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 FringeDanny Pensive's Map Of Britain
There is a lollipop waiting for each member of the audience on their chair – Danny Pensive is off to a good start. He begins his show by way of a littl... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeAdam Larter: The Legend Of Bob Geldof (and other short stories)
Imagine an episode of Glee written by Frank Sidebottom, and you'll be about halfway to understanding the whimsical nature of Adam Larter's The Legend Of Bob ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mat Ricardo: 3 Balls and a New Suit
Mat Ricardo was plainly born in the wrong era. Like those women in war films who shove battleships across a table with big sticks, Juggler just isn’t ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
88mph
A show starting at this time is usually on late for a reason – you expect an amount of adult humour, some crude jokes maybe, lots of swearing or dark j... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Get Happy
Showcasing an eclectic mix of acts, Get Happy features some obvious high points in an uneven hour of comedy. The credit must go to Mary Bourke for earning th... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Oyster Eyes: Keeping The Captain Warm
There is no sight that reassures you quite so much as venue staff laying out extra rows of seats. The show is oversold, the room is crammed full, and we are ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011
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Edinburgh Fringe
Voodoo Revue
If cabarets were bags of Revels, Voodoo Revue would be devoid of coffee ones. This is possibly the best cabaret I’ve ever been to, with over an hour o... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeAsian Provocateurs: Rule Britannia!
Sajeela Kershi and Yasmeen Khan are the UK’s leading female British-Asian sketch duo. It’s possible they’re the only female British-Asian s... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tiernan Douieb vs The World
It's worth mentioning that Tiernan Douieb has a dose of Fringe Flu and this seems to drain the energy from his performance. A high-tempo delivery would help ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Marcel Lucont Etc: A Chat Show
Brit-baiting French chat show host Marcel Lucont is one of the most compelling comic characters of this year's Fringe. Nursing a glass of red wine as he saun... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Big Value Comedy Show
As he takes the stage, Eric Lampaert is full of his trademark energy. Never once pausing for breath, he is a whirlwind of words. This, apparently, is not qui... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Three Englishmen: Optimists
It would be very easy to liken these Englishmen to those Monty Python boys. Easy, but true. Musical sketches, dressing like ladies, daft accents, and Tom Hen... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Guilt and Shame
This shows starts as a disaster and gets worse. Within five minutes, Gabriel Bisset-Smith and Robert Cawsey are apologising and advising how to claim a refun... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dan Willis: Radiohead Redux
For some it’s cranking up the record player and whisking out the vinyl. For others it’s getting drunk in the company of Spotify, or taking turns ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Peeling PVA in Happier Mache
What makes a sketch group really great is the sense that they’re all on the same page, each of them holding up their end, and that they’re comple... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011