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 FringeTessa Waters: WOMANz @ Underbelly
This is a power session of dancing and sexual confidence from a one-woman dynamo. Expect plenty of audience involvement. This comedy dance performance&n... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Maddy Carrick: Maddy's Carrickters @ The Counting House
This is a big performance in a tiny room – but one that never feels uncomfortable. Maddy Carrick presents three characters plus an ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeBirthday Girls: Party Vibes @ Cowgatehead
It's standing room only and this venue is no pub closet. It's more like a multi-storey car park. The show is running late – the party guests are s... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Nelson: Please Think Responsibly @ Gilded Balloon
If you're looking for an hour of no-nonsense stand-up, on universal themes of increasing responsibilities and the tugs of ageing, all delivered in an easygoi... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeEllie White: Humans @ Viva Mexico
Deep in the bowels of a Mexican restaurant is a rising star, refusing to be torn down. This is, of course, Eileen Gas, a manically self-congratulatory m... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeDemi Lardner: Birds with Human Lips @ Gilded Balloon
Demi Lardner is a good comic. She has the insight, courage and verve to be a great comic, but that will come with time. The idiosyncratic Aussie is in town f... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major @ Underbelly
Paul Foot is a frenetic and scrawny basket case, which he makes clear before even getting onstage. He’s at his best when it feels the most unscripted, ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rachel Fairburn: All the Fun of the Fairburn (Rachel Fairburn) @ Laughing Horse, Jekyll and Hyde
When stood beside a stack of children's colouring books, wearing a bright t-shirt and little red bauble earrings, it would be easy to be deceived by Rac... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Derek Johnston: A Day Oot! @ The Stand
We all love a story we can relate to, and it’s this that Fife comedian Derek Johnston is counting on in his Fringe show. He takes us on a family r... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Grandees: BaBoom! @ Underbelly
As the audience streams into the room, they are greeted by one of The Grandees – in a fat suit, suspenders, and a bald cap, handing out digestives. Thi... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Twins @ Blind Poet
Twin silly smarty-pants sketch comics put on a funny show, heavy on the shrugs. Masterfully weaving self-effacing characters with irreverent banter and ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Craig Campbell: Thrilling Mic Hunt @ The Stand
The only thing gentle about Campbell's current show is its introduction. From there on in it's a hilarious, engaging and fantastically loud experience.T... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dave Callan: A Little Less Conversation @ Assembly Roxy
A Little Less Conversation may seem reminiscent of school dance shows, but it does come with with slightly more risqué moves, Beyoncé, sur... Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Cariad and Louise’s Character Hour @ The Counting House
It’s astonishing to think that this show was cobbled together by Cariad Lloyd in just a couple of days after her comedy partner Louise Ford was called ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sara Pascoe vs History @ Assembly 2
Sara Pascoe's latest Edinburgh fringe show is engaging, entertaining and genuinely enlightening. But it is also an incredibly slow burner.It's important not ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2014