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 Fringe
Wil Anderson: Wilosophy
Wil Anderson is like a comic snowball rolling down the side of a mountain, ironic considering his Antipodean heritage. Starting off slowly, with gentle gags ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Cops 'n' Robbers
What happens when you lock away a comedian hardened by prison with a stand-up who's also a serving policeman? There's only one way to find out, decided Jay Richardson Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Face the music
Loved by the masses but frequently snubbed by critics, musical theatre has consistently been positioned as the less artistically credible—if hugely more profitable—younger brother of 'serious' theatre. Yasmin Sulaiman finds out if the distinction really is that clear Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Words of Honour: The Mafia Exposed
Real Mafiosi don't call it the Mafia, apparently. They're not Mafiosi either, but rather "men of honour", or simply, "soldiers". The Mafia is the creation of... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Oxford Imps
The swathes of spotty students that run up and down the Royal Mile claiming to be this year’s most original improv group really make you wonder if anyo... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Uk Festivals
Mike Wozniak: Clown Shoes
Józef Wozniak is 60 years of age. Seemingly inconsequential, but in the hands of Portsmouthian comic Mike Wozniak, it appears logical that his sexagen... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Auto-Da-Fe
There’s a nostalgic vision of the Fringe in Edinburgh’s grassroots consciousness in which shows are like tapas – small treats to be cherish... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The State We're In
In a festival where political discussion is so often dominated by stand-up comedy, it is a pleasure to discover a strong piece of political theatre that enga... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Almost 10
Nine-year-old Rachel is not your typical sweet-natured youngster. She despises her teacher, her nanny and even her own mother, and enjoys nothing quite as mu... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Matthew Sharp in... Finkelstein's Castle
The stone-walled chill of Pleasance Two is the perfect venue for this magical Gothic pastiche. Blending surreal humour with tone poems wrought from a gorgeou... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Catwalk Confidential
Robyn Peterson is one of those rare individuals who has lead an interesting life, is a gifted storyteller and manages to combine the two without being an imp... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Max and Beth
A modern take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Max and Beth eclectically fuses dance, rap and contemporary rhyme in a powerful portrayal of violent street cul... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Rex Roman Pink Floyd Show
Upon viewing a performance of The Rex Roman Pink Floyd Show, it becomes apparent that maverick writer Simon Ash inhabits a world entirely of his own. It is a... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Been So Long
“I want a fella…inside me, all around me let my body be your home” declares Yvonne (Naana Agyei-Ampadu) – a domineering and sexually... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Barflies Review: Charles Bukowski as Theatre
An Edinburgh bar might seem like a strange place to stage a play adapted from the stories of American writer and notorious alcoholic Charles Bukowski. Using ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009