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 FringeUnsung @ Summerhall
A masterful central performance by Valentijn Dhaenens anchors a compelling, contemporary story of political hubris Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeThe House @ Assembly George Square Studios
Brian Parks’ comedy of manners moves like a whip, but the rat-a-tat dialogue is missing the American playwright's usual political edge Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeBuried: A New Musical @ Underbelly Bristo Square
When a show gains sympathy for the devils, they’ve done something right. Unearth a surprisingly sentimental musical in Colla Voce Theatre's newest outing Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeOne Life Stand @ Summerhall
The Follow up to Middle Child's All We Ever Wanted Was Everything lacks power and punch. Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Marmite @ Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
Envy is pain, lust is pain, passion is pain - and yes most certainly love can indeed be pain. Yet, just like Marmite - we either hate or can't help love it. Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Revelations @ Summerhall
The third outing for a charming storyteller proves to be an uplifting, emotionally draining and vital story of love and doing the right thing Read more »| 13 Aug 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Drenched @ Pleasance Courtyard
Cornish folk tales delivered by surly comic creation Daniel Drench proves to be an uneasy mix Read more »| 13 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Queens of Sheba @ Underbelly Cowgate
An arresting and relevant piece on the rise of Misogynoir and the experiences of young black women Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
George Rigden @ Pleasance Courtyard
No one can compete with Player of the Year, George Rigden, or that’s what he’d have you believe Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Music
King Creosote @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 9 Aug
King Creosote delivers a warm set that tends towards the peppier moments in his discography in a perfect opening night for the Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore gig series Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jay Lafferty @ Gilded Balloon
Jay Lafferty’s Wheesht! makes for an amusing and thoughtful hour but lacks punch Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Madame Señorita @ Black Medicine
Paula Valluerca shows that clowning around can be lots of fun Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mat Ewins @ Just the Tonic, The Mash House
More quickfire merriment from multimedia master Mat Ewins Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Catherine Bohart @ Pleasance Courtyard
A self-assured debut from a star in the making Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Demi Lardner @ Assembly George Square
Funny, unhinged and truly original Read more »| 10 Aug 2018