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 FringeAntonio! @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
Butch Mermaid's Antonio! celebrates queerness, Shakespeare, and rock music Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeMy Friend Selkie @ Dancebase
My Friend Selkie is a child-like delight that encourages audience interaction, and offers a charming introduction to Scottish folk tales Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeMichelle Brasier @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Michelle Brasier's Reform is a nearly-unbelievable musical tale of altruism and deceit Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeRuby McCollister @ Underbelly Cowgate
Ruby McCollister is every old-timey theatre-kid come to life in this glossy Hollywood tragedy Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeFreya Parker @ Pleasance Courtyard
It Ain't Easy Being Cheeky is the polished, if a little perplexing, solo debut from Freya Parker of Lazy Susan Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeCharlie Lewin @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
A combination of head-bopping bangers and whip-smart anecdotes make up Charlie Lewin's debut hour Cockatiel Read more »| 14 Aug 2023
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Edinburgh FringeHello Kitty Must Die @ Pleasance Courtyard
An audacious adaptation of the cult novel of the same name, Hello Kitty Must Die fails to make a decisive statement Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeMoses Storm @ Pleasance Courtyard
Moses Storm brings a hugely compelling story and a deft hand to his first Edinburgh Fringe show, creating a new cult for one night only Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Jeanie Finlay on Your Fat Friend
Jeanie Finlay’s intimate portrait of author Aubrey Gordon aims to make us rethink our attitude to the word 'fat'. The filmmaker explains why she wanted to document Gordon's life and activism ahead of Your Fat Friend's Scottish premiere at EIFF Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Variety’s disruptive voyeurism at 40
On its 40th anniversary, Bette Gordon’s 1983 feminist classic Variety is back in cinemas. Let this subversive, sensuous neo-noir take you to the most uncomfortable places Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeOlga Koch @ Monkey Barrel
Prawn Cocktail continues to show Olga Koch for the wonderfully crass, whip-smart and raw comedian she is Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Babak Jalali on Fremont
This year's Edinburgh International Film Festival closes with Babak Jalali's Fremont. Jalali tells about his desire to make a film with empathy and compassion, but without the schmaltz Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival 2023: Our Top Ten Picks
This year's Edinburgh International Film Festival is smaller than usual but there's no shortage of great films. Here are ten titles we’d urge you to see Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeLaura Ramoso @ Pleasance Courtyard
Laura Ramoso proves that her incredible TikTok success is more than a stroke of luck in her absurd and brilliant debut Edinburgh Fringe show Frances Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeFrankie Thompson & Liv Ello @ Pleasance Courtyard
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello's new collaboration is a complex, immersive collage of sight and sound Read more »| 11 Aug 2023