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 FringeMax & Ivan @ Pleasance Courtyard
Double act Max & Ivan take on fatherhood in a heartwarming if slightly repetitive hour Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeYOU ARE GOING TO DIE @ Summerhall
Adam Scott-Rowley's daring solo show YOU ARE GOING TO DIE is a monstrous and magical dive into absurdism Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeLouise Young @ Pleasance Courtyard
Feral is a hugely likeable debut from Best Newcomer nominee Louise Young which hits with both barrels Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeStuart McPherson @ Monkey Barrel
Love That For Me encourages audiences to both laugh at and root for Stuart McPherson's winding journey from singledom to self-love Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeIl Wol Dang @ Assembly Checkpoint
Fringe newcomers Il Wol Dang transport their audience to another dimension with their ethereal style of music Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeMC Hammersmith @ Monkey Barrel
Straight Outta Brompton is a supremely sick and silly hour of freestyle rap from MC Hammersmith Read more »| 29 Aug 2023
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Edinburgh FringeFoxdog Studios @ Underbelly Cowgate
Foxdog Studios offer an electrifying hour of jokes and interactive gaming during the world's most tangential game of bingo Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeAudience Accountability at the Fringe
Two Asian-led Fringe shows create a dialogue between identity, accountability, and labour Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeAnna Piper-Scott @ House of Oz
Such An Inspiration is a beautifully vulnerable show from established Aussie comic Anna Piper-Scott, making her Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeAmy Matthews @ Monkey Barrel at the Tron
Amy Matthews goes from dissociation to comic delirium in her second Edinburgh Fringe hour Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby may not reinvent the romcom or the musical but it's brimming over with heart Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Orlando, My Political Biography
Philosopher Paul B. Preciado uses Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando as the jumping off point for this playful exploration of gender and identity Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Showing Up
Kelly Reichardt reunites with her regular collaborator Michelle Williams for a melancholy comedy about the struggles of creativity Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeCourtney Pauroso @ Pleasance Courtyard
Gorgeously precise physicality in sexy clown Courtney Pauroso’s return to the Fringe Read more »| 25 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeString V SPITTA @ Pleasance Courtyard
String V SPITTA takes us into the cutthroat world of children's party entertainers, featuring magic tricks, deceit, and freestyle rap Read more »| 25 Aug 2023