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 FringeAndrew Watts: Feminism for Chaps @ The Counting House
There are many feminists, and Andrew Watts is one of them. He looks like a member of John Major’s cabinet reluctantly sent to address a feminist confer... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringePleasance at 30: Emerging Talent on the Fringe
Now in its tenth year, the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve supports emerging talent with a month-long showcase on the Edinburgh Fringe. This year's batch of comics tell us what they're planning, and what a Pleasance platform means to them Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeBackwards Anorak: Winter is Coming @ Gilded Balloon
Every Game of Thrones fan worth their salt will have duh-duh-DUH-duh’d along to its opening credits, so Aussie comedy troupe Backwards Anorak... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Letters Live
It’s the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s opening night, and Shaun Usher and Simon Garfield are delivering either a rallying cry or ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeEric Lampaert: Testiculating @ The Counting House
When a show begins before it begins, with spindly kookster Eric Lampaert successfully recreating the iconic Dirty Dancing lift with a punter, it sets the bar... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Beacons Festival 2014: Sunday 10 August
After a gloriously sunny Saturday, a little bit of hurricane wasn't gonna dampen the spirits of Sunday at Beacons – bringing us John Wizards' pop calypsos, a snarling Speedy Ortiz, and one showstopping finale from Darkside Read more »| 11 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh Fringe
Josh Ladgrove: Come Heckle Christ @ Pleasance Above
As show titles get ever more confusing, it’s time to give thanks to comic Josh Ladgrove for Come Heckle Christ; a chance to come along, take a pew... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Charles Ross: One Man Lord Of The Rings @ Assembly George Square Studios
So we've all got that one mate who's seen Lord of the Rings a few too many times. This show is written and performed by the King of those guys. Coming... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alastair Clark: Vote Russell Brand @ Cabaret Voltaire
Comedy, much like other art forms, tends to disproportionately attract performers from the left of the political spectrum; and Alastair Clark is no exception... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Will Adamsdale: Borders @ Underbelly
There are probably people who would have you believe that Will Adamsdale's latest show, Borders, is an example of a middle aged man with very little to say t... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gary Little: The Thing Is @ The Stand
Never has a name been so ill-fitting. Gary Little looms over his audience, ten feet tall and buff as hell, skinhead gleaming, deep voice booming. Little&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mae Martin’s Workshop @ Cowgatehead
Mae Martin starts off immediately shedding her skin into her deadpan mother’s – who is thinking about changing her name to Winter. She reads us a... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Currie: Release the Baboons @ Heroes at The Hive
The term 'Puppet sexually assaults pineapple' gets thrown around a lot during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but in this case it's absolutely accurate. ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jo Caulfield: Cancel My Subscription @ The Stand
As Caulfield takes to the stage, she is excited about performing in front of the Stand crowd, especially in her adopted home of Edinburgh. She flows straight... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Oliver Meech: When Magic And Science Collide 2.0 @ Just the Tonic at the Caves
Of all the collisions to see, one involving magic and science must rank right up there; throw in a liberal sprinkling of time travel and it’s all syste... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014