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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ComedyJohn Robertson: Comedy Spotlight
With the tale of the night Fred Fletch took comedians John Robertson and Jo-Jo Bellini to a sex club on the way next month, here's the transcript of what happened the last time Messrs Fletch and Robertson met up. Read more »| 10 Jul 2015 -
ArtMIF15: The Invisible Dot Cabaret @ Pavilion Theatre, Manchester
Manchester International Festival and The Invisible Dot kick off their cabaret with some favourites from the London comedy powerhouse as well as one guy from... Read more »| 10 Jul 2015 -
Music
The War On Drugs: "It's fun to be the underdog in a mainstream world"
Ahead of their return to the UK this month, The War On Drugs' mainstay Adam Granduciel breaks something of a silence to share his reaction to the phenomenal success of Lost In The Dream and what the next chapter might hold for the band Read more »| 08 Jul 2015 -
Music
7 to see at T in the Park
The 22nd annual T in the Park is upon us, taking place at its new home of Strathallan Castle. Away from the limelight hogging chart sensations, we’ve picked out a handful of margin walkers from across the weekend that you simply shouldn’t miss Read more »| 08 Jul 2015 -
Art
MIF15: Björk @ Castlefield Arena, Manchester, 5 July
Nothing can quite prepare you for the almost uncomfortable normality of her entrance. Rather than, as you'd hope, beam herself down from her home planet or, ... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
ArtMIF15: Arca and Jesse Kanda @ Hallé St Peters, Manchester, 4 July
Consulting the Notes app after Arca and Jesse Kanda's appearance together in Manchester is an unhelpful exercise, revealing only a stuttered list of abstract... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015
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Art
MIF15: The Skriker @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Skriker opens with a verbal assault. In some nightmarish netherworld, the title character, played by a pixie-haired, wild-eyed Maxine Peake, delivers a b... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
ArtMIF15: Tree of Codes @ Opera House, Manchester
Tree of Codes does what Manchester International Festival does best: bring together several interesting artists and set them loose on an unusual project, in ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Art
MIF15: wonder.land @ Palace Theatre, Manchester
It is notoriously difficult to represent the virtual world in physical art. A new musical scored by Damon Albarn and premiering at Manchester International F... Read more »| 03 Jul 2015 -
Film
Northern Greats: Manchester International Film Festival
The Great Northern Warehouse hosts the inaugural Manchester International Film Festival this July. We caught up with its ambitious organisers to hear of their plans for the event Read more »| 03 Jul 2015 -
Music
T in the Park: Slam Tent highlights
From Jackmaster to Joy Orbison via Ben Klock, we preview some of the club, dance and techno must-sees at T in the Park 2015 Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Festival Guide
24:7 Theatre Festival: this year's programme
It's been up against the ropes, but 24:7 Theatre Festival returns this month with a stripped-back programme that is likely to be the last in its current form. We catch up with executive producer David Slack to hear what shape it's in Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Comedy
Fringe previews in Liverpool and Manchester: our picks
Preview season heats up in July – a cheap opportunity to take in the best of the Fringe before it's even begun. Here are our picks Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Art
Alex Poots on ten years of Manchester International Festival
This year's Manchester International Festival is to be its founding director's last. Alex Poots reflects on ten years of ambitious programming and dream collaborations Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Music
Northwest Festival Watch – July 2015
It’s a chocka month, so let’s dispense with setting up camp and get crackin’. Much like at a real festival Read more »| 01 Jul 2015