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 FestivalsSparks discuss their debut film, Annette
Pop duo Sparks bring their recent shift to a more operatic sound to its natural conclusion with Annette, a baroque musical they wrote with French director Leos Carax, which arrives at Edinburgh International Film Festival this month Read more »| 16 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FestivalsAbsolute Denial: Ryan Braund on his indie animation
Sheffield-based filmmaker Ryan Braund presents his first feature film, Absolute Denial, at Edinburgh Film Festival this month. The director talks us through its lockdown origin story Read more »| 16 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeCandy @ ZOOTV
Candy is a short but sweet solo show that reflects on sexuality, love and loss Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh Fringe(((WeCameToDance))) @ Nicolson Square
Aliens come to warn planet Earth in this playful event with a serious message Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeBacon @ Pleasance Courtyard
Pip Utton returns to the Fringe with a supremely intricate dissection of the life and works of Francis Bacon Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FestivalsOnwards & Upwards: Edinburgh Book Festival preview
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for 2021 in a new location with a new hybrid set-up, we dive into the highlights of their programme, which looks to celebrate the ideas and stories for a changing world Read more »| 10 Aug 2021
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MusicKathryn Joseph @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 8 Aug
Dreich Edinburgh weather and Kathryn Joseph's haunting music perfectly collide for an unforgettable evening in the International Festival's purpose-built outdoor venue at Edinburgh Park Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeBlack Is The Colour of My Voice @ Pleasance at EICC
Apphia Campbell is a triumph in this powerful show that pays tribute to Nina Simone Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeMOVE @ Silverknowes Beach
Traverse Theatre's production on the shores of Silverknowes, MOVE is masterful in its depiction of motherhood and the experience of migration for women Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeDouble Drop @ MultiStory
Double Drop is a fun and infectious reminder of the joys of clubbing Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
BooksNina Mingya Powles on Small Bodies of Water
Nan Shepherd Prize winner Nina Mingya Powles discusses her new book Small Bodies of Water, periods, nature writing and colonialism Read more »| 05 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe Comedy Highlights
The Fringe is back! Trust us, here's the comedy shows you need to go see at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe Theatre Highlights
After last year's hiatus, the Edinburgh Fringe is back with a smaller, but just as vibrant, mix of live and online shows. Here are our highlights from what has been announced so far Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
Edinburgh FestivalsExploring EAF's Associate Artist Programme
For Edinburgh Art Festival 2021, Associate Artist Tako Taal has brought together six of the most interesting artists working currently to respond to a work by Isaac Julien, which pivots on the history of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
IntersectionsA fairer Edinburgh Fringe is still possible
As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe returns to in-person venues for the first time in two years, we assess the festival's past problems, whether anything has changed, and what a fairer Fringe could look like in the future Read more »| 31 Jul 2021