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 FestivalsWhy are there so many zombie comedies?
What's so funny about the walking dead? With Jim Jarmusch's star-studded zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die about to hit cinemas, we look back at the horror movies that make gags out of these undead ghouls Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsWhy Pauline Kael still matters
Rob Garver’s eloquently-crafted documentary about The New Yorker critic – What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael – is a timely reminder of Kael's importance Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe great Leonard Cohen moments in film
To mark the release of Nick Broomfield's Leonard Cohen doc Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, we highlight some of our favourite movie needle drops featuring the music of the much-missed Canadian singer-songwriter Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Film Festival: Ten Films to Seek Out
Our film editor picks out ten under-the-radar films to catch at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsA new Ghibli? The Dawn of Studio Ponoc
As a collection of shorts from Studio Ponoc heads to Edinburgh International Film Festival, we ask if the anime house can fill the void left by Studio Ghibli Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsSign the petition to save FLY Open Air
The annual dance music festival in Princes Street Gardens is under threat from new Edinburgh Council restrictions; organisers fight back with a petition Read more »| 12 Jun 2019
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MusicPrimavera Sound: Going global or selling out?
With global expansions of the Barcelona festival's brand amidst the hip dystopia of commodified identity politics, we look back on the 2019 edition of Primavera Sound Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: The stars coming to 2019's festival
Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss and Scottish star David Hayman join the already announced Icíar Bollaín, Timothy Spall, Danny Boyle and Jack Lowden Read more »| 11 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2019: The Skinny's Comedy & Theatre Picks
As the full Edinburgh Fringe programme reveals itself, our comedy and theatre editor pick out some early highlights Read more »| 11 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsHit the North: XpoNorth 2019 preview
XpoNorth returns to Inverness to inspire creatives and offer professional advice Read more »| 10 Jun 2019 -
MusicMogwai to play Portugal’s NOS Alive festival in July
Mogwai are set to join The Cure, Robyn, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend and Sharon Van Etten for the 2019 edition of Portugal's NOS Alive festival Read more »| 07 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival Launches 2019 Programme
Eddie Izzard, Harry Hill, Deborah Levy and Roddy Doyle are among those heading to this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, which launches under the banner 'We Need New Stories' Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFull Edinburgh Fringe programme 2019 announced
An eye-watering 3841 shows will head to this year's Fringe. Kathy Burke, Eddie Izzard, Nick Offerman and Rose McGowan are among the performers, while climate change and migration are among the major themes Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsA snapshot of American indie cinema in 2019
We report back from Sundance London 2019, where selections from America's biggest indie film festival crossed the Atlantic to greet Brits for the first time. Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
Uk FestivalsElectric Fields 2019 is cancelled
After a massive venue shift from Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway to SWG3 in Finnieston, Glasgow, Electric Fields music festival has now announced it won't be taking place at all Read more »| 04 Jun 2019