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 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 -
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
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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 FringeHarry 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 -
Edinburgh FringeDie! Die! Die! Old People Die! @ Summerhall
What might have been a dark comedy on the frustrations of ageing relies too heavily on a predictable shtick Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeJulia Rorke @ Underbelly Cowgate
Even amongst the expected level of Fringe absurdity, Julia Rorke is alarmingly odd Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTom Mayhew @ Just the Tonic, Mash House
Tom Mayhew's Edinburgh Fringe show is a rousing call to arms for working class comics Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeRyan Lane @ Heroes, Dragonfly
Ryan Lane's well-observed characters and clever writing make for an inventive retelling of life in small town Wales Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe21: Memories of Growing Up @ Summerhall
This video installation piece by digital artist Mats Staub is absorbing and moving Read more »| 19 Aug 2019