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 FringeThe Bunker Trilogy: Morgana @ C Nova
It says something about the quality of Jethro Compton’s productions and the uniqueness of his trilogy of bunker-set plays that they have people scrambl... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Bunker Trilogy: Agamemnon @ C Nova
Jethro Compton directs three plays inspired by great dramatic and literary figures, beginning with part one of The Oresteia Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth @ C Nova
The bunker of the play’s title is undoubtedly the star attraction of Jethro Compton’s immersive offering to the Fringe. The cramped performance s... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeBeats @ Pleasance Above
With Kieran Hurley behind the mic and DJ Hush Puppy at the decks, Beats looks at how the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act criminalising raves in 1994 af... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Librarians @ TheSpace on North Bridge
Stilts and Puppetry, down in the old li'bry. Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Zoe Lyons: Pop-up Comic
Zoe Lyons’ show is a warm, rich comedy treat, filled to the brim with witty, funny observations and questions about the everyday oddities of life. ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh Fringe
Nat Luurtsema: Here She Be
One of comedy's power couples and two-thirds of sketch juggernauts Jigsaw, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema were doing fine until they recently split up. Now bot... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
From Where I'm Standing @ Underbelly Cowgate
Theatre company :DELIRIUM:'s From Where I'm Standing is a haunting time-travel experience that starts in the present moment in Mumbai, when a disaster forces... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Liam Williams: Just The Tonic
Although there have been plenty of morose, eloquent comics down through the years, like Dylan Moran and Andrew Lawrence, there's always room for one more. In... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Simon Munnery: Fylm
Simon Munnery’s brand of alternative comedy has always been distinctly left-field, but his latest experiments are more unique than ever. Similar to 201... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Measure For Measure @ Zoo Southside
Shakespeare at the Fringe is inevitable, a key part of the festival's make up. It is also tricky. Everything has to be edited and cut down, often into only a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jamie Demetriou: People Day
People Day is unlike anything I’ve seen this year. The incongruous props littering the stage, and manic chatter between a cluster of lamps set a suitab... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
Mark Thomas works for the forces of good. Few people can consider the activist-comedian’s political work over the last 20 years to be anything but righ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David Alnwick: Totally Ninja
I've hated magicians ever since my parents were killed by flamboyant razzamatazz; there is something about a man who can't button his shirt and whose pockets... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Mukesh Kapila
In recent years efforts have been made to bring to light the ongoing ethnic cleansing that has ravaged Sudan. Dave Eggers’ biographical novel of Valent... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013