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 FringeSiân Davies on working-class comedians at the Fringe
Showcasing a host of exciting new acts, comedian Siân Davies is taking her crowdfunded show Best In Class to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 10 Jul 2018 -
International FestivalsHow Richard Linklater help change US indie cinema
Speaking at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Richard Linklater discusses the legacy of the Austin Film Society alongside fellow Austin filmmakers David Zellner and Andrew Bujalski Read more »| 06 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2018: What the Star Ratings Mean
While digging through Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews, canine critic Fringe Dog uncovers a scandal Read more »| 06 Jul 2018 -
Uk Festivals
TRNSMT: Arctic Monkeys @ Glasgow Green, 1 Jul
Arctic Monkeys lead the charge on day three of 2018's TRNSMT festival as Glasgow's heatwave continues Read more »| 05 Jul 2018 -
International Festivals
KVIFF 2018: Crystal Swan
Stylish Belarus comedy Crystal Swan, which follows a young woman trying to escape her homeland, is sometimes hard to laugh at due to its darker moments Read more »| 04 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Unbound: Andrew Rae and the Music Machines
Life's a peach when you have a moon for a head. Striking, fun, musical and creative - celebrate the mystic of Moonhead with illustrators and musicians coming together, including Aussies Electric Fields and more Read more »| 03 Jul 2018
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Edinburgh Festivals
Unbound 2018: The Full Listings
A night-by-night guide to this year's Unbound programme. Events kick off at 9pm in the Book Festival gardens, although you may want to get down early to make sure you get a seat. Each and every event is, of course, free. Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsBarcelona, City of Literature at Unbound
For one night in the Spiegeltent, Edinburgh hands the stage to a fellow UNESCO City of Literature Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Anthony Joseph: Lord Kitch and Calypso
Poet, musician and writer Anthony Joseph presents his unconventional biography of Trinidadian calypso legend Lord Kitchener at Unbound. Joseph talks us through the importance of Kitch to Trinidadians past and present Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas at Unbound
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas brings academics and the public together to discuss everything from privacy and surveillance to health and education. We talk to Dr Sarah Anderson about the benefits (and pitfalls) of conversation Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Sabrina Mahfouz and Luke Wright on spoken word at Unbound
Unbound's spoken word strand returns this year with a showcase of the Out-Spoken imprint and poetry night; we talk to founder Anthony Anaxagorou and poet Sabrina Mahfouz about the unique night in store this August Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Dracula and Frankenstein go head-to-head at Unbound
Two of the most iconic figures in all of literature – Frankenstein's monster and Dracula – go head-to-head at Unbound; we talk all things Gothic with their respective backers, Dr. Sam George and Marcus Sedgwick Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Welcome to Unbound 2018
To get a flavour of this year's programme we pose ten questions to Unbound mastermind Roland Gulliver Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsRoss Sutherland & Damian Barr on the rise of podcasts
We look at the ever-expanding and endlessly exciting world of podcasts with two of Scotland's most celebrated podcasters, Ross Sutherland and Damian Barr Read more »| 03 Jul 2018 -
Film
KVIFF 2018: Winter Flies
Olmo Omerzu’s lively road movie following two teens making a break from home doesn't really go anywhere, but the journey is a fun one Read more »| 02 Jul 2018