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 FringeTim MInchin: Ready For This?
Tim Minchin is, by now, somewhat of a rock star. And what goes better with rock stars than nostalgia? Well, here’s a big dose of it: Minchin’s sh... Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mr Methane – Fart Attack
Putting the art into fart, professional flatulist, Mr Methane tells Chris Williams of adventures with Keith and Orville and the Grand Emperor of Tokyo Broadcasting Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeFour Chords and the Truth
Doug Johnstone and Toby Litt have trained boyhood yearnings for rock-stardom into exposés of backstage truth and onstage myth Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeSlammed, but not Dunked
Bookslam was a noble effort that failed to convince Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
No Country for Old Benn
A sermon in morality from Britain's national conscience is nothing new - but Tony Benn is getting ready to leave the pulpit Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jidariyya
The Palestinian National Theatre has been described by its director as having “a very big name for a very small company”. And as the curtain fall... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Pendulum
What links the Chemical Brothers, the Prodigy and Aussie beat-masters Pendulum? The answer of course is 'Voodoo People', the Prodigy's classic rave generatio... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Kate Nash
Chirpy, cheery and perhaps even a bit chavvy, Kate Nash waltzes back into Edinburgh for the inaugural Edge Festival, bringing her unique brand of mockney mon... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dybbuk
Inner demons are the focus of Polish powerhouse TR Warszawa’s double bill at the International Festival this year, incarnated as mental illness in 4.48... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Itsoseng
Omphile Molusi, his lanky frame straining, lugs a trunk across stage and begins to kick it. His languid, relaxed body explodes into motion, he shrieks, then... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Factory
In a not too distant dystopian future, rabid consumerism has engulfed the world. Personal identity is defined through designer branding, and corporate conglo... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Caesar Twins
The ever-brilliant Gemini of the Fringe shine on this year with unrelenting vivacity, bringing to the upside-down cow an hour of volcanic athleticism to riva... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
4.48 Psychosis
There’s little doubt that 4.48 Psychosis would be a lesser play if it could be considered independently of its context. Its author Sarah Kane suffered ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Heckle Off: Luke Wright vs Joel Stickley
Luke Wright: I think it’s best if I introduce myself first, as no one knows who you are. My name’s Luke Wright and I’m 60% of the show Who ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
"Fuck with me and you gonna get it!"
She's a popular and award-winning face of the Fringe with 12 years' experience in stand-up. So why do some still contend that Josie Long's not a comedian? She ponders the problem with Tom Hackett Read more »| 17 Aug 2008