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
Bournemouth to Mars
Ex-Blur bassist Alex James fails to convince his audience that he really prefers cheesemaking to rock and roll depravity Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tales from the Frontline
The best BBC correspondents of the last 30 years will talk about their time in front of the camera Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Louis de Bernières - A Partisan's Daughter
From the outset, it’s clear that whatever anyone thought this was going to be, it isn’t. Award-winning author of Captain Corelli’s Mandoli... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Balls and Double Points: K
Think dance is for the weak? Gareth K Vile checks out the toughest gangs in town. Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chinese State Circus / Circus Oz
Chinese State Circus: ***** Circus Oz: *** An Eastern-themed spirit of festivity fills the air outside the Chinese State Circus as audience members wait to ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Idiot Colony
Through the halls and wards of mental institutions shuffle those for whom the outside world exists only in memories – in snippets of film or music, and... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Craig Hill Makes Your Whole Week
Craig Hill is a bit of a nasty man. He points out the dykes in the crowd, then the ‘clean shaven’ gays, before assessing the poshness of the rema... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dragon Lady: Being Anna May Wong
Despite being one of the most famous actresses of the 1920s and 30s, Anna May Wong is little remembered by many film fans today. Dragon Lady: Being Anna May ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
What's Wrong With Angry?
When Patrick Wilde's tale of a love affair between two teenage schoolboys burst on to the stage back in 1992, it certainly created a stir. At a time when the... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
La Clique
"Leave all of your troubles, leave the rest of the festival at the front door," orders compère Brett Haylock as he welcomes tonight's audience in to t... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live
Never a man to shy away from risky new ventures, last year Stewart Lee tried something that, even by Fringe standards, was a wee bit different. Johnson and B... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
James Dowdeswell: No More Mr Nice Guy
It’s a problem that all men are bound to encounter at some stage in their lives: just how does one deal with other people’s children when they&rs... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Brendon Burns In F**K You I'm Brendon F**king Burns (Again) Part IV
With its histrionic tone and stunning theatrical coup de gras, 2007s So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now? more than deserved its lion's share of plaudits. The... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lewis Schaffer
Though he might not succeed in convincing everyone of America’s greatness, Lewis Schaffer succeeds in producing a damn funny stand-up act. His pompous,... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
West Port Book Festival: a Fringe for Books?
Tapping into Edinburgh's rich literary heritage, the inaugural West Port Book Festival is offering an informal alternative for August book lovers Read more »| 10 Aug 2008