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 FringeLuke McQueen @ Pleasance Dome
Artificial intelligence, comedy gatekeepers, the podcast industrial complex and his own ambitions – Luke McQueen tackles all-comers in his new show Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch! @ Underbelly Cowgate
Amando Houser's sideways glance at the witch hunt on trans rights is a classic piece of clowning mayhem Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeCVNT @ Assembly George Square
Sophie Power's show – breaking down barriers around the body, pleasure and fear – is clown as exposure therapy Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeToussaint Douglass @ Pleasance Courtyard
Toussaint Douglass weaves stories of family, class – and pigeons – in his Best Newcomer-nominated show Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeChloe Petts @ Pleasance Courtyard
With a fourth great Fringe hour in as many years, stadium-filling stardom surely beckons for Chloe Petts Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeAndy Barr @ Pleasance Courtyard
Surreal stand-up Andy Barr returns with an unsettling, nostalgic, fourth debut hour Read more »| 22 Aug 2025
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Edinburgh FringeAyoade Bamgboye @ Pleasance Courtyard
Swings and Roundabouts is an impressive, shapeshifting first hour from a future star of British comedy Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeThis Sh*t Happens All The Time @ Assembly George Square
Amanda Verlaque's true story about queer love calls up powerful queer narratives that remain pressing today Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDeliverance @ Traverse Theatre
Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir's innovative at-home experience is an innovative exercise in reflection Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival: Abdolreza Kahani wins top prize
Canada-based Iranian filmmaker Abdolreza Kahani takes home the £50,000 Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence for Mortician, a tragicomic drama he shot on his iPhone Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid’s One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven) @ Underbelly Cowgate
Laurie Stevens' new character comedy is a genuine and hopeful love letter to the mid-noughties emo subculture Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJoe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time) @ Monkey Barrel
Yorkshire's Biggest Bastard, Frankie Monroe (aka Joe Kent-Walters) is back for another rodeo following his Best Newcomer win last year Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeMarc Jennings @ Monkey Barrel
Marc Jennings' new show Bread and Circuses sees the Glasgow comic showcase a mixture of political and personal material Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeHasan Al-Habib @ Pleasance Courtyard
Hasan Al-Habib provides seamless callbacks and crowd-winning call and responses in his first solo Fringe show, Death to the West (Midlands) Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
MusicMade For You: Bemz on M4 Festival
We catch up with Bemz ahead of the sophomore outing of M4 Festival to talk creating opportunities and his love for the Scottish music scene Read more »| 20 Aug 2025