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 FringeSteen Raskopoulos: Comedy Spotlight
After scooping a best newcomer nomination in 2014, Steen Raskopoulos returns with a new selection of characters including a rather unorthodox drill sergeant Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeGemma Flynn: Comedy Spotlight
Part of Glasgow's Chunks Collective and a graduate of the Edinburgh Revue, to call Gemma Flynn a local hero would be an understatement. We find out what she has planned for her second solo show Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Music
Edinburgh Festivals 2016: A Map of the Music
The Skinny ploughs through the Fringe programme so you don't have to. Our guide to August's musical happenings, with commentary from some of the players Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 26 July - 1 August
This week Edinburgh Art Festival officially begins, and it's packed with talks, performance and previews. Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeA day at the Edinburgh Fringe for... Animal Lovers
Enjoy an animal-packed day at the Edinburgh Fringe with our guide, featuring the chance to get up close and personal with a host of real, fictional and former animals Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Comedy
Sooz Kempner on Queen: Comedy Spotlight
Despite growing up to the strains of triumphalist pomp-rockers Queen, Sooz Kempner's Fringe show investigates how she ended up 'one of life's losers'. We find out what makes Mercury and co. so elemental to her outlook Read more »| 26 Jul 2016
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Edinburgh Fringe
Yianni on The Simpsons: Comedy Spotlight
Yianni returns to the Fringe with a tribute to his favourite show, The Simpsons. Knowing a thing or two ourselves about the generation-bridging sitcom, ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
International FestivalsOdessa International Film Festival 2016 report
A look back at the best on offer at this year's Odessa International Film Festival, from Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake to the festival’s Golden Duke winn... Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
First Dates: In Fidelity at the Edinburgh Fringe
Rob Drummond returns to the Fringe this year with In Fidelity, a play that brings members of the audience onstage for a blind date. Naturally, we sent our Deviance editor to the rehearsals to find her one true love Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Does Edinburgh's population double over August?
What fuels a factoid most is that it feels true – and we've all heard the one about Edinburgh’s population doubling during the Fringe. Jenni Ajderian investigates Read more »| 22 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Immigrant Song: James Kelman on Dirt Road
James Kelman's important new novel plays a soundtrack to America's immigrant heritage, pulsing to a Zydeco rhythm and a Scottish beat. While being termed as among his most accessible works, it's nice to find that the great author has not yet mellowed Read more »| 22 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe: 5 great Northern comedians
Many of the ace up-and-coming Northern comedians we've profiled in The Skinny are now taking their first full hour to the Edinburgh Fringe. With the festival... Read more »| 21 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chilcot Report reading set for Edinburgh Fringe
The Chilcot Report into the Iraq War will be read in its entirety by a host of comedians, performers, politicians, authors and members of the public at this ... Read more »| 21 Jul 2016 -
International Festivals
Le Guess Who? announces guest-curated programme
The likes of Tortoise, BEAK>, Laurel Halo and Tim Hecker lead a colossal artist-picked bill for the tenth edition of the esteemed Dutch festival Offering... Read more »| 20 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe 2016: Best Food Shows
From cake-inspired stand-up to whisky-based personality tests, we round up the best Edinburgh Fringe shows for food and drink fans... Read more »| 19 Jul 2016