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 FringeLast Life: A Shakespeare Play @ Greenside
Every year at the Fringe, there are countless Shakespeare productions. Last Life: A Shakespeare Play uses the frame of Shakespeare’s works to do something rather different Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTarot @ Pleasance Courtyard
A spooky sketch show from members of Gein's Family Giftshop and Goose Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeIf You're Feeling Sinister @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
An irreverent and anarchic jukebox musical based on Belle and Sebastien's classic album If You're Feeling Sinister Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeSea Sick @ CanadaHub, Summerhall
Science journalist Alanna Mitchell's show Sea Sick is a crucial lesson on climate change that we all must hear Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeNightclubbing @ Summerhall
Rachael Young's Nightclubbing is a performance art exploration of race, intersectionality and the dream of a radically inclusive future Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTrying It On @ Traverse Theatre
David Edgar's Trying It On is a thoughtful, self-questioning play of ceaseless invention Read more »| 06 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh FringeCrocodile Fever @ Traverse Theatre
This astounding play by Meghan Tyler takes every left-turn imaginable, and is all the better for it Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeIslander: A New Musical @ Summerhall
Islander is an immersive, elemental and beautiful musical reflection of life in Scotland's island communities Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDeer Woman @ CanadaHub, Summerhall
An epic solo show featuring a powerhouse of a performer Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeUntil the Flood @ Traverse Theatre
A much-needed post-Ferguson dialogue, Until the Flood is anchored by an incredible set of performances from Dael Orlandersmith Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeEnough @ Traverse Theatre
An explosive, humourous production looking at two female flight attendants who tire of the expectations placed upon them Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDNA @ Assembly George Square
The Casus Circus ensemble pull off a slick, seamless and jaw-droppingly risky performance Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBurgerz @ Traverse Theatre
In their play Burgerz, Travis Alabanza takes the mundane burger and turns it into a vehicle for exploring issues of gender, race and transphobia Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDaisy Earl @ Gilded Balloon, Patter Hoose
If Fairy Elephant doesn’t sound like the most flattering nickname, then you can blame Daisy Earl’s mother, who stomps elegantly through this debut hour from the affable half-Scot. Read more »| 05 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Desk @ Summerhall
Exploring concepts of mind control, power structures and hierarchy, Reeta Honkakowski’s wordless physical theatre piece The Desk makes for an uneasy yet rather thought-provoking hour Read more »| 05 Aug 2019