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
Steve Williams
There’s a great deal of potential in a show title which evokes fond memories of the World Wrestling Federation’s most irreplaceable son. The Ulti... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeLady Garden
Watching a bunch of ex-drama students debuting at the Fringe, showcasing home-grown material, is unlikely to instill a great sense of anticipation. Everyone ... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Guide to Sexual Misery
Wolfgang Weinberger’s Guide to Sexual Misery cuts a fine line between comedy and therapy. Weinberger, an Austrian version of Des O’Connor, invest... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Joanna Neary at Fringe Review
It's often a mistake for a comedian to pretend to be nervous as part of their act. It's seems like a fertile furrow for comedy when you're in front of the ba... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ismo Leikola: Rogue State Finland
There's something that doesn't quite click about Rogue State Finland, but it's hard to say exactly what. Ismo Leikola is clearly a very funny man, and has to... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dead Cat Bounce
Let’s get something straight from the outset – this show doesn’t involve dead cats. Not at all. To my relief there’s not a dead bounc... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh FringeRichard Herring
Herring is on a personal journey. His latest Fringe offering is an hour-long retreat into the past to find out what the lasting psychological effects are on ... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Man I Cure
A modern folktale which blurs the lines between reality, imagination and hallucination Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bouncy Castle Dracula
A real contender for the worst show at this year's Fringe Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeDirt
Brought in from the fringes of our society, 'Dirt' sympathetically explores an individual's struggle within a foreign culture Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeWho Writes This Crap?
A peek into Luke Wright's diaries proves that PRs and poets are equally susceptible to crap Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beyonce - Stop Punching Robbie
Anarchy in the museum gift shop and teacher-on-teacher spats: Cecilia Delatori's experiences as a nursery school teacher are no teddy bears' picnic Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Webster's Pictionary
Every year, during the first day of the Festival, something goes wrong. Though there are still a couple of days left before the Royal Mile becomes a no-go ar... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Worth Every Penny
Brian Blessed, Doctor Who and Basil the Great Mouse Detective: Yasmin Sulaiman delves into the world of the Penny Dreadfuls, Edinburgh’s own Victorian league of gentlemen Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Death Proof Comedian
Ex Lawyer turned comedian, Keith Farnan takes on the American death penalty system in his first fringe show, titled Cruel and Unusual. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008