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
Rick Shapiro – Of Xbox and Ass
A frail figure who is, by his own admission, fighting an addiction to prescription downers so powerful they have him walking into walls Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nik Coppin - Half Blak
Even regurgitating common trivia has a little potential to be entertaining, but Coppin's conclusions are rarely clever and never worth the build-up Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pete Firman - Hokum
Firman's charming persona and ability to poke fun at not only himself but at some of magic's sillier pretensions make him something out of the ordinary Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tony Lee
There remains a constant fear of accidentally falling under his spell that keeps the audience visibly on edge throughout Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Girl and Dean
It is hard not to smile at the thought of two young girls playing ""Zimbabwean Farm"" Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jerry Sadowitz
Sadowitz's sharp-tongued lacerations don't cover up tiresome vitriol Read more »| 14 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Blood Confession
Despite being described as a ""Hitchcockian no-holds-based thriller,"" Nick Awde's creation lacks the all-important element of suspense Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michael McIntyre
McIntyre easily convinces the audience that being posh is actually an affliction Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Bacchae
Under its own extravagance, the much-hyped National Theatre flagship crumbles into meaningless spectacle Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Waters: This Filthy World
The stars of this film are John Waters and his fascinating moustache ("I know I look like a child molester – it looks like Central Casting sent ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
A theatrical cabaret which combines live music and performance with animation and film Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ashes
Ashes is overambitious and complicated to follow Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Smile and Say Thanks
Smile and Say Thanks explores the gentle beauty found in the smallest of things Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Man From London
The Hungarian Béla Tarr is known as a difficult film-maker by those handful of people who know of him at all. His most famous film, Sátá... Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tell
Filled with colour, comedy and caricatures, Tell certainly stands out from the duller entries of the Fringe programme Read more »| 14 Aug 2007