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
Phil Nichol - Hiro Worship
Phil Nichol's well-executed rock music interludes provide only temporary relief from a trite tale Read more »| 05 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stoopud Fucken Animals
Hot. Young. Talent. Three words not usually associated with the rural county of Suffolk. Still, in the case of East Anglia’s premier playwright, Joel H... Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How To Pimp Your Kids And Shop For Free At Waitrose
Despite possessing one of the best show titles on the Fringe this year, the show soon descends into a laugh free lecture Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Last South: Pursuit of the Pole
The gallantry inherent in both the original memoirs transfers smoothly to the stage with the help of two accomplished actors who generously inject their own charisma into the already estimable personalities Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Footlights - WHAM BAM
Should they fail to make it professionally in comedy, they could still have a career as a serviceable indie band Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett
While lacking in ""left hand punch"", Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett produce a good-natured and witty stage sketch show Read more »| 04 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
All Daily Mail Writers Must Die
William Hanmer-Lloyd's attempts to ""turn hate into humour"" bewilder the audience Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Prisoner
In a stirring hour, his scalp is bloodied, his flesh is scalded and in a motion that toys with slapstick, his ribs are smashed with a black mallet Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Norman Lovett's Slide Show
The cynical quips that suited his Red Dwarf role so well seem a bit pathetic without the galactic context. Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Russell Howard - Adventures
Russell Howard blurs the line between fact and fiction, suggesting a winning strategy for the England Cricket team Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Books Festival, A Prologue
The brazen eclecticism on display in Edinburgh can only undermine the Richard & Judy stranglehold of mediocrity that has come to typify the common literary festival Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Big Pitch: Jihad: The Musical
""Oh my gawd, isn't Jihad just sooo hot right now!?"". Some folks, they say, have more money than sense. In the case of Jihad the Musical, a tuneful explora... Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Raz-Mataz
A sensory overload without exhilaration, Raz-Mataz is truly a grotesque mess of thespian excess Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Art of Swimming
Solo performances (especially those in intimate studio venues) possess a unique form of intensity for both the performer and the audience, placing demands on... Read more »| 04 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shappi Khorsandi: Carry On Shappi
She lets us in on on all these aspects of her life with a rare honesty and intelligence Read more »| 04 Aug 2007