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 FringeMeek @ Traverse Theatre
Penelope Skinner’s dystopian drama looks impressive, but doesn’t do a whole lot we haven’t seen before Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeA Joke @ Assembly Rooms
When you dissect a joke, you slaughter it. So surely the same can be said if we delve into the heart of humour? Perhaps not… Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
On the Exhale @ Traverse Theatre
A mother’s grief sends her down a dark and terrible path in this play responding to the American gun violence epidemic Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeWar With the Newts @ Summerhall
An almost absurd satirical sci-fi novel from the 1930s is an unexpectedly perfect lens through which to view our current, turbulent times Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
What Girls Are Made Of @ Traverse
Sugar. Spice. All things nice? Cora Bissett's new play is a candid, punchy and exhilarating piece of autobiography Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeBethany Black @ The Stand
A disjointed and difficult to follow hour, with no real big laughs Read more »| 08 Aug 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Gráinne Maguire @ Gilded Balloon
A confident hour from a comedian who has hit her stride Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Siblings @ Underbelly George Square
Hopelessly self-indulgent and repetitive sketch show from Siblings Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mawaan Rizwan @ Pleasance Dome
Mawaan Rizwan's originality and imagination suggest he's a comedian with a bright future Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sarah Callaghan @ Laughing Horse, Finnegan's Wake
An interesting new direction for Sarah Callaghan Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Fishermen @ Assembly George Square
Two towering performances bring a Booker-shortlisted Nigerian novel to vivid, unforgettable life Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Roísín and Chiara @ Heroes, Boteco
A high energy hour of improvisation and sketches from a pair fizzing with chemistry Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rory O'Keeffe @ PBH Free Fringe, Banshee Labyrinth
Rory O'Keeffe pens a love story Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Robyn Perkins @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Splits your ears rather than your sides Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kiri Pritchard-McLean @ Pleasance Courtyard
Kiri Pritchard-McLean derives fine comedy from a difficult time in new Fringe hour Victim, Complex Read more »| 07 Aug 2018