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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Uk Festivals
AiM: Sacred Places
Sacred Places tells the story of a Burkina Faso neighbourhood through three characters: Bouba, the local video club owner; Jules Cesar, the Djembé mak... Read more »| 01 Nov 2010 -
Uk Festivals
Africa in Motion 2010
AiM returns to celebrate the cinema of the continent that continues to be criminally ignored Read more »| 29 Oct 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Watch iT!
Rebecca King enjoys a tight production that has been staying up late. Read more »| 19 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
It's a Jumble Out There: Found Wins a Fringe First
Gareth K Vile gets up on his cross-platform Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Found Event Review
Anna Fenton finds delight in two lives that never touch. Read more »| 09 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
So You Think Dave's Funny?
In the space of three years, the Dave Award for the Funniest Joke of the Fringe has become a fixture of the Fringe. So has complaining about the Dave Award, a list which sometimes stretches the definition of the word 'funny' to its limit Read more »| 08 Sep 2010
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Uk Festivals
Reel Change: Take One Action Film Festival
This month, discover films which inspire and challenge at the Take One Action Film Festival Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Festivals
David Crystal @ EIBF
David Crystal has written Begat about the King James Bible’s influence on English language as a birthday present to it, for its 400th year in p... Read more »| 04 Sep 2010 -
Uk Festivals
Emma Pollock on the relationship between the arts and mental health
The arts, with regards to mental health (whether it be positive or negative) are absolutely crucial. It is through the arts that people tend to show their ch... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Quimeras @ The Edinburgh Playhouse
The theme of migration, and the mixing of traditions from different countries, seems to fit the remit of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival p... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
Uk Festivals
Music Like a Vitamin
Rod Jones and Emma Pollock speak exclusively to The Skinny about the making of First Edition, their contribution to the forthcoming Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Melvyn Bragg @ EIBF
What makes great art – where does it come from? Even with over 30 years of sharing popular and high art on The South Bank Show, Bragg conceded ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Boy With Tape On His Face @ Gilded Ballooon
There's something slightly disturbing about the Tape on the Boy's Face. It makes him look like he's being held hostage, and sometimes you just want to r... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Aidan Bishop @ Gilded Balloon
Aidan Bishop has just turned 30 and he's not happy about it: he sees a gulf opening up between himself and today’s young things. Despite the fact he&r... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Roddy Doyle @EIBF
A Star Called Henry, the first in a planned trilogy to be titled The Last Roundup was published in 1999, and was followed in 2004 by Oh, Play That Th... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010