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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International Festivals887 @ EICC, 14 Aug
Robert Lepage and his Ex Machina company bring 887 to the Edinburgh International Festival. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Music Plays
Gig plays at the Fringe! The Great Downhill Journey of Little Tommy, Fable and My Beautiful Black Dog. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Theatre Reviews: Ideastap Winners
Brute, Eulogy of Toby Peach, Much Further Out Than You Thought and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Wrestling @ Pleasance Courtyard, 18 Aug
Brendon Burns, Aisling Bea, Milton Jones and Bridget Christie all make appearances at this year's Wrestling event. Edinburgh's foremost canine reviewer Fringe Dog gets to grips with a "5star show" Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Comedy Reviews: Characters
Zoe Coombs Marr, Diane Chorley, Emma Sidi and Katia Kvinge: character comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Sensoria launches its 2015 Programme
Sheffield music and film festival Sensoria returns for 2015, with Tim Burgess’s Tim Peaks Diner. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015
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Edinburgh Festivals
Joanne Harris @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 16 Aug
Joanne Harris, discussing The Gospel of Loki as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Bowels and Birdwatching
Felicity Ward, Laura Lexx, Chris Stokes and Harriet Kernsley - four from the outer reaches of the Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Lydia Kavina talks theremins and Jura Unbound
Joining author Sean Michaels at The Skinny's Unbound night will be Lydia Kavina, the world's leading thereminist, grand-niece and protegé of its master inventor. We speak to her about Léon Termen's curious legacy Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Music
Pieces of a Man: A Gil Scott-Heron primer
Crunching four decades and 13 albums down into a greatest hits? We'd never dare. These are just a few stepping stones along the great poet's path Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Sketch Comedy
Norris & Parker, Massive Dad, Lazy Susan, Mid-Brow and Daphne: sketch comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Identity
Tony Law, Bridget Christie, David Elms, Rhys James and Tez Ilyas: stand-up at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Send in the Clowns
Dan Lees, Marny Godden, Mawaan Rizwan's FLUU and Trygve Wakenshaw's Nautilus: clowns at the Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Secrets and Regrets
Comedy drama at the Fringe: The Double Life of Malcolm Drinkwater and 10x10x10, plus stand-up from Bec Hill. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Growing pains
Aisling Bea, Ivo Graham and Ed Gamble adapt to adulthood through comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015