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
Fat Tongue
Fat Tongue return to Edinburgh, and provide a lot of laughs, but don't do justice to their huge talent Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sammy J
A quick visual survey of the audience at Sammy J's first festival appearance seems to suggest that skinny, self depricating one-man-and-a-piano comedy-Au... Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Light in the North
A bit of a mixed bag but there is still much to recommend it Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Frankie Goes to Holyrood
Frankie Boyle, star of BBC 2's Mock The Week, talks to Ben Judge about finding fame the hard way Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rick Shapiro
There are no safe routines about airline food here: old Rick is made of darker meat Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Playing God - Alan Cumming
It may have taken nearly twenty years but Alan Cumming is back with a vengeance. He talks to Miles Johnson about sex, lies and The Bacchae, the most anticipated show of the festival so far Read more »| 08 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Monsters
Behind the closeted doors of the 'perfect' American family, something is stirring Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jim Jeffries
Fest's favourite Aussie returns with story-telling flair and the best dick-jokes around Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Funny Business starring Fraser Hooper
Hooper is at his best when interacting with the young audience, who quickly become his co-conspirators with their hilarious responses Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Sinha - King of The World
Sinha is a consummate storyteller, possessing a rare ability to present ordinary subject matter with refreshing sophistication Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Genre-benders
The Great British tradition of the experimental novel is in rude health. Whilst in the public arena the drawing room drama might prevail, a number of authors... Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
As You Were
While absences leave their mark this collection of individual acts, the deal is sweetened by some great gags and free entry Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
England
The audience undergo a theatrical heart transplant of their own Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fuerzabruta
This is a show so different and wonderful, ""it's like trying to describe a colour"" Read more »| 08 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fanny and Faggot by Jack Thorne
The actors are natural comedians of anxiety, and the neat humour helps the play find its real theme Read more »| 08 Aug 2007