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 FringeAidan Bishop - No Sissy Stuff at Edinburgh Fringe: Review
Christmas 2007, and good boy Aidan Bishop has just received a present from Santa. It’s Fisher Price’s My First Stand-up Show. Inside, it’s ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Charlotte Square: loitering within tents
Talks on the environment and the economy were depressing; a grumpy poet showed his sentimental side, and the ever first European Moth was bewildering - Fest casts its eye over the latest from the still-rainy Book Festival Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeJulian Clary: Lord of the Mince Review
Something terrible has happened. The erudite, witty, loquacious contestant on Radio 4's long-running Just a Minute has been kidnapped. It's surely not him pe... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
If That's All There Is
It’s her special day, but Frances’ new husband is ruining it. His wedding speech is just so boring. Who cares about the two different types of ca... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Trial
Lead up a dank, heat-damaged staircase—an eerie reminder of the of the fire which consumed the Gilded Balloon’s old address on the Cowgate—... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David Sedaris: You don't know my sister!
Undisputed king of the New Yorker and America's campest literary idol, David Sedaris treated Charlotte Square to two unpublished stories. Here we publish some highlights from the riotous Q & A that followed Read more »| 23 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Amanda Palmer at Fringe Festival: Review
You can call Amanda Palmer many things; an extrovert, a talented pianist, a chronicler of female anguish and despair, a wise-cracking performer. She’s ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeCabaret Whore
The Free Fringe: where performers can only dream of breaking even thanks to their reliance on donations from audiences. "At least it was free," they usually ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour
It’s roughly 15 minutes into Pappy’s Fun Club’s World Record Attempt and something feels…wrong. The laughs are there, the performanc... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Retreat! marches forward
Edinburgh's folk music scene is flourishing, as the Retreat! Festival proves. Fergus Weir speaks to the artists involved and discovers a can-do attitude often forgotten in the commercialised world of the Fringe Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Sinha: 39 Years Of Solitude
Paul Sinha is a single, gay, Asian ex GP and comedian. Often being asked what it is like to be all these things understandably drives him nuts, since these a... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Neil Gaiman: literary biped
With his army of fans, fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is one of Charlotte Square's most popular tickets. He told Ed Ballard what it's like to reach a stage in his career when he can do whatever he wants. Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sean Hughes: What I Meant to Say Was...
Sean Hughes is getting older, and he's angry about it. As with his return to the stand-up circuit in 2007, this year's offering sees Hughes ranting his way t... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pythonesque
Charting the formation of the most successful comedy sketch groups of all time in a one hour stage show is a tough gig. Equally tough is intertwining this st... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Thankless Child
After distinguished service with Edinburgh University’s acclaimed ad lib comedy troupe The Improverts, Freya Slipper and Liz Black are used to producin... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009