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 FringeAyo Adenekan @ Monkey Barrel
In his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Ayo Adenekan proves to be a charming, laid-back performer yet to fully hit his stride Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeEllen Turnill Montoya is Mr Handsome @ Assembly George Sq
Ellen Turnill Montoya makes work for idle hands in her debut show Mr Handsome, championing everything hand-made Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeRia Lina @ Monkey Barrel
Ria Lina makes her grand return to the Edinburgh Fringe, and revels in the chaos and comedy of her peri-menopausal glory Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeKathy Maniura @ Pleasance Courtyard
A lycra-clad masterclass in character comedy, Kathy Maniura’s Cycling Man is as much a love story between a man and his bike as it is a razor-sharp satire of fragile masculinity in motion Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
FilmQueer Me Out: new queer cinema at Edinburgh Film Festival
Four out of the ten films competing in this year's Sean Connery Prize for Filmmaking Excellence at EIFF concern LGBTQ+ themes. We speak to these films' directors to explore what their work reveals about queer indie cinema in 2025 Read more »| 06 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeKhalid Abdalla on his Edinburgh Fringe play Nowhere
Our Books editor speaks speaks to Khalid Abdalla, the artist behind Nowhere, a show which interrogates, challenges and remembers the meaning of revolution Read more »| 06 Aug 2025
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Edinburgh FringeEchoes of Nüwa: The Last Human Project @ theSpace Triplex
Muddy Lolos present a lovable if slightly uneven show about human-made apocalypses Read more »| 06 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeRelay @ Pleasance Courtyard
In her sophomore Fringe hour, Leila Navabi presents a radical dissection of queer family-making Read more »| 06 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeShe's Behind You @ Traverse Theatre
Johnny McKnight's love letter to pantomime is an incisive, warts and all look at the art form Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Beautiful Future Is Coming @ Traverse Theatre
Flora Wilson Brown's ambitious play chronicles real and imagined narratives of climate change Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeStampin' in the Graveyard @ Summerhall
Set in a post-apocalyptic theatre, Stampin' in the Graveyard blends poetry, soundscapes and movement to offer a surprising and hopeful message about loss Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDYKE Systems Ltd @ Pleasance Courtyard
Razor-sharp cabaret duo Fag Packet captivate in a hysterically funny satire of pinkwashing, capitalist greed and corporate absurdity Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJust The Two of Us! @ Pleasance Courtyard
Soft Play's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a scrappy, high-energy cabaret of double acts from across pop culture history Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJosie Long @ Pleasance Dome
Much-loved standup Josie Long returns to the Fringe with a silly, poignant and freewheeling tapestry of megafauna, climate breakdown and parenthood Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeHelen Bauer @ Monkey Barrel
Helen Bauer returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an abrasive and triumphant hour Read more »| 04 Aug 2025