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 FringeCamille: The Dark Angel
The discerning Fringe reviewer is reluctant to give five stars to any show. This is not out of spite, or, as some might suggest, a power trip from the big bo... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Russell Kane: Human Dressage
Edward Whelan discovers Russell Kane has nothing to do with horses and everything to do with hilarious. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeRhys Darby: It's Rhys Darby Night
Given how well-loved the character has become, it seems perhaps unnecessary to introduce Rhys Darby as Murray from Flight of the Conchords. It would be yet m... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Susan Calman - The Last Woman on Earth
Loosely based on a heckle, Susan Calman’s The Last Woman on Earth proposes the world’s demise, leaving inmates of Underbelly’s cavern... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeErnest and the Pale Moon
Ernest and the Pale Moon is not a lavish production which only makes it a more astonishing achievement. The twisting tale of murder, insanity, mistaken ident... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Malcolm McLaren: "History is for pissing on"
Malcolm McLaren knows a lot when it comes to shameless self-promotion, aggravation and generally getting people's backs up – which is why his one-man show is unmissable, says Chris McCall. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Success Story
Catapulted into the limelight with the release of his Oscar-nominated film Walking With Theresa, director Raymond is hailed as an overnight success. Hollywoo... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hou Hou Shahou's Chorus of Descent
As audiences take to their seats for Babolin Theatre's latest production, accompanied by the ambient piano strains of a young man in grotesque drag, they wou... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Matt Kirshen: Shorter than Napoleon
Here’s a fresh-faced comedian who certainly doesn't beat around the bush. Matt Kirshen might look young, but at age 29 and eight years into... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeGarrison Keillor: Fishing on Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor's plane was delayed, so the first day of the Book Festival culminated with the author walking on stage, late, carrying his suitcase. He told a story of Lake Wobegon - his mythical "boyhood home", and the setting of his fiction. Here he describes his uncle Jack... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeTwo Episodes of MASH
Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan have fully justified the decision to bring their polished double act back to the Fringe, with some strong new material sharing... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Noir
Noir is an ambitious re-imagining of a 1930s detective thriller told through circus performance and acrobatics. But don’t go expecting a backdrop of gr... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stuck in a Rut
This production would be more satisfying if it didn’t set out to make a point. A Guardian quotation lamenting the bleak prospects of the “New Lab... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Little Gem
In the writing debut of Dublin actress Elaine Murphy, the audience is presented with the shared lives of three generations of women from a working class Dubl... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Something About Others
With the average ticket price at the Festival soaring to a whopping £12, it’s not surprising that Fringe-goers are reluctant to stray outside the... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009