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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Music
Pieces of a Man: A Gil Scott-Heron primer
Crunching four decades and 13 albums down into a greatest hits? We'd never dare. These are just a few stepping stones along the great poet's path Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Sketch Comedy
Norris & Parker, Massive Dad, Lazy Susan, Mid-Brow and Daphne: sketch comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Identity
Tony Law, Bridget Christie, David Elms, Rhys James and Tez Ilyas: stand-up at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Send in the Clowns
Dan Lees, Marny Godden, Mawaan Rizwan's FLUU and Trygve Wakenshaw's Nautilus: clowns at the Fringe. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Secrets and Regrets
Comedy drama at the Fringe: The Double Life of Malcolm Drinkwater and 10x10x10, plus stand-up from Bec Hill. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Growing pains
Aisling Bea, Ivo Graham and Ed Gamble adapt to adulthood through comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015
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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Magic Tricks
Neil Henry and Pete Firman bring magic-based comedy to the Fringe, while Impossible is a tale of mysticism. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Scientific Wonders
The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire and Festival of the Spoken Nerd explain science at the Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Comedy at War
Pat Cahill, Luke Toulson, Garrett Millerick, and Sad Faces: well-versed in the art of war at the Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Getting the Girl
New shows from James Veitch and James Hamilton, plus Jon Brittain's What Would Spock Do? at the Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: The Bare Necessities
George Egg, Lou Sanders and Lucie Pohl - plus Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Climate Chaos at the Fringe. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Barflies
James Dowdeswell and Chris Betts at the Edinburgh Fringe: two men with a fascination for the pub. Read more »| 18 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Not for Idiots
Richard Brown, Tiernan Douieb and Fern Brady try to keep their own crowds away at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 17 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: The London Alternative
Holly Burn, Joz Norris and Ben Target represent London's alternative comedy scene at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 17 Aug 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Comedy Reviews: Veterans and Newbies
Tom Stade, Steve Bugeja, Peter Brush and Michael Legge: old hands and polished newcomers at the Fringe. Read more »| 17 Aug 2015