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 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 -
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 -
ArtWyrd Encounters: Jonathan Baldock @ Jupiter Artland
At Jupiter Artland, Megan Rudden – an Edinburgh Art Festival X The Skinny Emerging Writer – stumbles upon a gathering of hybrid animals staged by Jonathan Baldock 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
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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 -
Edinburgh FringeRift @ Traverse Theatre
Gabriel Jason Dean's Rift is an unforgettable gut punch about brotherhood, abuse, and the space between reality and fiction Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeRed Like Fruit @ Traverse Theatre
Set against a post #MeToo backdrop, Hannah Moscovitch's minimal play – in which a woman hands over the telling of her story to a male counterpart – is quietly radical Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeChat Sh*t, Get Hit @ Summerhall
Martha Pailing's solo show is an earnest, funny and engaging look at female rage, but one which feels underdeveloped at times Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeMushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs) @ The Mash House
Up-and-coming Edinburgh theatre collective Heads on Crooked grows a whip-smart fungal show that's much more than the sum of its DIY parts Read more »| 04 Aug 2025