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 Fringe
Drone @ Summerhall
Drone brings into focus not just the deadly nature of the modern military but the dominating and intrusive side too Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Are we not drawn onward to new erA @ Zoo Southside
Are we not drawn onwards to a new erA is an inventive, meticulously choreographed, high artistic commentary on humanity’s collective destruction of the Earth Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Uk Festivals
Glasgow Youth Film Festival announce 2019 programme
Glasgow Film’s teen programmers are back with another zesty programme blending brand-new films with some modern classics Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Book Festival: The First Weekend
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has arrived again and we headed down on the first weekend to see some of the best and most brilliant writing from across the UK and beyond Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mat Ewins @ Just the Tonic, The Caves
Strap yourselves in, Mat Ewins has a presentation clicker in hand and who knows what is about to appear on the screen behind him Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Three Deaths of Ebony Black @ Underbelly Bristo Sq
Ridiculous yet compassionate, The Three Deaths of Ebony Black looks at the three ways an individual dies Read more »| 13 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh Fringe
Maisie Adam @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Tightly crafted sophomore show from So You Think You're Funny Winner Maisie Adam Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Thorpe on Edinburgh Fringe show Status
Chris Thorpe tells us how his Edinburgh Festival Fringe show is about 'the psychology of nationality' but 'pretty Brexit-proof' Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
E8 @ Pleasance Dome
Marika McKennell's E8, an exploration of social inequality set in a Pupil Referral Unit, is compelling and effective Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rosco McClelland @ Monkey Barrel
A shambolic but endearing hour from former Scottish Comedian of the Year Rosco McClelland Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Adolf @ The Stand New Town Theatre
Bringing back his monologue for the final time, Pip Utton's Adolf is as relevant and powerful as ever Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Music
Kate Tempest @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 9 Aug
Kate Tempest stuns the Edinburgh International Festival audience at the Leith Theatre with an unforgettable performance of her latest material Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jamie Loftus @ Pleasance Courtyard
Interesting character comic Jamie Loftus teaches us to lead our best business lives Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Yours Sincerely @ Assembly Rooms
Based on real-life correspondences, Will Jackson's Yours Sincerely is an escalating comedy that takes you on a wild ride Read more »| 12 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Parry @ Pleasance Courtyard
Parryoke! is another hour of unbridled joy from yellow T-shirt wearer Tom Parry Read more »| 12 Aug 2019