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 FringeSaaniya Abbas @ Gilded Balloon, Patter Hoose
Beneath UAE-based comic Saaniya Abbas' sweet demeanour lies a wicked sense of humour Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
FilmScotland on Screen: David Hayman
David Hayman discusses his debut feature, Silent Scream, a forgotten Scottish masterpiece from 1990, ahead of a screening at EIFF in tribute to the film's late, great producer, Paddy Higson Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
FilmCharlie Shackleton on Zodiac Killer Project
Charlie Shackleton was about to make a film about the Zodiac Killer when the rights to the source material fell through, leaving him to make Zodiac Killer Project, a meta documentary about the film he wasn't permitted to make Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Besties 2025: Week One Winners
Toussaint Douglass, Johnny McKnight and In Bed With My Brother are among the first week winners at our Edinburgh festivals awards, The Besties Read more »| 09 Aug 2025 -
MusicMŮO Live @ The French Institute, Edinburgh
Lomond Campbell combines nuclear physics with his own compositions for a unique and fully immersive, experimental, science-forward hour of music Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeWell Behaved Women @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Veritas Productions and Amy Yeo attempts to juggle several salient themes in Well Behaved Women, but suffer from a weak script Read more »| 08 Aug 2025
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Edinburgh FringeLucky Tonight! @ Traverse Theatre
Afreena Islam-Wright's interactive pub quiz play Lucky Tonight! is a unique and engaging form to explore cultural identity and belonging Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh Fringejessica aszkenasy @ Assembly Roxy
TITCLOWN is an hour of mischievous nude clowning from jessica aszkenasy that falls at the final hurdle Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeSluts With Consoles @ Underbelly Cowgate
Emerging company Dogmouth Theatre leans on nostalgia in their show about gamer girls Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringePaldem @ Summerhall
The debut play from BAFTA-winning actor David Jonsson, Paldem tackles interesting questions but falls short in its execution Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeMythos: Ragnarök @ Underbelly Circus Hub
Bringing together the worlds of contemporary theatre, Norse mythology and pro wrestling, Mythos: Ragnarok is a joyful night out Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeFATAL FLOWER @ Summerhall
Valentina Tóth presents a surreal, musically rich, and boldly theatrical ode to the 'hysterical woman' in FATAL FLOWER Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeDon't Tell Dad About Diana @ Underbelly Cowgate
Hannah Power and Conor Murray soar in this fresh-faced gem: a love letter to friendship, 90s Dublin and Princess Diana Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeCheese and Guava or Romeo and Juliet @ Summerhall
Brazilian theatre collective Cênica's delicious spin on the Shakespeare classic is grounded in lived experiences Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
Edinburgh FestivalsSimone Seales and Mele Broomes on poetry performance Dearest
We chat with cellist and writer Simone Seales and dancer and choreographer Mele Broomes about Dearest, Seales' poetry album and zine being performed collaboratively at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2025