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 FringeSymphony @ Assembly George Square Gardens
Soho Theatre and nabokov’s musical piece Symphony has a lot going on. It features guitars, a juvenile story about a boy with asthma trying to pass his ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeFoil, Arms and Hog: Loch'd @ Underbelly
Firstly, kudos to the Underbelly worker organising the queue. After shouting Foil, Arms and Hog in the wrong order for some time he took his mistake with suc... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeB.J. Novak: One More Thing @ Assembly George Square
Looking every inch the stereotypical university arts lecturer, with the blazer, shirt and jeans combination donned in that nonchalant way, B.J. Novak ta... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeUrsula Burns: Get Divorced and Join the Circus @ The Stand
In the quiet Fringe venue of The Stand V early last Saturday afternoon, Ursula Burns takes the stage and launches into a gorgeous folk song complete with har... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeSameena Zehra: Homicidal Pacifist @ The Stand
Describing herself as a pacifist trying to suppress her homicidal side, Sameena Zehra returns to the Fringe this year with a show based around her desire to ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeWorking Title: The Orpheus Project @ C Too
NoMansTime Automatics brings a stylish performance to Edinburgh Fringe with Working Title: The Orpheus Project, which is set in a dystopian world where... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh FringeNancy Clench: Down Right Dirty @ Spotlites, The Merchant's Hall
The low ceiling in the Merchant's Hall basement cannot cramp Nancy Clench's style. After all, Nancy doesn't need her heels to be Scotland... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeMatt Roper: Wilfredo Deconstructed @ Heroes at the Hive
Looking like a monstrous twin of Julio Iglesias, Matt Roper's Wilfredo guides the audience to their seats with surprising hospitality. The music, provided by... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeAlistair Green: Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm @ The Stand Comedy Club
Alistair Green spends most of his show talking about his own personal failings and declares that he has pretty much given up. Some of his stories a... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeAlexis Dubus: Marcel Lucont Is @ Pleasance Dome
Details matter in characterisation. From the moment he steps on stage, the insouciance of Marcel Lucont is perfectly captured in the stride, posture and wine... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeSam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man @ Underbelly Cowbarn
I’m not sure I have ever laughed as loudly or for as long as I did Friday night at Sam Simmons’ show in Bristo Square. The Austrailian comedian i... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeCandy GiGi: I'm Not Lonely @ The Hive
Candy Gigi is a force to be reckoned with. I’m Not Lonely is part of the Free Fringe at the Hive and is not for the faint of heart. It’... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeAbigoliah Schamaun: It’s Pronounced Abigoliah Schamaun @ Gilded Balloon
As far as crowds at a comedy show go, this was perhaps the most diverse I have been among and Abigoliah Schamaun certainly noticed it too, joking t... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeSignal Failure @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Sasha Ellen’s Signal Failure is a boy meets girl tale that finds beauty in the lonely lives of London’s commuters. The fact that the lion’s... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeDane Baptiste: Citizen Dane @ Pleasance Courtyard
It’s interesting watching someone's first show. Dane Baptiste’s Citizen Dane is the straightest comedy I've seen in my deluge of Fringe shows. No... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014