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 FringeAnna Emerson: An Evening with Patti DuPont @ St. John's
Indisposed and unable to attend, Hollywood legend Patti DuPont (whose credits would make The Simpsons' Troy McClure proud) has sent her daughter Linda with a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeRyan Coffey: Live and Loud @ Underbelly
Sitting in a damp dark venue in the Cowgate waiting for Ryan Coffey’s Live and Loud to begin, the eight member audience look at each oth... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeEllis & Rose: Jim Davidson's Funeral @ Bob & Miss Behave's Bookshop
Here Lies The Fringe: Never has awarding starry-shaped symbols been so difficult or meaningless. There are any number of reasons this could be a one star sho... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeAngela Barnes: You Can't Take it With You @ Pleasance Courtyard
Initially, Angela Barnes’ first solo stand-up show has all the hallmarks of your archetypal thirty-something Fringe debutant: single...check. Self-depr... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeMiles Allen: One Man Breaking Bad @ The Famous Spiegeltent
In a completely packed venue, where people are not only standing at the back but also squeezed into every available nook and cranny, the atmosphere here... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity @ Pleasance Courtyard
Thought-provoking, funny and rapid-fire, Nish Kumar’s Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity leaves the audience questioning their beliefs... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh Fringe
Ian Smith: Flappable @ Pleasance Beside
Ian Smith has a long list of things that get right on his tits. Whether it’s people being disgusting on public transport, or having to make suspicious ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire @ The Stand
Satirise This: Zaltzman is well known as one half of the hugely popular podcast duo responsible for The Bugle, here he returns to more familiar territor... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Katie Mulgrew: Happily Ever After @ Gilded Balloon
Kittens sometimes really are bastards, Darth Vader is a bit of a queen and Disney is much more influential than we give it credit for. These are just three o... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sophie Willan: Novice Detective @ Zoo
Red and black decorate a retro detective’s office complete with trench coats and an evidence board setting the scene for Sophie Willan’s&nbs... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
I Need a Doctor: The Whosical @ Pleasance Above
This show is reviewed from the vantage point of a seat behind two hardcore Dr Who fans and Frank Skinner. The fact all of them went home reasonably... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Vladimir McTavish + Keir McAllister: Aye Right? How No? - The Comedy Countdown to the Referendum @ Assembly Rooms
The problem for any comic trying to joke about the independence referendum is that satire died the moment the deputy leader of Scottish Labour turned up on t... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
National Loaf @ Paradise in the Vault
Charlotte Productions take on the WWll rationing crisis at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. National Loaf, however, fails to rise to the occasion. Set... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Wolf Whistle @ Paradise in the Vault
Mermaids Performing Arts Fund bring Wolf Whistle to the Fringe, an exploration of what people hide behind their everyday personas. Three women have mis... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How to Disappear Completely @ Underbelly Cowgate
How to Disappear Completely sees award-winning light designer Itai Erdal unveil the personal story of his mother’s death. In 2000, she was given only n... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014