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 FringeRich Hall
Rich Hall grumbles into the microphone as if he’s just killing time. He's has been in the comedy business for over 20 years and it's apparent in the ea... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeBob Doolally: Straight in the Bawbag
Considering the state of Scottish football, it’s just as well ex-player, ex-manager and serial ex-husband Bob Doolally has a sense of humour. Paul Sned... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shappi Khorsandi: The Distracted Activist
Shappi Khorsandi can’t win. Her critics slam her for relying too much on her Iranian heritage, yet the diversity-hungry press are desperate to pigeon-h... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeDouble Art History Review by Becca Pottinger
You can only sit in wonder at the late afternoon epiphany that made Will Gompertz, a director at the Tate Gallery, think this might be a good idea. Set deep ... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeBridget Christie: My Daily Mail Hell
Daily Mail Hell is a decisive rant about Christie’s time doing the admin for the paper’s gossip column. A great deal of the show’s delivery... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Funny
Taking place in an intimate venue on Holyrood Road, Funny explores the use of humour as a weapon of the state. The idea of humour being used to break the det... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Barbershopera II
The Barbershopera formula hasn't changed much since last year. And why not – it's the formula that bagged them two Musical Theatre Matters awards. More... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
One Up, One Down
The full-length mirrors and artificial lights of a shop fitting room set the scene for Gilmore Productions’ latest dance show One Up, One Down. A wry c... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beggars Belief
Student theatre has its ups and downs, and this production is predictably no different. Fortunately, the ups conquer the downs as we follow a night in the li... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Event
“Stop me if you've heard this one before,” announces an unidentified man from the stage. The audience remains mute and, true to the script's... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Life in Three Acts
The format of Mark Ravenhill’s latest offering at the Edinburgh Fringe is more of an interview than a play; a three-part series of edited conversations... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
FBI: Fairy Tale Bureau of Investigation
Mother Goose has been kidnapped. We all know the police are ill-equipped to cope with such testing circumstances. This is a job for the FBI: the Fairy T... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Matthew Sharp in... Johnny's Midnight Goggles
"It's just a bit of pre-show music; carry on chatting" says Matthew Sharp, as the audience files in. "Get to know each other – it'll help when I start ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Normality
Normality, a South African one-man play starring Pedro Kruger, is ostensibly an exploration into living with physical disability. Yet the play also questions... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Gannet
The Gannet, from Fat Content Theatre Company, is a post-modern take on the Brothers Grimm classic Hansel and Gretel fairytale that began as an experiment in ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009