UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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ArtGlasgow International Person
With Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art just round the corner, it's time to start getting prepared for the the two weeks of festivities and consider this great opportunity to support the biennial event Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Festival GuideAppel D'Air @ The Traverse
Up Up and Away Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
ComedyBratchy, The Wee Man & Mark Bratchpiece: Bratchpiece Family Album
The only family to have played all ten Glasgow Comedy Festivals, the Bratchpieces – that's Dad and sons Neil and David – talk to us about sibling rivalry and nicking bog roll Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Film
A Finnish Delight: DocPoint 2012
Our writer treks to Helsinki to take in DocPoint 2012, the largest documentary festival in all of Scandinavia Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
ComedyMichael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
ComedyDoug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012
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Festival Guide
Margins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
February 2012: Many people are reported to be excited about the Margins Book and Music Festival this month, as the start of this festival approaches Read more »| 22 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February The Wee Dub Festival continued on Sunday with Mad Professor's Dub Clinic - 'Roots of Dub' workshop. The ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February Saturday night at the Wee Dub Festival in Edinburgh, gigs at The Caves and The Bongo Club inc... Read more »| 09 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February The Wee Dub Festival kicked off at the Wee Red Bar with appearances from Jammie J, Morphy, Ce... Read more »| 08 Feb 2012 -
Film
Umberto: Night Stalking
We don't know what film Umberto will score at GMFF, but odds on it'll be some freaky shit. Errors bring the synth maestro in for interrogation Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Music
Wee Dub Festival @ Various Venues, Edinburgh, 3-5 February
Dub takes over Edinburgh for a second year and, like any good sequel, everything just got a whole lot bigger – to the extent that the ‘Wee’... Read more »| 30 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
Mark Thomas: Manifesto
The beauty of the Manifesto show lies partly in its power to renew itself. Mark Thomas makes another vital contribution to political comedy this chilly Sunda... Read more »| 18 Jan 2012 -
Festival Guide
Be Manipulated
As Manipulate Festival returns to Edinburgh with another innovative array of visual theatre and animation, we talk to programmer Simon Hart about what to expect Read more »| 06 Jan 2012 -
Film
Arika 12: Episode 1 – A Film is a Statement
"Every aspect of every film is always about more than just film." From this thesis Arkia 12 have curated a programme of experimental artists' films that's a shot in the arm to the stale form of the traditional film festival Read more »| 03 Jan 2012