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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MusicJapan Marvelous Drummers @ George Square Theatre, 18 August
"How is a drum solo like a sneeze?" an old joke goes. "You can tell when it's coming, but you can't do anything about it." And with Japan Marvelous Drummer... Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Comedy Reviews: Back in the Bearpit
Bearpit comedy podcast alumni Fin Taylor and Mat Ewins reviewed at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe Theatre Reviews: RCS's Musical Theatre
Urinetown and Under the Ground star in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's offerings at the Fringe. Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Theatre Reviews: Shakespeare's Women
The Bard's women at the Fringe: Titania, Titus Andronicus, Othello, Method in Madness and Willy's Bitches. Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Theatre Reviews: Music as Storytelling
Black, What I Learned From Jonny Bevan, Black is the Colour of My Voice and Alchemy of the Piano reviewed. Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe Encounter @ EICC, 16 Aug
Performed and directed by Simon McBurney of Complicite, The Encounter is an astounding, immersive show. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015
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International Festivals
887 @ EICC, 14 Aug
Robert Lepage and his Ex Machina company bring 887 to the Edinburgh International Festival. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Music Plays
Gig plays at the Fringe! The Great Downhill Journey of Little Tommy, Fable and My Beautiful Black Dog. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Theatre Reviews: Ideastap Winners
Brute, Eulogy of Toby Peach, Much Further Out Than You Thought and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Wrestling @ Pleasance Courtyard, 18 Aug
Brendon Burns, Aisling Bea, Milton Jones and Bridget Christie all make appearances at this year's Wrestling event. Edinburgh's foremost canine reviewer Fringe Dog gets to grips with a "5star show" Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Characters
Zoe Coombs Marr, Diane Chorley, Emma Sidi and Katia Kvinge: character comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Sensoria launches its 2015 Programme
Sheffield music and film festival Sensoria returns for 2015, with Tim Burgess’s Tim Peaks Diner. Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Joanne Harris @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 16 Aug
Joanne Harris, discussing The Gospel of Loki as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Bowels and Birdwatching
Felicity Ward, Laura Lexx, Chris Stokes and Harriet Kernsley - four from the outer reaches of the Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Lydia Kavina talks theremins and Jura Unbound
Joining author Sean Michaels at The Skinny's Unbound night will be Lydia Kavina, the world's leading thereminist, grand-niece and protegé of its master inventor. We speak to her about Léon Termen's curious legacy Read more »| 19 Aug 2015