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 FringeI Am From Reykjavik @ Portobello Promenade
Sonia Hughes' site-specific work I Am From Reykjavik draws a crowd to the seafront at Portobello to explore the nature of home Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Grandmothers Grimm @ Greenside Riddles Court
Some Kind of Theatre's play is a bold and moving tribute to the overlooked and marginalised women present in the story of the Brothers Grimm Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeI Was Naked, Smelling of Rain @ ZOO Playground
Part of the Horizon Showcase, Aidan Moesby's poignant storytelling brings into focus the relationships we share as people Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeCatherine Bohart @ Monkey Barrel
Catherine Bohart's latest Edinburgh Fringe hour is a whirlwind of laughs drawing on a lockdown heartbreak Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeLaura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis pulls no punches in an Edinburgh Fringe hour that's impressive, impactful, and loaded with laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeMichelle Brasier @ Assembly George Square
Michelle Brasier's Average Bear is an impeccably timed, unflinchingly genuine rollercoaster ride Read more »| 25 Aug 2022
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Edinburgh FringeFlo & Joan @ Assembly Roxy
It’s an absolute pleasure to be in Flo & Joan’s company – their new show is silly, sweet and surprisingly surreal Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSiblings @ Pleasance Courtyard
Siblings bring plenty of energy to their school-based sketch show, but the material is often found lacking Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeCiarán Dowd @ Pleasance Dome
Ciarán Dowd brings his Don Rodolfo character back to the Edinburgh Fringe for an hour of escapist laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAmy Gledhill @ Monkey Barrel
Amy Gledhill of The Delightful Sausage makes her solo Edinburgh Fringe debut with a vivid and hilarious hour Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSo You Think You’re Funny? finalists announced
The nine comedians competing for the annual So You Think You’re Funny? Competition have been revealed Read more »| 24 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeThis Is Paradise @ Traverse Theatre
Amy Molloy gives a stellar performance in this one-woman monologue weaving a brutally unapologetic tapestry of a woman’s inner psyche Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeCivilisation @ ZOO Southside
Jaz Woodcock-Stewart's Civilisation glimpses a woman in the throes of grief, and acts as an admirable experiment in mundanity Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week one recap
Now the first week of Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022 has been and gone, members of The Skinny team look back at some of the highlights Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeA Fairie Tale @ Lighthouse
In A Fairie Tale, Niall Moorjani seamlessly blends the threads of racial identity, queerness and folklore to create a fantastical and poignant picture of modern Scotland Read more »| 22 Aug 2022