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 FringeWill Franken: Things We Did Before Reality
You know those old cartoons where people would reach into a bag and pull an array of bizarre objects, like typewriters and pianos and horses? Will Franken... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Doctor Brown: Befrdfgth
It starts off with a traditional bit of crowd irritation: kicking people in the arse as they file in, nicking drinks and shopping bags: the usual Doctor Br... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeAbsolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It
This show promises that the audience will 'leave a little healthier, with some insights into longevity.' We did receive quite a nice tip on effective hand m... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Impenetrable Click @ The Beehive
The Impenetrable Click is an apt name for this sketch group as at times the jokes are impenetrable and the performers don't click. However, there is some mer... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Faust/us @ Sweet Grassmarket
Our protagonist begins by lying on the floor, while the audience's attention is drawn towards two circular video screens at the back wall of the stage. These... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeTreasure Island @ C Too
Stevenson’s adventure tale of intrigue, betrayal, and honour amongst pirates has always been sufficiently gripping to capture the imagination of childr... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Candida @ Assembly George Square
Candida is a brilliantly intelligent play by George Bernard Shaw exploring those ‘things people make themselves fools about’ such as maturity, de... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Suite Hope @ Dance Base
Conceived of by Chiara Frigo, performed in conjunction with fellow Italian Maru Rivas Medina, Suite Hope packs a remarkable physical intensity that heightens... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Juana in a Million @ Pleasance
Juana in a Million is one of the only shows at the Edinburgh Fringe which has been decades in the making - the theatrical product of the lives of immigrants.... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fast Portraits @ Dance Base
Stretched Canvas Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeMachines for Living @ Zoo
Build, and it will ruin society Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
William Letford & Sean Borodale – Working Poets
The Skinny’s second event at the Book Festival will feature two poets who hold down other jobs: Sean Borodale and William Letford Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nick Page: My Glorious Hypothetical Life As A Eunuch
Fast-talking Nick Page used to be the presenter of Escape To The Country before an interview he gave with the Radio Times allegedly got him sacked by the BBC... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Prize @ Underbelly
It's a winner Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Angels @ The Traverse
The most admirable and engaging aspect of Angels is the relentless physical and emotional energy spent by Iain Robertson as he throws himself around the sm... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012