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 Fringe
Bite the Dust
A powerful examination of the disastrous effects of conflict on soldiers Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeLynn Ferguson - The Plan
Signs that Lynn Ferguson’s The Plan will be a treat abound as the audience enters the theatre. Viewers who arrive questioning how much enjoyment can be... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Just Out of Reach
Using music and drama, The Pittsburgh Music Ensemble enter the underworld of Greek mythology Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Straight Man
Preposterous and ill-conceived, The Straight Man kills off its only decent character Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeFrog Man
This strange, innovative black comedy succeeds in maintaining a compelling story while showcasing some wholly original theatrical tricks Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Danielle Ward in Glorious Technicolour
Danielle Ward claims to be the second most famous person that ever went to her school, she even has a letter to prove it. Given that only the most eagle-eye... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Charlie Victor Romeo
Taking the exact words from black box recordings of air crashes, Charlie Victor Romeo makes for harrowing theatre Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lost In The Wind
Spectacular and graceful, Lost in the Wind's physical theatre is sophisticated and amusing Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Scaramouche Jones
A clown, battered and bruised across the whole of the twentieth century, finally breaks his silence Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Vincent
While perhaps not out of this world Leonard 'Spock' Nimoy's play delves into some of the interesting aspects of van Gogh's life Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Darkling Plain
There are few plays which deliver laughter as well as this one, and few with as much heart or brains Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rise
Tom Dale’s meditation on modern existence proves to be a compelling spectacle Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andrew Lawrence: Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
It is often thought that self-deprecation deters even the most ardent heckler. While “high” comics like Jimmy Carr actively incite interruptions ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Womb Man
A mishmash of postmodernist ideas which might even interest some people Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Discipline and Punish
Hilarity gives way to a darker world in SUDS' exploration of torture Read more »| 03 Aug 2008