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 FringeJoseph Morpurgo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Highlander 70 is a wildly inventive, wholly original show from cult Fringe favourite Joseph Morpurgo Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeBunny! @ Summerhall
Bunny!, Craig Manson's takedown of Scotland's art scene, is a slice of cabaret at its bleeding edge Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeSteffen Haanes @ Banshee Labyrinth
Steffen Haanes' Master character returns to the caverns of the PBH Free Fringe for a crowd-pleasing burst of vampire comedy Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeRuaridh Miller @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
Scottish comic Ruaridh Miller brings a batch of tight, charming routines to the Fringe Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeShaun Guff @ Hoots Potterrow
He's hit rock bottom so you don't have to – Shaun Guff's self-help seminar is a tightly-written and sharply-delivered treat Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Abbie Edwards @ Just The Tonic at The Mash House
Abbie Edwards brings an endearing and relatable look to the pains of a debilitating crush in Knee Touch Read more »| 17 Aug 2026
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Edinburgh FringeAlexander Bennett @ Banshee Labyrinth
Alexander Bennett returns to the Fringe with an hour that flexes his comic instincts and commitment to the bit Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeIfrah Qureshi @ The Stand
48 Flaws of Power is a solid Fringe debut from Scottish newbie Ifrah Qureshi Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FilmDaniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei on Faces of Death
The 1978 gorefest Faces of Death has been retooled, but this is no lazy IP-mining remake. Filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei explain how their film is digging into our troubling relationship with screen violence Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeMaya Ricote @ Pleasance Courtyard
New clown on the block Maya Ricote offers an impressive showcase of her talents in this debut Fringe hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeSean Morley @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sean Morley offers an intricate and playful examination of crowd work and the performer-audience dynamic in Backchannel Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeCathy @ Traverse Theatre
Eilidh Loan's social comedy, marking Elaine C. Smith's return to the Scottish stage, is a pleasing study of loss Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeDracula: Lucy's Dream @ Pleasance at EICC
A hypnotising experience, Lucy's Dream centres around the unravelling of Dracula's most overlooked victim Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeTia Rey @ The Gilded Saloon
Tia Rey details the process of queer becoming and some particularly poignant psychedelic experiences in this impressive debut Fringe hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FilmI Want Your Sex
Gregg Araki is back with a new film exploring the relationship between an artist and her much younger employee; unfortunately, the sex in this sex comedy has a mechanical music video sheen Read more »| 17 Aug 2026