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 FringeDiscipline and Punish
Hilarity gives way to a darker world in SUDS' exploration of torture Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
21:13
A brief encounter at 21:13 provokes an examination about love across language barriers Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeOn the Waterfront
This is, predictably, great theatre, but is perhaps bigger than the Fringe can really accommodate Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeGreenstick Boy
“Punk is dead, they buried the corpse under the Eleanor Cross,” spills Greenstick Boy’s ebullient heroine as her reminiscences drift toward... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeFelix Dexter - Not Just Another White Guy Lost In The Shuffle
Given the frightening levels of nutjob Fringe-liberalism on display in Edinburgh come festival season, it’s ironic that I have the Conservative Party t... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeIsy Suttie - The Suttie Show
As she bounces on to the stage with the sunny enthusiasm of a wet-behind-the-ears primary schoolteacher, there’s little sign that Isy Suttie is sufferi... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Cook - "Joy"
An emotional experience second to none in Fringe stand-up. Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jeff Kreisler 08
Political satire doesn’t often travel too well, even when it comes from so familiar a country as the U.S. Anyone who’s watched Jon Stewart’... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Damian Callinan in "mmm... they're small"
National stereotypes are something that people seldom believe to be true when applied to themselves. However, Australian comedian Damian Callinan has proven... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Seymour Mace in Testamental - Bible Stories Told By an Idiot
Anyone who’s walked the streets of the Toon on a Saturday night would be forgiven for greeting with scepticism a bible lesson from a Geordie. It’... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Christmas
The premise of this show may seem all too obvious. It is not difficult to imagine Ivan Brackenbury: a balding loser who dons Timmy Mallet glasses to entertai... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Olver - Ramble On
Mark Olver spends an hour and a half each day searching for naked people on Google Earth – porn’s just too easy these days. Having won the World Cup on Pro E... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Penny Dreadfuls: Aeneas Faversham Forever
"Caper" is a word underused in modern English. Today’s action/adventure/thrillers are replete with special effects, but the Victorian notion of the cap... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Josh Howie: Chosen
Josh Howie is a spiritual man. He was brought up a Buddhist, took part in a Native American 'vision-quest' – a 24 hour search for his sacred animal, an... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rob Deering: Boobs 2008
If there's one thing that's sure to attract laughter from a tipsy Fringe crowd hankering for comedy, it's boobs. So Rob Deering's new show – imaginativ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008