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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Uk FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Joe Hullait 'Joe Hullait Introduces Dane Baptiste to The Least Racist City in Scotland'
Fresh from working on a BBC pilot, Joe Hullait introduces the London circuit's finest prospect, Dane Baptiste, to the least racist city in Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Bec Hill 'Blueprints'
Small Australian will cure your phobias, or possibly make them worse Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Adam Kay from Amateur Transplants 'Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs'
Amateur Transplants front man Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings smutty songs Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsKeara Patricia Murphy: Flypaper For Freaks
Keara Patricia Murphy introduces a few of the freaks she's romanced and plans to dissect in her Glasgow Comedy Festival show Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Glasgow International Person
With Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art just round the corner, it's time to start getting prepared for the the two weeks of festivities and consider this great opportunity to support the biennial event Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Appel D'Air @ The Traverse
Up Up and Away Read more »| 01 Mar 2012
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Uk Festivals
Bratchy, The Wee Man & Mark Bratchpiece: Bratchpiece Family Album
The only family to have played all ten Glasgow Comedy Festivals, the Bratchpieces – that's Dad and sons Neil and David – talk to us about sibling rivalry and nicking bog roll Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Uk Festivals
A Finnish Delight: DocPoint 2012
Our writer treks to Helsinki to take in DocPoint 2012, the largest documentary festival in all of Scandinavia Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
For Your Consideration...
With the award season pantomime over for another year, we consider the merit of film awards Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Michael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Doug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Margins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
February 2012: Many people are reported to be excited about the Margins Book and Music Festival this month, as the start of this festival approaches Read more »| 22 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February The Wee Dub Festival continued on Sunday with Mad Professor's Dub Clinic - 'Roots of Dub' workshop. The ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2012 -
Uk FestivalsIn Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February Saturday night at the Wee Dub Festival in Edinburgh, gigs at The Caves and The Bongo Club inc... Read more »| 09 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February The Wee Dub Festival kicked off at the Wee Red Bar with appearances from Jammie J, Morphy, Ce... Read more »| 08 Feb 2012