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 FringeLaura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis's poetic sensibility comes to the fore in new show Albatross Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FilmMy Favourite Cake
Imagine Before Sunset but with lonely pensioners in Tehran and you've got a hint of what to expect in this gentle, patient film Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: The Fifth Step @ The Lyceum
The Fifth Step is a genuine and cathartic exploration of addiction, corruption and hypocrisy, comedically exploring the deep shame that permeates these elements Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FilmEIFF 2024: Xibalba Monster
This study of a young boy with a fascination for death is a striking work but struggles to fully communicate its young protagonist's emotional world Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FilmTimestalker
Alice Lowe's centuries-spanning comedy Timestalker has a neat premise but unfortunately, the jokes fall flat Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicBat for Lashes @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
For the first time in almost five years, Natasha Khan returns to Edinburgh as Bat for Lashes as part of Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 26 Aug 2024
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Uk FestivalsScottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2024 programme
SQIFF returns for its ninth annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking talent with a five-day festival that includes a documentary on the lesbian Greek paradise Lesvos, an installation celebrating the much-missed Bonjour, and a lively short film programme Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeA Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First @ theSpace
Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland's Fringe First-winning new play is a tightly-woven DIY masterpiece about boyhood, queerness, masculinity and empire Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: Assembly Hall @ Festival Theatre
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's absurdist dance piece is a wonderful exercise in surrender Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeJosephine Lacey @ Pleasance Courtyard
Josephine Lacey hits the Edinburgh Fringe with Autism Mama, an hour of enlightening stand-up which cuts close to the line Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeMarjolein Robertson @ Monkey Barrel at the Hive
Marjolein Robertson's new show is a vital, surreal one-two punch of esoteric storytelling and reflections on reproductive health Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: After the Silence @ The Studio
This multi-media narrative about the assassination of João Pedro Teixeira treads a fine line Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeTom Lawrinson @ Underbelly Cowgate
Buried Alive and Loving It is an unexpectedly sedate sophomore hour from socials star Tom Lawrinson Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Besties: Week Three Winners
Teatro La Plaza, John-Luke Roberts, Gig Buddies and new Scottish music documentary Since Yesterday are among the winners for our third batch of The Besties Read more »| 24 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeGlasgow’s Alana Jackson wins So You Think You're Funny? competition
This year’s So You Think You're Funny? Award – one of the UK’s biggest awards for new comics – goes to Glaswegian standup Alana Jackson Read more »| 23 Aug 2024