just the Tonic, The Mash House
More quickfire merriment from multimedia master Mat Ewins Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Catherine Bohart @ Pleasance Courtyard
A self-assured debut from a star in the making Read more »| 10 Aug 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Demi Lardner @ Assembly George Square
Funny, unhinged and truly original Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stephen Bailey @ Laughing Horse, The Three Sisters
An hour of cheek, warmth and charisma – Stephen Bailey is on top form Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rob Auton @ Just the Tonic, The Caves
A different kind of Talk Show with Rob Auton Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jordan Brookes @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ingenious, unnerving and brilliant follow up to last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Darren Harriott @ Pleasance Courtyard
A well-crafted hour which packs an emotional punch Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rachel Fairburn @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Acerbic observation and bald confession combined in a sweet and sharp hour Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeJack Barry @ PBH Free Fringe, The Globe
Jack Barry’s Tango is a show unapologetically about sex Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Music
Gruff Rhys on cue cards, Welsh music and The Edinburgh Fringe
Ahead of his first run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, we speak to the Super Furry Animals frontman and prolific solo artist, Gruff Rhys about his love of cue cards, the future of the Welsh language, and why people sometimes struggle to understand him Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Doors Open Days announce 2018 programme
Doors Open Days, Scotland’s largest free annual architectural event, returns for 2018, letting you peek inside some of the country’s most fascinating buildings Read more »| 10 Aug 2018