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 FringeTraumboy @ Summerhall
Traumboy is an intimate solo performance about male sex work in the western world Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringePhoenix @ Pleasance Dome
A rockstar tries to cope with life as a single dad in this music-filled and heart-warming story following the rocky road to parenthood Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFoxdog Studios @ Heroes, The Hive
Foxdog Studios' new show is a madcap hour of interactive comedy that the whole audience will want to join in with Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Patient Gloria @ Traverse Theatre
The Patient Gloria is a daring feminist critique of the infamous 'Gloria Films' scandal Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
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Edinburgh FringeCrybabies @ Heroes, Boteco
A secret Nazi plot, a hodgepodge task force and a guy who really loves his mop, Crybabies' debut hour Danger Brigade is a surreal sketch tour-de-nonsense Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Combine Hollywood glamour and a traumatic reality with a dash of glittery chaos and you’re in the depths of Bryony Kimmings' latest show Read more »| 07 Aug 2019
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Edinburgh FringeNigel Ng @ Pleasance Courtyard
Culture Shocked is a crowd-pleasing Fringe debut from Nigel Ng, but could afford a little more creativity Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
BooksKaite Welsh on The Unquiet Heart and Edinburgh Book Festival
Kaite Welsh discusses setting her writing in the Victorian era ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeKiinalik: These Sharp Tools @ The Studio
A theatrical, interactive and spiritual experience connecting climate's past and present history while challenging the audience to face themselves Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeAppropriate @ Summerhall
Like a prosecco fuelled heart-to-heart with your best friend, Sarah-Jane Scott’s Appropriate is bubbly, hilarious and real – yet never overly frothy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeGeorge Fouracres @ Pleasance Courtyard
George Fouracres' debut Fringe hour is solid stand-up from a comedian who hasn’t forgotten his sketch comedy roots Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
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Edinburgh FringeLangston Kerman @ Underbelly, Bristo Square
A confident debut hour from HBO star Langston Kerman Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeTwonkey @ Just The Tonic, The Caves
Twonkey, one of the maddest bastards in a city currently chock-a-block with them, provides an hour of surreal comedy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeBrodi Snook @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Brodi Snook's debut hour, Handful, is a brilliant exploration of the self and toxic relationships Read more »| 07 Aug 2019