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 FringeAre You Guilty? @ Dance Base
Korean dance company Think Outside the Box hit the Edinburgh Fringe with a double bill of contemporary dance tackling consumerism and collective power Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeHappy Meal @ Traverse Theatre
Happy Meal is a big-hearted, funny romcom, showing love between trans people with a sharp script and great onstage chemistry Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeBoom @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Gen Z performers from Ukraine and the Czech Republic combine for a powerful performance exploring connectivity and freedom Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
BooksHarry Josephine Giles on a golden age of trans fiction
Ahead of an Edinburgh Book Festival event with Shola van Reinhold and Torrey Peters, Harry Josephine Giles discusses the ever-changing world of trans literature Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeColin Hoult @ Pleasance Courtyard
Colin Hoult lays his Anna Mann character to rest in a sweetly drawn and gag-heavy hour Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeMark Silcox @ Monkey Barrel
An hour with Mark Silcox feels like an extremely low-key hostage situation; he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe offering the embodiment of gentle anti-comedy Read more »| 22 Aug 2022
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Edinburgh FringeAli Brice @ Banshee Labyrinth
Ali Brice returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a playfully surreal hour of standup with a wholesome emotional core Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeWill Duggan @ Pleasance Courtyard
Will Duggan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of really solid observational comedy which steadily builds in meaning and heart Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
MusicIbeyi @ Leith Theatre (EIF), Edinburgh, 18 Aug
The true magic of Ibeyi’s music lies in the unique and sublime symbiosis between sisters Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz. There is no greater evidence of this than tonight at the Leith Theatre Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringePatti Harrison @ Pleasance Courtyard
At times bewildering and certainly not for the faint of heart, Patti Harrison's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a tense and hard crafted show which defies expectation Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeRachel Jackson @ The Stand
Rachel Jackson offers a brave exploration of OCD, accounts of close brushes with stardom, and some memorable character work Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
MusicJenny Hval @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Jenny Hval matches one of the best albums of the year with an exquisite performance Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAlice-India @ The Three Sisters
Alice-India presents an easy, relaxed and charming hour of audience interaction in one of the Fringe's pokiest venues Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeOlga Koch @ Monkey Barrel
Olga Koch's new show Just Friends is a razor-sharp, punchline-packed and immaculately-crafted celebration of hoe culture Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAlison Spittle @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alison Spittle brings a near-faultless hour of material to the Edinburgh Fringe – a few tweaks to the delivery would take Wet to the next level Read more »| 22 Aug 2022