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 FringeA Portrait Of Shazia Mirza
Iconoclast, Shazia Mirza sleepwalks through an uninspired evening Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Said Alice
'Said Alice' introduces a cast of surreal and sinister characters parodied from Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
You Don't Need to Know That
There’s a difference between madcap farce and sheer silliness, and this show never lapses into the latter Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alyssa Kyria: Woman of the year?
Woman of the Year? Let's say an emphatic "no" Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeAttack of the Soccer Moms
A tale of two super-competitive soccer mums is mired in cliché Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hand-Me-Down
Like a risky charity-shop ensemble, this might be just a little too out there Read more »| 09 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Max and Iván: Exposed
There’s nothing quite like a bit of gratuitous nudity on a flyer to get an audience through the door. Max, with the face for Channel 4, has an outty an... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Big Jessie's Bag of Drag
Jessie gives some priceless (free) careers guidance to any would-be drag star sitting in her audience tonight. If nothing else, you must remember this one, g... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Hegley - Beyond our Kennel
When John Hegley saunters on stage, failing to introduce himself to those members of the audience who might not know who he is or what he does, he launches i... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carey Marx: Caryness
Carey Marx has been accused of misogyny in his stand-up routines, but flatly denies it. “I’m a great fan of women,” he insists, “in f... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carnival des Phénomènes
For ten pounds, four hours of entertainment is an affordable complement to a night out with friends, and the underground Gilded Balloon venue where these lat... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeOut and about with... Simon Brodkin
Brodkin's character, Lee Nelson, tells Fest how he'd spend a free day at the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
There's Something in the Fridge That Wants to Kill Me!
Bizarre character comedy with partial nudity and bananas Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeFootlights: Devils
For the past 125 years, the Cambridge University Footlights have been turning out some of the nation's most prized comedians. As the current troupe bring the... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Raymond Mearns: Shaggy Dog Stories
It’s a bit tiring having to bear witness to all this arty-farty, innovative comedy. For a comic to keep their head above water in today’s Brave N... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008