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
Tamar Broadbent @ Laughing Horse, Espionage
Musical comedian Tamar Broadbent impresses with her debut show Get Ugly Winning charm allows Tamar Broadbent to explore the highs and lows of being a single... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Call of Dudey @ Just the Tonic, The Caves
Dude Looks Like a Lady impressed at the Leicester Comedy Festival in February, and now the sketch group show promise in Edinburgh Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dance Base Week 2 reviews
M.I.S. – All Night Long Don Gnu [★★★★☆]This show is a sort of turbocharged Chuckle Brothers, mixed with Eric Sykes’ The Plank, circus, film deco... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Vaudeville
Three tales taking us back to the vaudeville-era Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Le Bossu @ Bedlam
Theatre company withWings are building a reputation for making delightful twists on classics. In 2014, they brought a convivial retelling of Tchaik... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
No Horizon @ Underbelly
New musical, No Horizon, tells the story of Nicholas Saunderson, a young Yorkshire man born in the late 1600s. Contracting smallpox, Saunderson lost his sigh... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016
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Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Two Riotous Double Acts
Both Yeti’s and Zach & Viggo walk the line of mischievous pranksters and sympathetic clowns Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Young Fathers @ The Hub, 14 August
Call it nepotism, call it bias, call it a home-town advantage... call it what you will, but let's be honest. For the 400-strong, sold-out crowd packed into T... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Four Double Acts
Four sketch double-acts ranging from promising to compelling Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Double Acts Get Personal
A good double-act can always bring the house down, and this pair of Fringe favourite pairs show us how to do just that. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pierre Novellie @ Pleasance Courtyard
Another impressive show from Pierre Novellie. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Police Cops @ Pleasance Dome
A romp through the cop show genre Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David Quirk @ Heroes, Bob's BlundaBus
Sharp, self-effacing and honest, David Quirk brings his show Approaching Perfection to the Fringe in glorious fashion. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Techno Glitter Penguins @ Underbelly, Cowgate
An alternative comedy experience awaits in Techno Glitter Penguins Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kieran Hodgson @ Voodoo Rooms, PBH Free Fringe
Another magnificant hour from Kieran Hodgson. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016