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 FestivalsThe Perseverance of Raymond Antrobus
Before he heads to the Edinburgh International Book Festival, we speak to Raymond Antrobus about his debut poetry collection Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeEverything I See I Swallow @ Summerhall
Everything I See I Swallow uses aerial rope skills to explore the debate within feminism in the twenty-first century Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTraumgirl @ Summerhall
Anne Welenc's sister work to Traumboy is an exploration of female sex work in the western world Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTraumboy @ Summerhall
Traumboy is an intimate solo performance about male sex work in the western world Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringePhoenix @ Pleasance Dome
A rockstar tries to cope with life as a single dad in this music-filled and heart-warming story following the rocky road to parenthood Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFoxdog Studios @ Heroes, The Hive
Foxdog Studios' new show is a madcap hour of interactive comedy that the whole audience will want to join in with Read more »| 08 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh FringeThe Patient Gloria @ Traverse Theatre
The Patient Gloria is a daring feminist critique of the infamous 'Gloria Films' scandal Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
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Edinburgh FringeCrybabies @ Heroes, Boteco
A secret Nazi plot, a hodgepodge task force and a guy who really loves his mop, Crybabies' debut hour Danger Brigade is a surreal sketch tour-de-nonsense Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Combine Hollywood glamour and a traumatic reality with a dash of glittery chaos and you’re in the depths of Bryony Kimmings' latest show Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeNigel Ng @ Pleasance Courtyard
Culture Shocked is a crowd-pleasing Fringe debut from Nigel Ng, but could afford a little more creativity Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
BooksKaite Welsh on The Unquiet Heart and Edinburgh Book Festival
Kaite Welsh discusses setting her writing in the Victorian era ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeKiinalik: These Sharp Tools @ The Studio
A theatrical, interactive and spiritual experience connecting climate's past and present history while challenging the audience to face themselves Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeAppropriate @ Summerhall
Like a prosecco fuelled heart-to-heart with your best friend, Sarah-Jane Scott’s Appropriate is bubbly, hilarious and real – yet never overly frothy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeGeorge Fouracres @ Pleasance Courtyard
George Fouracres' debut Fringe hour is solid stand-up from a comedian who hasn’t forgotten his sketch comedy roots Read more »| 07 Aug 2019