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 FringeJamali Maddix @ Pleasance Courtyard
A debut from a comedian with a lot of potential, but who skims the surface of some deep waters Read more »| 25 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeBrennan Reece @ Pleasance Courtyard
Brennan Reece displays a lot of promise in his debut Everglow. Read more »| 25 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2016: The Nominees
The nominees for this year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards have been announced Read more »| 24 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Scott Gibson @ Gilded Balloon
Scott Gibson's debut is cerebral comedy in a very literal sense Read more »| 24 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeExclusive: Fringe 2016 Terrier Awards Announced
The First Terrier Awards are revealed by master critic Fringe Dog Read more »| 24 Aug 2016 -
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Talking to Strangers @ Assembly, George Square
Fans of the radio show will find much to enjoy in the live performance of Talking to Strangers Instead of an Edinburgh show going on to become a R... Read more »| 24 Aug 2016
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Edinburgh FringeAmée Smith @ Underbelly, Med Quad
Amée Smith's show has a potentially good idea at heart, but is a badly underdeveloped debut Read more »| 24 Aug 2016 -
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Star Trek vs Star Wars @ The Banana Skin
Can the great Sci-Fi debate be settled once and for all? Read more »| 24 Aug 2016 -
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Goose @ Assembly, George Square
The sketch duo Goose lay another golden egg with Hydroberserker A sketch group named after your favourite animal and last sexual partner? Check. A member of... Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
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Jarlath Regan @ Just the Tonic, The Tron
Jarlath Regan's tales of his own inadequacies and poor decisions make for an exceptional stand-up hour Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Scottish Ballet: MC 14/22 & Emergence
A well-matched double-bill, both about crowd mentality, but contrasting in mood, one dark, one bright: the first exploring masculinity, the other the ‘swarm intelligence’ of bees. Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
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Laura Lexx @ Just the Tonic, The Mash House
A strong sophomore show from Laura Lexx Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Post Brexit Feels
Brexit and the anti-European hysteria sweeping the UK are huge thematic concerns at this year’s Fringe, unsurprising for a Scottish festival that cause... Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
HOPELESSNESS @ The Playhouse, 17 Aug
There's a deep rumbling shaking the Playhouse's listed foundations. The house lights fade, and a forest of dry ice clears to reveal a cinema-sized screen dom... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
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Henry Paker @ Assembly, George Square
Guilty is a Fringe highlight Henry Paker could have been the next Quentin Blake. Henry Paker the illustrator, that is, who just happens to be the prot... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016