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 FringeThe Autumn of Han @ TheSpace at Surgeons' Hall
The Autumn of Han is a lovely new adaptation of a traditional Chinese play, by Ross Ericson. It traces the story of ZhaoJun, tipped to be presented to The E... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shakespeare's Cymbeline @ Just The Tonic at The Caves
Free Range Productions interpretation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline has everything that makes for a good Shakespearian production. As soon as you walk in, ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeStuart: A Life Backwards @ Underbelly
Stuart is a homeless man suffering from motor neurone disease, a larger-than-life motormouth, enchanting but unpredictable, and at risk, criminal and ment... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeToi Toi Toi @ Paradise in Augustine's
Toi Toi Toi (break a leg, if you're an opera singer,) is one for real classical music lovers. A low budget opera at the Edinburgh Fringe, about putting on a ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeExpiration Date @ Merchant's Hall
A hundred years in the future, your personality can be saved onto a computer when you reach your expiration date at the ripe old age of one hundred and fifty... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeAlfie Brown – The Revolting Youth
“Subjectivity is a beautiful thing,” sighs Alfie Brown, responding as his latest hard-hitting punchline only prompts a few cackles from the back ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Edinburgh World Writers' Conference Event
A year after the launch of the Edinburgh World Writers' Conference, have any conclusions been made about the future of the novel? Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Laurie Penny
Both maligned and celebrated, at just 28 years old Laurie Penny is one of the most controversial journalists in the UK. She is appearing at the Edinburgh Boo... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Christopher Brookmyre
The author of 17 novels in as many years, Christopher Brookmyre enjoys the attention of a packed tent tonight, visiting the Edinburgh Book Festival to talk a... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths
Australian Jon Bennett was here last year talking about travelling round the world taking pictures of things and pretending they were cocks. This heady and a... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
It's not what you know... @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
It's Not What You Know... may be theatre for - but not only for - theatre-makers. At base, it is a well-told satirical look at the difficulties of getting a ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
His Majesty, The Devil - A Play With Music @ Quaker Meeting House
What will strike people straight away about Elsewhere Ensemble is the incredible musical talent showcased in the violin performances. More than anything else... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Love In The Past Participle @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
STaG's Love In The Past Participle is yet another piece of new writing penned by a University of Glasgow student, brought over to the fringe. Four chara... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Can We Trust the Media?
The collapse of trust in the media is something that could be discussed all day it seems, particularly with Newsnight’s Gavin Esler and his pick of pan... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Andrew Marr
This appearance by one of the BBC’s finest journalists is among the most anticipated of this year’s Book Festival. This is after all Andrew Marr&... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013