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 FringeFringe Theatre Reviews: Dance Base Late
There’s a feelgood feeling to Falling in Love with Frida [★★★☆☆], a dance/storytelling/physical theatre performance with neon cacti, bright yellow... Read more »| 26 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Comedy Reviews: Look of the Irish
Starting the day with Northern Irish comic Elaine Malcolmson, she’d be the first to admit she’s perhaps not the ideal stand-up for a sunny aftern... Read more »| 26 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: In Harmony
As the third best hip-hop MC from an enclave of Nottingham, Dani Frankenstein [★★★★☆] has outgrown her hometown and done her time participating in medical tr... Read more »| 26 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Voodoo Rooms
Over the last two Edinburgh Fringes, The Voodoo Rooms has been host to the best newcomer and best show in the Foster’s Awards. Both in the same room in... Read more »| 26 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Best of nonsense
A series of question marks seems a more appropriate rating system for certain shows and here's a round-up of the best of them Read more »| 26 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Counting House
Milo McCabe, Andrew Watts, Adam Blampied, Paul Duncan McGarrity and Juliet Meyers at the Free Fringe. Read more »| 25 Aug 2015
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Uk FestivalsA Girl at My Door
July Jung shows a delicate touch in A Girl at My Door which thrums with love, desire and violence. Read more »| 25 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Messenger
Though pitched as a supernatural thriller, The Messenger dwells more on its protagonist’s own troubled life than the conspiracy he uncovers, but that&r... Read more »| 25 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: The Hive Mind
Tim Renkow, Bobby Mair, Ali Brice, Michael Brunström and Ed Aczel: The Hive's finest at the Fringe. Read more »| 25 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Dope
In Rick Famuyiwa’s subversive coming-of-age misadventure comedy, three high school “90s hip hop geeks” get mixed up in drug trafficking and... Read more »| 25 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Feminasty and Feminazi
Kirsty Mac's Feminazi and Megan Ford's Feminasty take feminism as their starting point at the Fringe Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Theatre Reviews: Nightlife
Jim Cartwright's Raz, Night + Daze and Wasted - three plays at the Fringe based around city nightlife. Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Freshers
Tom Parry, Louise Reay, Omar Hamdi, Corey White and Joe Hart make their solo debuts at the Fringe. Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: One-Day Stand
Paul Sinha, Simon Munnery, Alun Cochrane and Jamie Kilstein all play The Stand at the Fringe 2015. Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Theatre Reviews: Psychological Thrillers
Psychological thrillers at the Edinburgh Fringe: Molly, Allie and Cut. Read more »| 24 Aug 2015