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 FringeEmmanuel Sonubi @ Pleasance Courtyard
Life After Near Death is a charismatic, if safe, new hour from award-nominated Emmanuel Sonubi Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeRay O'Leary @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ray O'Leary is a jokesmith of the highest order Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeGuy Williams @ Assembly George Square
An hour of brazen and bullish political comedy from Kiwi firebrand Guy Williams Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeTim Key @ Pleasance Courtyard
Poet-actor-filmmaker-comedian Tim Key is sublime in his new show, Loganberry Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeLuke McQueen @ Pleasance Dome
Artificial intelligence, comedy gatekeepers, the podcast industrial complex and his own ambitions – Luke McQueen tackles all-comers in his new show Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch! @ Underbelly Cowgate
Amando Houser's sideways glance at the witch hunt on trans rights is a classic piece of clowning mayhem Read more »| 22 Aug 2025
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Edinburgh FringeCVNT @ Assembly George Square
Sophie Power's show – breaking down barriers around the body, pleasure and fear – is clown as exposure therapy Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeToussaint Douglass @ Pleasance Courtyard
Toussaint Douglass weaves stories of family, class – and pigeons – in his Best Newcomer-nominated show Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeChloe Petts @ Pleasance Courtyard
With a fourth great Fringe hour in as many years, stadium-filling stardom surely beckons for Chloe Petts Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeAndy Barr @ Pleasance Courtyard
Surreal stand-up Andy Barr returns with an unsettling, nostalgic, fourth debut hour Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeAyoade Bamgboye @ Pleasance Courtyard
Swings and Roundabouts is an impressive, shapeshifting first hour from a future star of British comedy Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeThis Sh*t Happens All The Time @ Assembly George Square
Amanda Verlaque's true story about queer love calls up powerful queer narratives that remain pressing today Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDeliverance @ Traverse Theatre
Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir's innovative at-home experience is an innovative exercise in reflection Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid’s One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven) @ Underbelly Cowgate
Laurie Stevens' new character comedy is a genuine and hopeful love letter to the mid-noughties emo subculture Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJoe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time) @ Monkey Barrel
Yorkshire's Biggest Bastard, Frankie Monroe (aka Joe Kent-Walters) is back for another rodeo following his Best Newcomer win last year Read more »| 20 Aug 2025