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What I Heard About Iraq review - SkinnyFest 2
The Iraq war, it is now generally accepted, was a shambles. However, objective fact has taken a back seat in the popular imagination to a mythology, strung l... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST WASP
Steve Martin's one-act parody of American culture and religious life contains some zingy one-liners that are noticeably attributable to the author's acute se... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Myosung: Streetdance SKINNYFest 1
Hip hop, break dance and bamboo form the beginning of this show, which woos its audience from the start. Bodies move as though pulled by forces outside them,... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Into the Hoods SKINNYFest 1
Perfect for younger audiences Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Particularly in the Heartland modified SKINNYFest 1
A gloriously shambolic play of epic proportions, Particularly in the Heartland is likely to relieve many fans of the TEAM and its director Rachel Chavkin. Re... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Food SKINNYFest 1
Ladies and Gentlemen: it is, most assuredly, time to rattle those pots and pans. Theatre company theimaginary body won plaudits, many stars and a Fringe Firs... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Dance Base Show 2... Freshmess, X Factor & Samudra (skinnyfest 2) dance
This is a thoroughly likeable triple bill that can't help but charm. The opening piece by Samudra leaves the audience buzzing. Their work – a fusion of... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Dance Base Show 3... Norman Douglas, Jem Treays & Janis Claxton (skinnyfest 2) dance
Powerful and gripping, this programme has moments that will grab you by the throat. From the moment Jem Treays enters the stage he dictates both pace and sus... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Dance Base Show 4... Rosie Kay's Wild Party (skinnyfest 2) dance
The Wild Party is more than Rosie Kay's full-length choreographic debut; it is a remarkably intelligent and confident integration of different genres. Dance... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Both sides of the bar. SKINNYFEST 1
Treat the unfolding ménage àtrios like a Ramsay Street love affair... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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What is... Belly Dancing? SKINNYFest 1
Bellydancing is an oasis of classic femininity and self-indulgence for women who face increasingly absurd paradigms of feminine perfection. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006