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 FringeJohn Kearns @ Monkey Barrel
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns returns to the Fringe with a masterclass in absurdity Read more »| 22 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid Kay @ The Stand
Scone-based comedian packs in huge amount of gags this Fringe Read more »| 22 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeLaura Davis @ Heroes, Blundabus
Another imaginative hour from Australian stand-up Laura Davis Read more »| 22 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The Second Weekend
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival continues to bring a range of brilliant writers to Charlotte Square Gardens, The Skinny rounds up some of the stand out events from the festival's middle weekend Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeCitizens of Nowhere? @ Sweet Novotel
This show from Chinese Arts Now deftly invites us to question how easy it is to define and change your own identity Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The World Around Us
With authors from across the world descending on Charlotte Square Gardens, The Skinny rounds up some of the best non-fiction events from the first full week of the Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 21 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Comedy Awards: The 2019 nominees
This year's Comedy Awards shortlists are the longest in the award's history, with 17 shows in total up for the Best Show and Best Newcomer awards Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeHow To Save A Rock @ Pleasance Dynamic Earth
This charming but flawed show from Pigfoot Theatre is full of potential Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeWoke @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Woke is a galvanising piece of political theatre, drawing parallels between the Black Panthers and Black Lives Matter Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Living Room @ Assembly Rooms
Tragicomic clowning provides a comfortably uncomfortable space for deathly musings Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringePhoebe Robinson @ Assembly George Square
Sorry, Phoebe Robinson – this is more of a work in progress Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFlora Anderson @ Underbelly Bristo Square
A romanticised life does not lead to a charmed future for Flora Anderson Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Harry Stachini @ Just the Tonic, Caves
Harry Stachini provides a steady stream of chuckles in a well observed debut Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeLuca Cupani @ Just the Tonic, Mash House
Italian comic Luca Cupani's exploration of an unlived dolce vita is a little too tame to make a big impression Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeMyra Dubois: Dead Funny @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Putting the fun into funeral, Myra DuBois makes death look like a party Read more »| 20 Aug 2019