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 Fringe
Natasha Mercado @ Underbelly Cowgate
A genuinely Fringe experience that has audiences rolling in the pews, #1 Son is an hour of saintly clowning from US newbie Natasha Mercado Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bark Bark @ Summerhall
Bark Bark is a magical blend of live performance, puppetry and cinema Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIF: The Marriage of Figaro @ Festival Theatre
Mozart's all-time classic The Marriage of Figaro is brought bang up-to-date in a modern retelling by Komische Oper Berlin which pulls no punches Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
BATSHIT @ Traverse Theatre
BATSHIT is a visually striking production that utilises multimedia and stagecraft to expose society's systemic labelling of women as 'crazy' Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIF: Nigamon/Tunai @ The Studio
Nigamon/Tunai's European premiere is a masterpiece of interdisciplinary creativity Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Martin Angolo @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Martin Angolo's Edinburgh Fringe debut is an hour of whimsical, political storytelling that doesn't quite land its punches Read more »| 19 Aug 2024
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Edinburgh Fringe
Harriet Kemsley @ Monkey Barrel
Harriet Kemsley takes the raw and potent story of the end of her marriage, and weaves a sparking, surprising and complex hour of comedy Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Josh Glanc @ Monkey Barrel
Josh Glanc brings fresh, hot chaos to the Edinburgh Fringe with Family Man Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rhys Nicholson @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Huge Big Party Congratulations! is a satisfying yet tame new hour from Fringe stalwart Rhys Nicholson Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Zoë Coombs Marr @ Monkey Barrel
Zoë Coombs Marr delivers a data-driven analysis of reasons to keep living Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sheeps @ Pleasance Courtyard
The Giggle Bunch is a distinctive, meta return to the Fringe for cult sketch comedy group Sheeps Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chloe Petts @ Pleasance Courtyard
How You See Me, How You Don’t is an hour of slick and streamlined stand-up from Chloe Petts Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Do Not Look Away @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Do Not Look Away guides its viewers to witness commonly victimised plots as tales of strength in this retelling of the making of a monster Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Elf Lyons @ Pleasance Courtyard
Elf Lyons looks for a way back into the play of her childhood in her new Fringe show Horses Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Besties: Week Two Winners
Mele Broomes, Wet Mess, A Giant on the Bridge and Wonder Fools are among the winners in the second batch of The Besties, our new Edinburgh Festivals awards Read more »| 17 Aug 2024