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
Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett
While lacking in ""left hand punch"", Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett produce a good-natured and witty stage sketch show Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
All Daily Mail Writers Must Die
William Hanmer-Lloyd's attempts to ""turn hate into humour"" bewilder the audience Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Prisoner
In a stirring hour, his scalp is bloodied, his flesh is scalded and in a motion that toys with slapstick, his ribs are smashed with a black mallet Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Norman Lovett's Slide Show
The cynical quips that suited his Red Dwarf role so well seem a bit pathetic without the galactic context. Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Russell Howard - Adventures
Russell Howard blurs the line between fact and fiction, suggesting a winning strategy for the England Cricket team Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Books Festival, A Prologue
The brazen eclecticism on display in Edinburgh can only undermine the Richard & Judy stranglehold of mediocrity that has come to typify the common literary festival Read more »| 04 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
The Big Pitch: Jihad: The Musical
""Oh my gawd, isn't Jihad just sooo hot right now!?"". Some folks, they say, have more money than sense. In the case of Jihad the Musical, a tuneful explora... Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Raz-Mataz
A sensory overload without exhilaration, Raz-Mataz is truly a grotesque mess of thespian excess Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Art of Swimming
Solo performances (especially those in intimate studio venues) possess a unique form of intensity for both the performer and the audience, placing demands on... Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shappi Khorsandi: Carry On Shappi
She lets us in on on all these aspects of her life with a rare honesty and intelligence Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Phaedre
A multi-sensory experience that leaves no part of our body unconscious of the unravelling story of forbidden and fatal love. Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Talking to Space Hoppers
Weird, wacky, outrageous and, most of all, a lot of fun Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pit
With flawless poetic dialogue, this adventurous play awakens our social conscience Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andrew Lawrence
Rapid delivery and meticulous timing barely make up for a forgettable script Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World
With his boundless enthusiasm and affable nature McTavish has no problem in generating laughs throughout his set Read more »| 03 Aug 2007