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 FringeGrit @ Bedlam Theatre
Making full use of illustrations, puppets and innovative stage props, Tortoise in a Nutshell have created an important and imaginative piece of visual theatr... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Shadow Dancer
A taut, sinewy thriller from Man on Wire director James Marsh Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Belt Up Theatre: A Little Princess @ C Nova
Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess will really transport you back to your childhood Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeBitesize Chekhov @ Merchant's Hall
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible. – Anton Chekhov Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeSalome @ Greenside
Bring to me the head of Jokanaan Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Louise Welsh
Louise Welsh’s event at this year's Edinburgh Book Festival was a variety box of delights, featuring readings from her latest book, a mini-masterclass ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Charles Fernyhough and Ben Marcus
An interesting discussion chaired by psychologist Jennifer Wild which considered the interplay between science and literature and their influences on each ot... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell
It’s a difficult proposition to ask the writer and illustrator of a children’s book to discuss their work in front of the kind of mixed-age audie... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: James Gleick
The first piece of information the audience learned at this event was that James Gleick’s surname is pronounced ‘Glick’. This was an event ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Bellos
For some reason, David Bellos has been listed as a Scot in the programme, but this is not the case, as he pointed out. He’s actually from England, but ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Lammy
Right from the start, David Lammy’s event at the Edinburgh Book Festival was a very personal affair. The MP for Tottenham, tipped by some as a future p... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Frank Cottrell Boyce & Andrew Motion
This event saw two ‘giants of the literary world’ discussing their latest works and their origins in two classic pieces of literature. Their &lsq... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Booking Dance Festival / Split Bill @ EICC
Founded and produced by effervescent American dance expert Jodi Kaplan, this is the fourth year of the mini-festival, showcasing the myriad styles and ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Imposter
Deception and denial go hand-in-hand in this haunting documentary Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Corporeality@ Dance Base
Three artists' response to dance Read more »| 20 Aug 2012