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 FringeJarlath Reagan - Man of Very Little Mystery
On the first day of a new job, you would expect that allowances would be made for any small mistakes you might make. Similarly, in the world of stand-up, com... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeBongo Club Cabaret Review
Hosted by the authentically decadent Dusty Limits, Bongo Club Cabaret serves as an incestuous showcase for a rotating bill of “desperately poor perform... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeMurder Mystery Musical
Murder Mystery Musical is a distinctly British affair. It tells the story of Morgan Tremain, a deceased pop impresario who summons his extended family (a hos... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Daniel Sloss: Teenage Kicks Review
By now you've probably heard of Daniel Sloss. A precocious 18-year-old comedian hailing from Fife, his two-year apprenticeship under Frankie Boyle's wing has... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Manband - They're Not a Boyband
The show's official Fringe programme entry describes Manband - They're Not a Boyband as “a musical (kind of),” a misleading declaration consideri... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeClarxism
What a comedy show promises and what it delivers can be worlds apart. Des Clarke's Clarxism is apparently intended almost as a political manifesto, boldy set... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
An African Perspective: Westerners Calm Down!
It’s always a pleasure to see a comic whose jokes can span the nations, and Daliso Chaponda's certainly do that. This is made more impressive by his ch... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Trainspotting
Transferring Irvine Welsh's frank, disturbing novel to the stage is no mean feat, particularly when it already comes with a hugely popular movie in tow. Fort... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beyond Charlotte Square
The International Book Festival isn't Edinburgh's only literary offering this month. Ed Ballard checks out the bookish events taking place before the main event gets under way Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Leatherface
It’s every girlfriend’s nightmare: to come home, having been fired from your job, to find your man dressed up as the chief cannibal from The Texa... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sea Wall
Sea Wall is about as simple as theatre gets: one man on stage, talking unassumingly under minimal lighting. But thanks to Simon Stephens's measured, subtle s... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
When originally performed, Brecht's play would no doubt have caused a stir – a series of vignettes outlining the fears and suspicions of everyday life ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
His Ghostly Heart
Ben Schiffer, staff-writer on the inexplicably popular E4 teen drama Skins turns his hand to something rather more philosophical here, teaming up with The Gi... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Don Carlos
A classic mélange of dysfunctional family drama and political debate, this Friedrich Schiller work presents a naive prince who alone can mitigate his ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gingers! The Musical
In a festival programme that this year includes musicals about online messaging and the porn industry, Gingers! The Musical ran the risk of appearing almost ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009