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 FringeLara Ricote @ Monkey Barrel
Lara Ricote’s debut Edinburgh Fringe hour, GRL/LATNX/DEF is full of energy, goofiness and heart Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeVidura Bandara Rajapaksa @ Monkey Barrel
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa's Edinburgh Fringe debut has potential, but often treads tired ground Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSikisa @ Pleasance Courtyard
Sikisa throws a charisma-packed party for her Edinburgh Fringe debut, but the show itself could do with a touch more clarity and resolution Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAnia Magliano @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ania Magliano's Edinburgh Fringe debut is an accomplished, easy-going hour of standup Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSam Lake @ Pleasance Courtyard
Comedy with warmth and well-earned sentiment, Sam Lake makes an impressive Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeChloe Petts @ Pleasance Courtyard
Chloe Petts' Edinburgh Fringe show Transience is full of big laughs, and perhaps a larger, more serious purpose at work Read more »| 15 Aug 2022
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Edinburgh FringeRajiv Karia @ Pleasance Courtyard
Gallivant is a charming, deftly written hour from excellent new talent Rajiv Karia Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeGood Kids @ Just the Tonic, Mash House
Good Kids' shining moments of musical comedy and sketch are let down by the structure of their new show, Appetite Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSami Abu Wardeh @ Underbelly Cowgate
Sami Abu Wardeh's new show Bedu is a charming if unpolished hour of character clowning from the Edinburgh Fringe newcomer Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeKatie Pritchard @ Pleasance Courtyard
Katie Pritchard's new Edinburgh Fringe show is a typhoon of energy and noise which loses jokes due to its own velocity Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeNic Sampson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Nic Sampson presents a captivating real-life story which is light on its feet, but lighter on laughs Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAnd Then The Rodeo Burned Down @ theSpace
Chloe and Natasha's And Then The Rodeo Burned Down is a delightfully queer, sexy and foolish mix of clowning, physical theatre and dance Read more »| 14 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeALOK @ Traverse Theatre
Alok Vaid-Menon blends vulnerability with humour in an unapologetic and defiant hour of performance Read more »| 14 Aug 2022 -
FilmOfficial Competition
An out-of-touch investor hires an eccentric director and two mismatched actors to adapt a book he hasn't read. Hilarity ensues Read more »| 13 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeThis Is Not A Show About Hong Kong @ Underbelly Cowgate
This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong lays bare the disturbing realities of life in a surveillance state – a vital and groundbreaking piece of work Read more »| 13 Aug 2022