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 Fringe
Broken Records at Edinburgh Fringe
The story of Edinburgh’s Broken Records is already becoming well worn; but for those still unfamiliar with the band, here are the basics. There are se... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beachy Head at Edinburgh Fringe - The Skinny
Having been awarded a Fringe First and short-listed for the Carol Tambor Award for their first play Mile End in 2007, expectation surrounding Analogue's foll... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Cardinal Burns at Edinburgh Fringe: Preview
Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns, two-thirds of comedy sketch trio 'Fat Tongue' bring their first full show to this year’s Fringe under their new au... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Barflies: A Staging of Charles Bukowski's writings
Which great works of art might never have seen the light of day without the assistance of a few slurps? Can we learn more from the edge of a barstool than fr... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Anna & Katy Event Preview
"So funny you'll think they're men," reads the blurb for this duo's return to the Fringe after a four-year hiatus. Since their 2005 performance of Penny Spub... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sean Hughes
Two years after his return to the stand-up circuit following a decade's absence, former Perrier winner and Never Mind the Buzzcocks captain Sean Hughes is ba... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Alun Cochrane is a Daydreamer (at night) at Edinburgh Fringe: Preview
Alun Cochrane offers a blend of the mundane and the fantastical. Taking his material from all corners of his mortgage-paying, newspaper-flicking, Skoda-drivi... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
An Audience with John Smeaton
Former baggage handler and one-man war on terror John Smeaton is the closest thing to a superhero Glasgow will ever see. After helping to foil the rather fe... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A Stroke of Genius
Coinciding with Darwin year—celebrating the publication of the acclaimed naturalist's seminal text On The Origin of Species—A Stroke of Genius is... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A British Subject at Edinburgh Fringe: Preview
Multi-award-winning director Hannah Eidinow charts the story of how British journalist Don Mackay gained access to the death row cell of Mirza Tihar Hussein,... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mother India Cafe
3-5 Infirmary Street, South Central Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mosque Kitchen
50 Potterrow, South Central Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Monteiths
61 High Street, South Central Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Monboddo
34 Bread Street, West Central Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Maison Bleue
36-38 Victoria Street, Old Town Read more »| 04 Aug 2009