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 @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Siân Davies' new Edinburgh Fringe show is an hour of coming-of-age comedy with lovely word play, hedonistic flashes, and a serious political edge Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeJulia Masli @ Assembly Roxy
A clownish Od(d)yssey from Malcolm Hardee Award-winning Julia Masli Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAtsuko Okatsuka @ Pleasance Courtyard
An hour of eccentric storytelling from US comedian and Edinburgh Fringe debutante Atsuko Okatsuka Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeHamlet with Ian McKellen @ Ashton Hall
Sir Ian McKellen reinvigorates the classic role of Hamlet in a new adaptation with the Edinburgh Festival Ballet Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2022: The Best Theatre Shows
We'll be collecting our review team's favourite theatre from this year's Edinburgh Fringe – find our four- and five-star reviews here Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Comedy Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Looking for the best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows? We'll be keeping our four- and five-star reviews, and a selection of articles to get you started on the Fringe, here Read more »| 05 Aug 2022
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Edinburgh FestivalsJeff Mills on Tomorrow Comes the Harvest
As Detroit techno wizard Jeff Mills returns to Edinburgh with his latest innovation in sound, we speak to him about the show and pushing the boundaries of live electronic music Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeCoates on Kingsman / Kingsman on Coates
Tessa Coates and Liz Kingsman have performed as two thirds of sketch group Massive Dad. They sit down at an exclusive restaurant to discuss sketch comedy, their Edinburgh resolutions, and what it’s like going solo Read more »| 03 Aug 2022 -
Uk FestivalsBluedot Festival 2022: The Report
Bluedot brings a mix of science and art to the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Macclesfield, and a life-altering performance from Björk and The Hallé Orchestra make this year's edition a weekend to remember Read more »| 03 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeDebutante's Ball: Edinburgh Fringe Debuts
New comedy? One ticket please! Here’s our top picks from the hunners of acts making their debuts at Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FestivalsStaying afloat with Pester & Rossi
We talk to Ruby Pester, one half of artist duo Pester & Rossi, about their Edinburgh Art Festival commission Finding Buoyancy, set around the city's Union Canal Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeHorizon Showcase Pushes The Boundaries of Performance
Horizon brings its first in-person showcase of genre-defying and radical performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeFeminist Utopia: Tess Letham on Remedy for Memory
Choreographer Tess Letham talks about her interdisciplinary Edinburgh Fringe offering, Remedy for Memory: a joyful, comedic, and surreal celebration of feminine fantasy Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeTheatre Highlights: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing with a smorgasbord of theatre offerings. Here are some of our favourites. Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe Skinny's Peripheral Visions
This August, we’re getting into the festival spirit with a trio of events offering an alternative perspective on Art, Film and Books Read more »| 01 Aug 2022