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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FilmTom Schiller on lost masterpiece Nothing Lasts Forever
In 1984, a comic sci-fi starring Bill Murray disappeared without a trace when it was canned by its studio. 35 years later, Nothing Lasts Forever gets its Scottish premiere as part of Weird Weekend – we find out more from its director, Tom Schiller Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Man Who Planted Trees @ Storytelling Centre
Puppet State Theatre's fabled show is a deeply warm and exquisite delight Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeReservoir Dugs @ The Space
This Scottish adaptation of Tarantino's classic plays for laughs but delivers on dramatic violence Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe(Can This Be) Home @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Spoken word artist Kolbrún Sigfúsdóttir and flautist Tom Oakes' collaboration is a glorious and unabashedly pro-EU meditation on immigration, culture shock and Brexit Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeWill Gompertz @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The sequel to Will Gompertz's original Double Art History is a welcome break from more traditional Fringe shows Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeCandy Gigi @ Monkey Barrel
A high-energy hour from ego-driven Candy Gigi, but the depravity of the show often halts its enjoyment Read more »| 26 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh FringeDarren Harriott @ Pleasance Courtyard
Darren Harriott delivers a charmingly observed hour that goes universal by staying personal Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeHolly Morgan @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Holly Morgan's Edinburgh Fringe show is a musical journey through time, centred on witches both real and honorary Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeIvo Graham @ Pleasance Courtyard
Life lessons from Comedy Award nominee Ivo Graham in a show that's slick and quick, but his material doesn't leave you much to ponder Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeSo You Think You're Funny? Final 2019
Finlay Christie is crowned winner of the respected talent-launching competition in its 32nd year Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDemi Lardner @ Gilded Balloon, Teviot
Frenzied funny from Aussie absurdist Demi Lardner Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeEjaculation – Discussions about Female Sexuality @ Summerhall
An insightful, sensitive documentary performance about female ejaculation personally and universally Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBlack is the Color of My Voice @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
A powerfully conceptualised and realised one woman show about a woman who woke up the world with her music Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
MusicSharon Van Etten @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Once Sharon Van Etten finds her stride, she and her band prove an unstoppable force of nature at Edinburgh's Leith Theatre Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
MusicJARV IS... @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
While it's risky to play a set that forgoes every song that made you a household name, anyone who doubts the genius of Jarvis Cocker is just in plain denial Read more »| 23 Aug 2019