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 FringeMace and Burton: Rom Com Con
Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton have watched a hell of a lot of romantic comedies. Last year, in a paranoid panic that they they might be the only single wom... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Emerald Smiles
Emerald Smiles is the collective term for Irish comedians Danny O'Brien, Rory O'Hanlon and Trevor Browne. O'Brien is tonight's compere, with his accounts of... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeSarfraz Manzoor: The Boss Rules
Some people have heroes; people they admire, look up to, and even try to emulate sometimes. But I’d never seen living proof of it ‘til now. For e... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeJarlath Regan: The Audacity of Hope and the Inspirational Stupidity of Perseverance
There is something about the Assembly Rooms that makes it harder for the comedians to get a laugh. Maybe it’s the distinct lack of comedy club atmosphe... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jigsy
Set in the late 90s, Jigsy is the story of an old, tired comic on his last legs, jobbing the working men’s club circuit in Liverpool. Think of it as a ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeBridget Christie: War Donkey
The only performer yet to mess with the Assembly Rooms’ compulsory pre-show atmosphere-murdering fire safety announcement, Bridget Christie had me with... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Joel Dommett - Nunchuck Silver Medallist 2002
Someone keep an eye out for Joel Dommett, because if he performs every show, every day with as much fast-paced energy as he does tonight, he might just run o... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeRob Beckett: Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday
Family is always a great source for comedy, unless you’re one of those weirdos with a completely functional one. The amiable Rob Beckett, a relative ne... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michelle de Swarte
Fate seems to have conspired to make Michelle De Swarte a comedian. Life has handed her plenty of material to work with, being as she is a Jewish-Jamaican bi... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Improvised Musical @ C
No Shoes Theatre present to you the “make your own musicals” kit. You choose the props, you choose the setting, you choose the title, you even ch... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Robert Coyle and Andrew Gilmore: One Track Minds
As I left Fiddlers Elbow I thought "I hope I don't drop my notebook on the way home" because the first entry in my notes read "Porn ring – 7 years ol... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist
Under the arches, dapper in three piece suit, and free from a microphone, Dangerfield lets us know what’s coming. A couple had walked out the previous... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth
Using an ever increasing smorgasbord of prop-free character performances Arrowsmith attempts to convey everything that is worth (and not so worth) saving abo... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Phill Jupitus: You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here
T'was a mature and well-behaved crowd packing out The Stand on a muggy Saturday for Phil Jupitus – perhaps too mature and well-behaved for a gig that i... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ubu Roi @ Oran Mor
It’s impossible not to think of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu plays without using the 's' word, so let’s get it dispensed with right now: Surrealism. ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012