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 FringeJohn Tothill @ Pleasance Courtyard
John Tothill’s debut offers a delicious persona and masterful crowdwork Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeDarren Harriott @ Pleasance Courtyard
Darren Harriott is the friendliest, funniest Roadman you will ever meet in his return to the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeJulia Masli @ Monkey Barrel
Julia Masli's hit show is one of the most alarming and affecting clown shows you'll see this year Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: Dimanche @ Church Hill Theatre
Belgian theatre companies Focus and Chaliwaté join forces to demonstrate the devastating effects of the climate crisis through mime, puppetry and propwork Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeGillian Cosgriff @ Pleasance Courtyard
Musical comedian Gillian Cosgriff sparkles in this life-affirming hour Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeMary O'Connell @ Pleasance Courtyard
Money Princess is a consistent first Edinburgh Fringe hour from money-obsessed Mary O'Connell Read more »| 17 Aug 2023
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Edinburgh FringeNabil Abdulrashid @ Pleasance Courtyard
Nabil Abdulrashid's Edinburgh Fringe debut is smart and reflective, filled with characters vividly brought to life Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeLeila Navabi @ Pleasance Courtyard
Leila Navabi's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a show of two halves: impishly whimsical and intensely confessional Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIF: Thrown @ Traverse Theatre
Nat McCleary's Thrown is a highly relatable and undeniably human look at friendship, class, race and gender in modern Scotland Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeSo You Think You’re Funny?: The 2023 finalists
The ten finalists for one of the Fringe's most prestigious new act competitions have been announced, ahead of the final next week Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Thomas Schubert on Afire
Thomas Schubert is fantastic as Leon, the self-obsessed writer at the heart of Christian Petzold’s Afire. We speak to Schubert about his affinity with his character and the experience of working with Petzold Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeJodie Mitchell @ Pleasance Courtyard
Jodie Mitchell combines their stand-up and drag personas to tell the story of the strangest day of their life Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeCrizards @ Pleasance Dome
Will Rowland and Eddy Hare return to the Edinburgh Fringe for their second hour as Crizards, and it's a wonky war epic Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeSelf-Raising @ Pleasance Dome
Self-Raising is a moving, intimate journey through several generations of family secrets Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeBill O'Neill @ Pleasance Courtyard
The Amazing Banana Brothers: it's deranged, it's anarchic, and it's infused with the spirit of play Read more »| 16 Aug 2023