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 FringeDirty Work @ Underbelly Cowgate
Jessica Barton's clowning take on Mary Poppins, Dirty Work showcases an artist in control of her craft – and her audience Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeShalaka Kurup @ Pleasance Courtyard
Shalaka Kurup’s Edinburgh Fringe debut presents an hour of self-aware comedy about yearning: to be the main character, to have a diagnosis, and to make sense of life’s odder turns Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJazz Emu @ Pleasance Dome
Archie Henderson’s Jazz Emu stage persona isn’t an easy cocktail to perfect, but he mixes musical, character and standup elements with aplomb Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeCat Cohen @ Pleasance Courtyard
In an excellent return to the Edinburgh Fringe, Cat Cohen offers a newfound vulnerability alongside her ironic flamboyance and camp narcissism Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeTrygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan @ Underbelly Cowgate
Hot Chips is an hour of joyful mime-clown improv from Trygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeBarnie Duncan @ Assembly Roxy
Barnie Duncan's debut solo hour Oooky Pooky is a show of dualities, and a mixture of hits and misses Read more »| 12 Aug 2025
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Edinburgh FringeAlan Resnick @ Monkey Barrel
Alan Resnick's Fringe debut is an hour of stand-up as a Trojan horse for something else entirely Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeSamia Rida @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Samia Rida's true story of her kidnapping offers endless potential, but falls awkwardly into the gap between comedy and drama Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeUrooj Ashfaq @ Monkey Barrel
Urooj Ashfaq makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh with a baddie manifesto packed with fanfic delusions, astrology, and butt problems Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeSu Mi @ Underbelly Cowgate
An extraordinary clowning persona and a glorious reclaiming of space, Su Mi throws the rules of respectability out the window in their debut Fringe show Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
ComedyMolly McGuinness @ Monkey Barrel
Slob is a loveable and authentic debut hour from Mancunian comedian Molly McGuinness Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeJack Traynor @ Pleasance Courtyard
Jack Traynor bursts onto the Edinburgh Fringe with a jam-packed and fast-paced debut hour Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeSami Abu Wardeh @ Pleasance Dome
Palestinian comic Sami Abu Wardeh presents 70 minutes of devastating history dressed up in an all-singing, all-dancing, joyous romp Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
MusicKarine Polwart: Windblown @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Karine Polwart pays homage to Edinburgh’s oldest sabal palm through a sublime mix of song, poetry and storytelling Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
MusicAlabaster DePlume @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
The Edinburgh International Festival's Up Late series featuring Alabaster DePlume provides a lovingly curated evening of warmth, humour and communal spirit Read more »| 11 Aug 2025