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 FringeJosie Long: Romance and Adventure
Josie Long was freshly politicised by the 2010 elections, and a naive but endlessly willing activist sprung into action. Last year's award nominated show art... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeAidan Goatley: 10 Films With My Dad Review 2012
Here we have one of the less emotionally taxing ‘About my dad’ shows of this year. Rather than pulling furiously on the heartstrings, Goatley gui... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Simon Amstell: Numb
In case you hadn’t noticed, Simon Amstell is no longer a cheeky popstar-baiting scamp. He’s developed into a tortured philosopher who covers his ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jarred Christmas: Lets Go, Mofo
He says goodbye to the audience, nerf gun bullets still stuck onto his face and exposed belly, and we file out of the sweaty room. How Jarred Christmas... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeTrevor Browne: I think... I am
Actual tears there were, actual tears running down this critic's actual face; this show is terrific. The mood is set as the television screen sparks into li... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeStill Life (Brief Encounter) @ C Aquila
Too still Read more »| 23 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
50 Acts – Wendy Houstoun @ Dance Base
A lively performanace combating ageism Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures @ Pleasance Dome
More than just a projected laugh Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeEurydice @ C Eca
To the underworld and beyond Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Economist @ C Nova
Haunting, captivating, thought-provoking, this is a play not to be missed Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shirtwaist @ Summerhall
A tragic story brilliantly told Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Multimedia Thing (Era Schaeffera) @ Tom Fleming Centre (Summerhall)
A Multimedia Thing is a rare and unique piece of theatre and feels like a true avant-garde experiment. Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
White Rabbit Red Rabbit @ Summerhall
A critic meets his match Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bitch Boxer @ Underbelly
A highly personal theatre performance following a determined athlete as she fights her way into the boxing ring Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ro Campbell: Midnight Meltdown
An undeservedly small audience files into Ro Campbell’s midnight show in Stand II, and half of it seems Fringe-weary, and wary of this stubby-holding A... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012