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 Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 - Godliman and Lane
A pair of female Sloanes eulogise working-class pastimes, a couple of dumb presenters sell increasingly useless products and bursts of radio urge the purchase of mundane items to the lowest common denominator: all performed with vigour but made wearisome by repetition. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Skinnyfest 3 - Glenn Wool
There is a common misconception among comedians who deal in satire that it means a largely miserable and depressing view of the world. Glenn knows this isn't so. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SkinnyFest 3 - Emotional Midget
The characters exist in a netherworld of non-stop parties, binge drinking and paranoia. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SkinnyFest 3 - Dwight Slade
Surely deserving of a personal file at the FBI Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Skinnyfest 3 - Carey Marx
Braving a spontaneous show, he reveals quick wit and confidence: he builds an easy rapport, supported by the crowd's enthusiasm.
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Edinburgh Fringe
SkinnyFest 3 - Andy Parsons
moaning will never be the same again: it just got funny Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Edinburgh Fringe
Skinnyfest 03 - Count Arthur Strong - The Musical?
The jumbling of the English language is a joy to hear. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Floating SKINNYFEST 3
Hugh Hughes is all about 'connection'. This may have something to do with the fact that his entire story is about 'disconnection', both literally and figurat... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
And Even My Goldfish' - SKINNYFEST 3
Leed's based Chotto Ookii's (Japanese for "just a little bit bigger")first foray into the Fringe is a darkly funny look at one man's neuroticrampage through ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNyFEST 3 Transposition
Teamwork, one of India's leading dance companies, almost didn't get to perform Transposition this year. With their sets held up at customs due to the Heathro... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 Telesquat
19 minutes into Telesquat's accompanying piece, 'From Popping to Pop or vice-versa', unrest in the audience is apparent. One man laughs uncomfortably, others... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 Dreamers
From humble beginnings in Argentina to New York jazz joints and run-ins with Immigration, identical twins, Facundo and Martin Lombard, take us through the tu... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SkinnyFest 3 - Spank!
women, in comedy, nude. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dance Base Show 4... Rosie Kay's Wild Party (skinnyfest 2) dance
The Wild Party is more than Rosie Kay's full-length choreographic debut; it is a remarkably intelligent and confident integration of different genres. Dance... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dance Base Show 3... Norman Douglas, Jem Treays & Janis Claxton (skinnyfest 2) dance
Powerful and gripping, this programme has moments that will grab you by the throat. From the moment Jem Treays enters the stage he dictates both pace and sus... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006