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
Lichentongue
There are only so many things that can be reasonably done in an hour. Unfortunately no-one seems to have informed Pericles Snowdon, the playwright behind Li... Read more »| 15 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Christie in Love
Fans, if that really is the correct term, of Ludovic Kennedy’s 10 Rillington Place, or the subsequent film, will be familiar with the story of John Reg... Read more »| 15 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chunky Move
Most dancers expect to develop the odd blister during rehearsals, but few anticipate being knocked out cold by a violent blow to the head. Fewer still would ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
Uk Festivals
5 Reasons to haul ass to Hydro Connect
Drink with an outstretched pinky at Connect and you could easily be mistaken for royalty, as Ally Brown reveals Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jim Rose – Shock and Bore
With his first Edinburgh appearance in 10 years, Jim Rose claims to preside over the "most risque show ever brought to the Fringe." But with yawning critics and small crowds, Chris Williams wonders if the world has just passed Rose by Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ursula Martinez Q&A
The famous stripping magician from La Clique bares all Read more »| 14 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Louis CK Preview
Described as the “greatest comic mind of the last quarter century” by Chris Rock and “the funniest stand up working in America” by Ri... Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: SR Gents
Good people of Edinburgh! Are you tired of hearing about young whippernsappers playing in bands who couldn't spot a tune if it slapped them in the face? Does... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 5 Scottish Talents
Keen to prove that Edinburgh’s UNESCO World City of Literature status is deserved by its present crop of literary talent as well as its rich heritage, ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Steven Berkoff
One gets the impression that Stephen Berkoff is unused to the interview format. Either that, or entirely indifferent to it. His host began along fairly stand... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sir Menzies Campbell
It is a fitting reflection of the billing that the audience of Sir Menzies Campbell should be almost exclusively of a certain vintage. However, an hour in th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Dawkins
Paula Kirby introduces Richard Dawkins with a word of warning. This talk, she says, is going to be something of a "walk on the wild side," as Dawkins –... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tariq Ali
Something about joining the crowds on George Street as they pour towards the main Book Festival entrance in Charlotte Square recalls the short walk up the ol... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Broken Records
Broken Records have quietly been making a name for themselves this past year. Their unique brand of folk rock has won them many admirers, and led to them pla... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bert Jansch
Those of us crammed into the tight rows of St Bride's church are here to pay homage to one of the greatest guitarists of the modern era. A man who not only r... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008