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 FringeWank Bank Masterclass @ Gilded Balloon
In his final article, the indefatigable Fred Fletch reviews a Fringe show entirely appropriate to his skill-set Read more »| 10 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeFoxdog Studios @ Laughing Horse, The Cellar Monkey
Foxdog Studios present a show of technical finesse and bizarre storytelling with an audience interaction element like no other Read more »| 10 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Decisions, Decisions
Two Fringe shows from two fine stand-ups examining life-changing choices of the personal and political. Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Theatre Reviews: Dance Base
Woodland creatures, power dynamics, secret languages... in this round-up, we take a look at what's on offer at Dance Base in the first week of the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Joey Page @ Gilded Balloon, The Counting House
Joey Page's offbeat show hasn't yet reached its potential Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeRhys Nicholson @ Underbelly, Cowgate
After his Barry Award nomination in Melbourne, Rhys Nicholson returns to Underbelly in triumph Read more »| 09 Aug 2016
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Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Television Shows
The notion that television is the Holy Grail for young comedians remains as stubborn as a sundried skidmark. Luckily there are a few on the circuit who can shake off the shackles of that obsession for long enough to have a bit of fun with it Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Colin Hoult / Anna Mann @ Pleasance Courtyard
Luvvies are mercilessly lampooned in A Sketch Show for Depressives, which opens with two guys in unitards who seem to have mistakenly wandered over from West... Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Birthday Girls @ Pleasance Courtyard
High-energy Fringe favourites power into Pleasance with another hit show Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: It's only a Game Show
Think you’ve got what it takes to surmount an arbitrary challenge? Try your hand at these game shows to test your mettle. Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Expensive Shit @ Traverse Theatre
“I want what you have,” a nightclub toilet attendant and ex-dancer laments through an empty mirror frame into the eyes of a captive audience. &ld... Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe: Top of the Pop-Ups
We round up the best pop-up bars, cafes and food and drink options at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Holly Burn @ Underbelly, Med Quad
Adept performer Holly Burn's show explores what it is to be the special one Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
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Elliot Steel @ Gilded Balloon, The Counting House
With new show Netflix 'n' Steel, South London’s Elliot Steel brings his generation's views to the Fringe Elliot Steel’s show title is almost a p... Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
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Tom Ward @ Pleasance Courtyard
Tom Ward plays it a touch too safe in an otherwise very promising debut hour Read more »| 08 Aug 2016