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 FringeChris Coltrane: There’s No Heroes Left Except All of Us @ Banshee Labyrinth
Chris Coltrane does for socialism what Caitlin Moran does for feminism, using jaunty humour and rousing optimism to expose society’s wrongs. In Th... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Luisa Omielan… Am I Right Ladies?! @ The Counting House
Luisa Omielan makes no bones about it: she wants to be FAMOUS. With the packed-out Am I Right Ladies?! looking set to become as big a hit as her co... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeJoseph Morpurgo: Odessa @ Pleasance Dome
This is a show that quickly spirals into madness. A multimedia performance, it opens with a series of obscure 1980s commercials and news clips from an Odessa... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lucy Beaumont: We Can Twerk It Out @ Pleasance
It’s a balmy Thursday night and there’s a mixed crowd packed into one of the smaller Pleasance Courtyard venues. Something’s needed to take... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeCal Wilson: It Should Have Been Me @ Gilded Balloon
In an early sketch, Cal Wilson tells her younger self that she never goes to drama school despite lots of applications. This was a loss to drama because Wils... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Caimh McDonnell: Southbound and Down @ Cabaret Voltaire
Caimh McDonnell knows that laughing at other people’s misfortunes is a wicked pleasure (Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire springs happily to mind)... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh FringeThe Trial of Jane Fonda @ The Assembly Rooms
The Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms darkens: the play is about to begin. Rather than the typical spotlight, the unique touch of a projection is used to brin... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeJohn Robertson: The Dark Room @ Underbelly
“Find light switch” “You can’t just find the light switch. You’re in a dark room. You need the light switch to see. Do you see... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John-Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up @ Voodoo Rooms
Plastic dinosaurs, glasses of water, drawing pads, produce, pants and more bric-a-brac than your gran’s house strewn across the stage welcome the sligh... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done For Me? @ Viva Mexico
Call Sandi Toksvig and tell her the truth. You were tempted by a topical news tryst at the Fringe. Ask forgiveness, but do not be so base as to blame the se... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Emer Kenny + Jessie Cave: Grawlix @ Espionage
Espionage's labyrinthine stone passageways and inviting doorways are a trap for the curious. If you have no directional sense arrive early as you'll regret m... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Beasts: Solo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Glitter, lace, and plenty of skin might sound like a night at the strippers rather than an afternoon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but it&rsquo... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dan Nightingale Is Trying His Best Not To Be A Dick @ Pleasance Dome
Performing in an 'intimate' venue, Dan Nightingale takes to the stage without any pomp or ceremony. His act is introduced by his adorably young nephew and ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Josie Long: Cara Josephine @ The Stand
Abandoning her previous show’s political slant, and instead now opting for material full of introspection and self-deprecation, Josie Long’s Cara... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Colour Ham @ Just the Tonic at The Caves
There are few shows that start with something as infantile as the throwing of a stuffed pig that are this satisfying. The Colour Ham's charming, and thorough... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014