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 FringeOut and about with... Simon Brodkin
Brodkin's character, Lee Nelson, tells Fest how he'd spend a free day at the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeThere's Something in the Fridge That Wants to Kill Me!
Bizarre character comedy with partial nudity and bananas Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Footlights: Devils
For the past 125 years, the Cambridge University Footlights have been turning out some of the nation's most prized comedians. As the current troupe bring the... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Raymond Mearns: Shaggy Dog Stories
It’s a bit tiring having to bear witness to all this arty-farty, innovative comedy. For a comic to keep their head above water in today’s Brave N... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
New Art Club's Extraordinary World
New Art Club want to be the Morecambe and Wise of interpretative-dance-comedy. They aren't Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ten Days...That Shook the Kitchen!
Davis’ dry wit and perceptive observations give a tried-and-tested formula some refreshing originality Read more »| 08 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh FringeMould and Arrowsmith: Calculating comedy
Mould and Arrowsmith's Sketch show in Powerpoint promises to help the I.T illiterate. But what are the most common problems faced by computers and their owners at the Fringe? Mould & Arrowsmith do some trouble shooting. Read more »| 08 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Medusa's Snakes: The Aftermath
We’ve all heard of the snake-laden monster from Greek mythology whose victims turn to stone at the very sight of her. This production provides an altog... Read more »| 08 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Zaltzman and Kreisler: Fair and Unbalanced
'Change' is the buzz word of today's political scene, so what does this mean for the political satirists? Robert Duffin speaks to Andy Zaltzman and Jeff Kreisler for a British and American perspective. Read more »| 08 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Q&A Jason Byrne
What makes you laugh? People falling over, monkeys, and pineapples. What is your family situation? 3 ninjas, 2 tigers and a 1 wrestler. Do you ever have do... Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeBerkoff speaks bluntly
There exists a piece of music by the composer Gavin Bryars in which the looped singing of an unnamed tramp rises above an increasingly dense cacophony of str... Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michael McIntyre at Fringe 2008
Those sceptical of McIntyre's comedic ability might just laugh themselves down from their high horses Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mr Saturday Night
Benjamin Edwards meets man-of-the-moment Michael McIntyre ahead of his sold-out Fringe run Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Uk Festivals
Edinburgh Interactive Festival '08
For the last eight or so years the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival has joined the other hoards of arts based festivals over the month of August,... Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 5 Writing Workshops
As well as avid devourers of books, the EIBF pulls crowds of writers through its gates, not least because of the particularly dense concentration of literary... Read more »| 07 Aug 2008