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 Tempest in the Firth of Forth
This is a must-see, enchanting production. Prepare to be spirited away (by coach) from the Edinburgh Festival turmoil to what appears to be a remote, sea-gir... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Extremists @ Assembly Roxy
If you've ever flicked on to America's Fox News, out of curiosity, a desire for humour or just by accident, then you'll know a little about what to expect fr... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeLa Donna è Mobile @ Summerhall (Demonstration Room)
Remote Control perform La Donna è Mobile in the Demonstration Room, which is a very appropriate environment. The medical study of subject A who is enc... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeKnightmare Live
Despite a healthy interest in Lego, I’m not a prepubescent boy; the arrival of the 90s and a bodacious rack saw to that. I’ve retired my childhoo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeOn the Beach by John Osborne @ Pleasance Dome
John Osborne, creator of sell-out hit John Peel’s Shed, documents a day spent by the seaside and the inimitable joy it creates Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeSluts of Possession @ Dancebase
Rosie Kay returns with Brazilian Guilherme Miotto in a fascinating new show, which invades consciousness through its physicality and mesmeric power. A fusion... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh FringeBreaking News @ Summerhall
Is it possible to know too much news? Award winning Icelandic theatre company VaVaVoom explore this question through a variety of mediums, from puppets to projections, in an effort to explore the world of Breaking News. Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Three Lions @ Pleasance Courtyard
David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham walk into a hotel room in Zurich… And that high-concept synopsis is as funny as William Gaminara&rsquo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Pearl @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dumbshow bring their adaptation of a John Steinbeck novella to the Fringe with their usual creative flair and imagination Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeEllie Taylor: Ellievision @ The Counting House
Ellie Taylor certainly doesn't lack confidence – bounding onto the stage, she immediately gets stories from the front row. A friend is found in a group... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeAustentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
The fact they're turning people away daily speaks volumes of improv group Austentatious. The premise is simple: the audience writes down the Jane Austen titl... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeSilky: It Was This Show or Have Kids
They say to make people laugh for a living must be the hardest job in the world, but there are some performers for whom it seems effortless. Silky is one of ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeLost Voice Guy: A Voice of Choice
First off: Lost Voice Guy is pretty darned inspirational. Though he’s unable to speak due to cerebral palsy, he still decided to pursue a career as a s... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeSally-Anne Hayward: Hey, Follower!
Hayward’s audience is undeservedly small today, and as she shuns the ridiculous concept of needing a mic, we all very politely skirt around the fact th... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeTom Binns Does Ivan Brackenbury and Others
Tom Binns opens by announcing his new character: the generic, adequate comic Tom Binns. And you have to say that he nails this character because his opening ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013