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 FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Highlights
Our Books Editor asks you to engage with the grand questions facing the world today, all being discussed in one small square in Edinburgh's west end over August. Here's his highlights for the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh FringeEdd Hedges @ Gilded Balloon
The 2013 So You Think You're Funny? winner presents a risk-taking debut Fringe hour Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Eshaan Akbar @ Gilded Balloon
A slightly uneven first show from talented comedian Eshaan Akbar Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The best food & drink nearby
Literary-minded pubs, delicious coffee, and ice cream that even your dog can enjoy – here are our pick of the best food and drink venues within paperback-tossing range of Edinburgh Book Festival's Charlotte Square home Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe 2017: The best food & drink pop-ups
Our round-up of the notable food and drink pop-ups at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Arab Arts Focus: New Stories, Common Grounds
We look at the diverse programme of Arab theatre, art and comedy at Summerhall as part of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read more »| 02 Aug 2017
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Edinburgh FringeExperimental theatre at Edinburgh Festivals 2017
With more and more theatre companies doing innovative and different things with the art of theatre, The Skinny ponder the eternal question, what *is* it, tho? What is it? Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 4
In the final part of our series celebrating the Fringe's 70 year history, comedy finally rules the Fringe programme Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh FringeBoy Blue Entertainment on Blak Whyte Gray
The Skinny chats to Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante of the award-winning East London hip-hop company, Boy Blue Entertainment, about their latest work, Blak Whyte Gray Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Why is Circus So Popular?
Contemporary circus seems to be booming. We meet some of the performers and programmers to find out more about how the landscape has changed Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Doune the Rabbit Hole 2017: eight acts to see
From local aces to Skinny favourites from across Europe and beyond, we pick out some highlights from this year's Doune the Rabbit Hole line-up Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Belladrum Tartan Heart 2017: 10 acts to see
Our highlights from this year's Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival line-up, from Bossy Love to Young Fathers Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Adelaide comes to Edinburgh Fringe 2017
How to enjoy a summer Fringe Festival during Edinburgh's winter months Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
What can the UK learn from Italian politics?
Italian comedian and journalist Francesco De Carlo pens our latest Comedians on Ethics column, asking what the UK can learn from Italian politics Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Benjamin Clementine on his ambitious new album
Former Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine is set to perform new material at the Edinburgh International Festival. He tells The Skinny why it's his most ambitious work yet Read more »| 01 Aug 2017