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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ArtEmerging Talent: Platform at Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Edinburgh Art Festival's Platform exhibition returns for the festival's 20th birthday year with a fresh cohort of emerging artists. Each artist has been paired with a writer from the EAF x The Skinny Emerging Writers programme to explore their practices Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsCreativity in Crisis: Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates its 20th birthday this year, with a programme that explores the most pressing crises of our times. In advance of the festival, The Skinny meets three participating artists and collectives to talk about their contributions Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
TheatreEdinburgh Fringe 2024: Eating Theatre
Cooking is a demonstration of care, at once a balm and a bridge – we meet four theatre-makers bringing food-centred shows to the stage this August Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2024: Our Ultimate Comedy Recs
This year's Edinburgh Fringe features more funny shows than you can shake a stick at... here are some of our top-top picks Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2024: 10 Alternative Comedy Picks
We pick out some of the hottest, weirdest shows to laugh at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeIsla Campbell on Edinburgh, the Fringe, Class and Creativity
Writer, actor and theatremaker Isla Campbell writes about their experience of the Fringe as a working-class Edinburgh local, and about Shark Bait's new show, Tartan Tat Read more »| 30 Jul 2024
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ComedyElysian Dreams: Elysian Theatre and the Fringe
We chat to folk at The Elysian Theatre, LA – the venue behind some of our favourite recent Fringe hits Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringePalestine Centre Stage: Palestinian Theatre at the Fringe
We speak with some of the artists bringing Palestinian theatre to this year’s Fringe Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeHyperpop, theatre and the trans voice
Ois O'Donoghue's HYPER isn't art about transness; it's trans about art – we talk to Ois ahead of the show's Fringe run at Summerhall Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeSong for the Ages: ARI, The Spirit of Korea
We take a trip to South Korea's Gangwon region to learn about the Jeongseon Arirang which comes to the Edinburgh Fringe in ARI: The Spirit of Korea Read more »| 28 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe 2024: 8 Theatre Shows to See
Our theatre editor shares a handful of their picks for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsTen Films to See at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
From noir dramas to moody docs, time-travelling women to road-tripping ventriloquists, our picks from this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 25 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeSarah Keyworth on People-Pleasing and Compassion
Scampish Sarah Keyworth brings their fourth solo hour to the Edinburgh Fringe and it’s set to be this summer’s scorcher, packed with cheeriness and compassion Read more »| 25 Jul 2024 -
MusicPop Mutations Festival, Glasgow, 18-21 Jul
With live music across five venues in four days, the 2024 edition of Pop Mutations showcases some of the most exciting new acts in Scotland Read more »| 24 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Skinny on... The Duncan Brothers
As the Duncan Brothers prepare to launch their new Fringe show, promising to exorcise the ancient Celtic curse that has haunted their bloodline for generations, they take on our Q&A Read more »| 24 Jul 2024