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
Bouncy Castle Dracula
A real contender for the worst show at this year's Fringe Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dirt
Brought in from the fringes of our society, 'Dirt' sympathetically explores an individual's struggle within a foreign culture Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Who Writes This Crap?
A peek into Luke Wright's diaries proves that PRs and poets are equally susceptible to crap Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beyonce - Stop Punching Robbie
Anarchy in the museum gift shop and teacher-on-teacher spats: Cecilia Delatori's experiences as a nursery school teacher are no teddy bears' picnic Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Webster's Pictionary
Every year, during the first day of the Festival, something goes wrong. Though there are still a couple of days left before the Royal Mile becomes a no-go ar... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Worth Every Penny
Brian Blessed, Doctor Who and Basil the Great Mouse Detective: Yasmin Sulaiman delves into the world of the Penny Dreadfuls, Edinburgh’s own Victorian league of gentlemen Read more »| 01 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Death Proof Comedian
Ex Lawyer turned comedian, Keith Farnan takes on the American death penalty system in his first fringe show, titled Cruel and Unusual. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Plastic
30 Bird Productions bring a production east to Edinburgh with a surprising revelation. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Saint Joan
At 75 she's still too shocking for daytime TV but, as Miles Johnson, her bark is worse than her bite Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny Event - Chuck Palahniuk @ Charlotte Square Gardens, 16 Aug
Everything smart that Brad Pitt parroted in Fincher's Fight Club came straight from Palahniuk's keyboard Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
We are telly addicts: Edfest.tv - Edinburgh Festivals 2008
Everyone knows sifting through the plethora of promotional material to find something to go to in the festival can be time consuming at best, and The Skinny ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Elite Squad
A tough, uncompromising look at police corruption and street crime in the drug saturated favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Elite Squad blasts across the scr... Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny Event - Shane Koyczan @ Charlotte Square Gardens, 22 Aug
Koyczan’s ‘We Are More’ is the only poem I’ve ever read that made me want to be a Canadian. Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
For Your Observation
Susannah Radford talks with Janis Claxton about her exciting new work. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Genuinely National Theatre
The National Theatre of Scotland made its name at the Festival with Blackwatch. Michael Cox interrogates the company about their plans to evolve in Edinburgh this year. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008