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 FringeCoalition: The Play
Coalition is a play envisioning the tough times still to come for the Liberal Democrats as their leader, Matt Cooper (played by Thom Tuck), a sort of foul-mo... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Funeral of Conor O'Toole
Nine of us gather beside the Underbelly box office before following Conor O’Toole to an undisclosed location, leading us from the hubbub of Bristo Squa... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeSusan Calman: This Lady's Not for Turning Either
The muggy venue at the Underbelly is jam-packed as Susan Calman makes a rather understated entrance. This is not the start of the show, merely a preamble. So... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna
Scott Agnew has been on the comedy circuit for a few years now, but he's only been on the gay sauna circuit for one. Due to Agnew's wonderful story-telling a... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For Fuckwits
Liam Mullone is never going to win a Fosters Award. He's too clever. Not only does his hour showcase his expertise at satire, surrealism and stuffed animals,... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tony Jameson & Katie Mulgrew Tell Tales
For all of you expecting yet another comedy double act, you may be sorely disappointed. This is a show split in two. First we get Katie Mulgrew, a lively, fr... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Lee Fenwick: Geoff The Entertainer
This is Geoff. And Geoff's an entertainer. There's singing and dancing, haphazardly hilarious ghost tours and even a brief game of chess. Is there nothing Ge... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsMagic Words @ Unbound, Charlotte Square
Literarily Amazing Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Up & Over It – Back on our Feet @ Assembly George Square
Riverdance alumni 'Up and Over It' take a sledgehammer to Irish dancing stereotypes Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Who's Your Daddy @ Assembly Hall
Johnny O'Callaghan's comic, one-man play, tells the true story of a trip to Uganda that became a quest to adopt a local orphan Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Canterville Ghost @ Greenside
And really Sir Simon, you have been very wicked! Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Assembly George Square
Starting in a school detention, the idea was promising and the teacher, who later becomes Puck, gave the best performance of the whole play. The transition f... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Candide @ Church Hill Theatre
“From what is worse what can come but what is better.” Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fruitful Ties and Bone Dust – Steinvor Palsson/Mathew Hawkins and Lucy Suggate The Bodyfarm @ Dance Base
An inspired double-bill Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions @ Summerhall
A fantastic and curious meditation into a deranged and interesting mind. Read more »| 16 Aug 2012