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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MusicJenny Hval @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Jenny Hval matches one of the best albums of the year with an exquisite performance Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAlice-India @ The Three Sisters
Alice-India presents an easy, relaxed and charming hour of audience interaction in one of the Fringe's pokiest venues Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeOlga Koch @ Monkey Barrel
Olga Koch's new show Just Friends is a razor-sharp, punchline-packed and immaculately-crafted celebration of hoe culture Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeAlison Spittle @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alison Spittle brings a near-faultless hour of material to the Edinburgh Fringe – a few tweaks to the delivery would take Wet to the next level Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeHeidi Regan @ Voodoo Rooms
Heidi Regan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a fresh, offbeat and idiosyncratic hour of standup Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
MusicPrincess Nokia @ Leith Theatre (EIF), Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Princess Nokia is superb tonight at Leith Theatre for Edinburgh International Festival, but only in fits and starts Read more »| 19 Aug 2022
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Edinburgh FringeBirds of Passage in the Half Light @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Partly inspired by the horrors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, the new play from Kat Woods and Tinderbox Theatre is a bold and ferocious tale of generational trauma Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeShit-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth @ Pleasance EICC
A very, very drunk Lady Macbeth ensures that Shit-faced Shakespeare's return to the Edinburgh Fringe is a roaring success Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeShame on You! @ Summerhall
Trixa Arnold and Ilja Komarov recount real life anecdotes exploring the nature of shame in their new Edinburgh Fringe show, Shame on You! Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeHack the Patriarchy @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall
This year's Hack the Patriarchy people-led conversations covered the challenges of trans performance artists and introducing informed practices into childcare Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeYou're Safe Til 2024 @ Pleasance Courtyard
One part lecture, one part autobiography, this one man show mixes geology, climate science, and family into one clumsy cocktail that is as bleak as it is bland Read more »| 18 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeBlanket Ban @ Underbelly Cowgate
Marta Vella and Davinia Hamilton's show dives headfirst into Malta's abortion ban, and offers a space where lived experiences around abortion can be felt in their entirety Read more »| 18 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSunil Patel @ Monkey Barrel
From crowd-pleasing bits to longer stories about his personal life, Sunil Patel's analytical take on comedy isn't what the people want - But that turns out to be its biggest advantage Read more »| 18 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeSam Nicoresti @ Banshee Labyrinth
Messy but very absorbing, Sam Nicoresti's new show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture feels a little like a cult classic in the making Read more »| 18 Aug 2022 -
Edinburgh FringeJosh Pugh @ Monkey Barrel
Josh Pugh's sidestepping of the toxic masculinity trope, as well as a personal touch of his own life stories, gets his comedy on the audience's good side Read more »| 18 Aug 2022