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
Wilde Child
This year's star draw at the international Festival sees infamous choreographer Matthew Bourne interpret Oscar Wilde's classic novel. Laura Battle meets up with lead dancer Richard Windsor to discuss all things Dorian Grey Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Recommended Reading
Rockstars, historians, comedians and politicians will all be trying their hand at authorship this summer, writes Yasmin Sulaiman Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Director's Cut: Jonathan Mills
Jonathan Mills, Director of the International Festival, selects his picks for you, dear reader. Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Jonathan Mills on what an international festival should be
Jonathan Mills was considered to have comparatively little experience when he took up the post of Director of the Edinburgh International Festival last year. The Skinny tends to favour the outsider, though, so RJ Thomson is pleased to find him abounding in ideas on how the face of the 61 year old institution is changing under his watch. Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Man On Wire
On 7 August, 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit spent 45 minutes walking on a high wire between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Centre. Though he... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Through The Peephole
Having starred in the last scenes of hit Channel 4 comedy Peep Show, Isy Suttie's star is on the rise, says Joseph Francis Read more »| 28 Jul 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
The Road to Riches
Last year, in an unassuming Portakabin behind the Pleasance Courtyard, a little-known comedian named Adam Riches unveiled one of the most original and entert... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Minchin Mouths Off
Tim Minchin has two radically different approaches to handling criticism. Firstly, he no longer reads his reviews. Secondly, he’s written a song that c... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Kult of Kristen
Kristen Schaal is a comedian with a difference. Emma Lennox investigates the chaos she is creating in the alternative scene. Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Man On Wire Interview - Edinburgh Film Festival
Man On Wire is the astonishing true account of how French high wire artist and performer Philippe Petit walked across a rope suspended between New York's Twin Towers. Its director James Marsh took some time out during the Edinburgh International Film Festival to speak to The Skinny. Read more »| 24 Jul 2008 -
Uk Festivals
The Edge Festival @ Various Edinburgh Venues, 1-31 Aug
The Edge Festival will be supplying Edinburgh's culture-soaked droves with a smorgasbord of tune-churning local and international talent Read more »| 24 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Ballerina Ballroom Cinema Of Dreams
Move over Cannes, Edinburgh and Co - prepare to have the glam replaced by jam. In August the North East town of Nairn hosts a new film festival, inspired by ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Book Festival of Book Festivals...
The massive names sell out quickly, so here's a few others you might want to consider... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
Uk Festivals
T in the Park 2008 @ Balado, 11-13 Jul
After breaking the undercarriage of the Skinnymobile on its rocky exit from T in the Car Park last year, much to the peculiar amusement of an onlooking polic... Read more »| 21 Jul 2008 -
Uk Festivals
Putting the Attitude into Latitude
It's a little beyond our usual threshold, geographically speaking, but the Latitude Festival could be just the ticket to justify a jaunt down south for a bank holiday weekend of music, comedy and poetry slamming. Here, some of the performers make their picks... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008