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 FringeAdam Flood @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Reinvention and making sense of our past selves are the crux of Adam Flood’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeSachin Kumarendran @ Just the Tonic at The Caves
Sachin Kumarendran’s earnest descriptions of pure vulgarity make for a side-splitting Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeBeautiful Evil Things @ Pleasance Dome
In a riveting, energetic and vulnerable monologue, Deborah Pugh transforms into the decapitated Medusa in Beautiful Evil Things Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeWild Onion @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Wild Onion offers a roughly chopped exploration of grief and friendship Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeDan Tiernan @ Monkey Barrel
BBC New Comedy Award Winner Dan Tiernan is a tour-de-force in his unstoppable, near-the-knuckle Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeWithout Sin @ Summerhall
A one-of-a-kind show that brings two audience members together, Without Sin calls down a lightning strike of human connection Read more »| 07 Aug 2023
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Edinburgh FringeChicken @ Summerhall
Eva O'Connor's solo show Chicken is a masterful look at oppressive power structures from media hegemony to the global meat industry Read more »| 04 Aug 2023 -
ComedyKiell Smith-Bynoe returns to the Fringe
Best known for his TV roles on Stath Lets Flats, Ghosts and the latest series of Taskmaster, Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings a chaotic kids party to the Edinburgh Fringe and goes back to his improv roots Read more »| 04 Aug 2023 -
BooksCamilla Grudova on Children of Paradise and The Coiled Serpent
We chat to Camilla Grudova, author of the creepy Children of Paradise and upcoming short story collection The Coiled Serpent, about capitalist horror, British class politics, and why people can't flush the toilet Read more »| 03 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Theatre Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Looking for the best theatre at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe? We'll be collating all of our four- and five-star reviews on this page Read more »| 02 Aug 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Jodie Mitchell
As they come to the Edinburgh Fringe with their debut hour, stand-up, Drag King and host of The LOL Word (a queer women, trans and non-binary comedy collective), Jodie Mitchell takes on August's Dream Gig Read more »| 02 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeJian Yi on Weathervanes
We speak to Jian Yi about their inspiration and motivation behind Weathervanes, and the journey it has undergone to produce what is sure to inspire Fringe audiences this year Read more »| 02 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Comedy Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Looking for the best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows? We'll be keeping our four- and five-star reviews here – highlights include an incredible five-star smash from Larry Owens, and excellent shows from Moses Storm, Lorna Rose Treen and Greta Titelman Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeZoo: Artist-First Theatre Programming
This year's Zoo programme features multidisciplinary, artist-first work Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Edinburgh FringePlaying Latinx: Laughing through Your Casting Type
Guido Garcia Lueches' new one-human comedy challenges racist stereotypes through audience participation Read more »| 01 Aug 2023