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 FestivalsDigital Tools for a Smooth Festival Ride
How did people figure out the festivals in the old days? Who knows. Now we have smartphones. Here's what you need to get you through August with the maximum amount of free time for beer Read more »| 30 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeWhere Has All the Theatre Gone: The Allure of Edinburgh Festival and Fringe
As the Fringe approaches, Northwest companies Big Wow and Black Toffee Theatre discuss the enduring allure of Edinburgh, theatre’s largest magnet Read more »| 30 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
1 Second Revolution: GENERATION's Paul Carter retrospective
Part of both GENERATION and EAF, Icaro Menippus [x2] offers a long anticipated retrospective of the work of sculptor Paul Carter Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Where Do I End and You Begin: The Common Wealth
Bringing together curators and artists from across the Commonwealth, Where Do I End and You Begin offers an ambitious and wide-ranging discussion on art practice and life across the globe Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dance Theatre at the Fringe
Lying somewhere between dance and physical theatre, dance theatre is offering a strong showing in this year's Edinburgh Festivals. We take a closer look at a couple of the shows on offer this August Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Uk FestivalsI Knead You Tonight... Homebaked, Anfield
Homebaked, the community-run bakery and land trust in north Liverpool and a legacy of Liverpool Biennial's 2012 public realm commissioning programme, seems to be going strong. We talk to Sue Humphreys and Jeanne van Heeswijk to find out what's what Read more »| 29 Jul 2014
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Uk FestivalsStuff @ 24:7 Festival, 18-24 Jul
Stuff, from writer Mick Cooper, starts with a seemingly straightforward premise: affluent bachelor Xav (Karl Greenwood) is dying of a brain tumour and has co... Read more »| 25 Jul 2014 -
International Festivals
Dekmantel returns to Amsterdam Bos for second instalment
Bringing with it generous amounts of talent per square inch, Dekmantel festival returns to the Amsterdam woods this year – and we'll be reporting from amid the trees... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Uk Festivals
T in the Park 2014: Sunday 13 July
And on the third day, let there be sun. Like Atom Tree the night before, another Glasgow electronic act assembles beneath the crimson glare of the T Bre... Read more »| 18 Jul 2014 -
Uk Festivals
T in the Park 2014: Friday, 11 July
What began as a relatively small shindig in Strathclyde Park way back in 1994, with some seventeen-odd thousand punters gathering to see Rage Against The Mac... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 2014 Preview
For its third year running, the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival will be held from 17-25 July. Acting as a creative platform in showcasing both inter... Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Cannibalism on The Fringe
A true story exploring the unravelling of humanity among imprisoned WWII soldiers Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Gadd: 'Take risks. Accept failure.'
Richard Gadd, creator of Fringe 2013's most twisted success story, Cheese and Crack Whores, on writing, performing and toying with bad taste Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Uk Festivals
As it Happens: Sunday at T in the Park 2014
T in the Park 2014 Rolling pictorial reportage of the action, coming live from T in the Park's final year in Balado. Photography by Jassy Earl a... Read more »| 13 Jul 2014 -
Uk Festivals
As it Happens: Saturday at T in the Park 2014
T in the Park 2014 Rolling pictorial reportage of the action, coming live from T in the Park's final year in Balado. Photography by Jassy Earl a... Read more »| 12 Jul 2014