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 FringePaddington Bear's First Concert @ Underbelly Bristo Square
A Paddington Bear show with no Paddington Bear, but plenty of Marmalade for the rest of us though, right? Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeNatalie Palamides @ Pleasance Courtyard
Hilarious and unsettling – Natalie Palamides’ performance in Nate is an undoubted triumph Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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bad things happen here @ Paradise in The Vault
A walk through a terrifying dystopia in this tense, thrilling hour Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeElizabethan @ The Space, Surgeon's Hall
Perhaps slightly too restrained to be called a romp, Elizabethan is nevertheless jolly Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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Alma, a Human Voice @ Summerhall
Nina’s Drag Queens both move and confuse us in their ambitious two-tailed approach Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeBaby Face @ Summerhall
Katy Dye pulls us head first into her visceral performance art, but who is kicking and screaming? Read more »| 14 Aug 2018
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Edinburgh FringeBlackout @ Summerhall
Mark Jeary’s Blackout is a powerful reflection on various facets of alcoholism Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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Siân Docksey @ Laughing Horse, The Newsroom
Energetic, playful and silly, Siân Docksey’s Interdependent Woman is a glittery maritime joy Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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VELVET @ Pleasance Courtyard
An actor struggles to succeed in a rotten, exploitative, abusive system that has learned no lessons from #MeToo Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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Hot Brown Honey @ Gilded Balloon
Encourages and instigates conversation whilst being a whole load of fun Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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A Broad Abroad @ C Venues
New solo show from a compelling stage presence Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Celebrating 100 Years of (Some) Women's Voices Being Heard
A century has passed since some women (not all women) got the right to vote in the UK, and to celebrate, we chat to the ‘holy trinity’ of women on stage at the Fringe; a witch hunter, a forgotten suffragette and a former rockstar Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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Angry Alan @ Underbelly Cowgate
What kind of person gets seduced by the men’s rights movement? Penelope Skinner’s new play delves deep into this disturbing world Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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After the Cuts @ Summerhall
A couple are forced to make drastic decisions in a post-NHS future, as told by playwright Gary McNair Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Film
Crystal Moselle on lyrical teen drama Skate Kitchen
The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle discusses her follow-up Skate Kitchen, a dreamy tale following a gang of achingly cool girl skaters. We speak to Moselle about the film ahead of its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Youth Film Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2018