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 FringeGame of Loners @ The Beehive
Don't be put off by the title; stare long enough and it's still just bodged wordplay. Save time by going to the show and accept it has nothing to do with Gam... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringePierre Novellie is Mighty Peter @ Pleasance Courtyard
Imagine the Jolly Green Giant being so delighted with his maize harvest that he can't help chuckling to himself. Now set that image in a bunker, and say hell... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kitten Killers @ Underbelly
There are times when you won't want to laugh during this show but, unless you have the requisite willpower, you probably will. Be warned: if you have so... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeDouble bills @ Dance Base
Dance Base tends to pride itself on having something for everybody, and this appears to hold true in its 2014 Fringe programme. Morag Deyes’ programmin... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Videos
Come Fringe Yourself with Tom Stade – Episode 2
Tom Stade hosts Episode 2 of Come Fringe Yourself, a chat show filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014. With his co-host Damien Clark he welcomes g... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Lives in Letters: An Interview with Shaun Usher and Simon Garfield
The lost art of letter writing will brought to life at Edinburgh International Book Festival by Simon Garfield, Shaun Usher and a host of performing friends at their event, Letters Live Read more »| 06 Aug 2014
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Edinburgh Fringe
The Curing Room @ Pleasance Dome
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival presents Stripped Down Productions' The Curing Room at Pleasance Dome. Based on real events that happened in Poland in 1944, t... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeCelia Pacquola: Let Me Know How It All Works Out @ Gilded Balloon
Like eating a kabob in bed after a night out, or starting a sing-along on the night bus, Celia Pacquola’s Let Me Know How It All Works Out&nb... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Turner: Pretty Fly @ Pleasance Courtyard
In his debut solo show Chris Turner has packed a lot of material into one hour so make sure you’re there for the doors opening; it gets going well... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hancock's Last Half Hour @ The Assembly Rooms
Pip Utton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe once again, in the one-man show Hancock’s Last Half Hour, written by Heathcote Williams. Utton stars as the h... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Kearns: Shtick @ The Voodoo Rooms
"You are looking at a man making a living," says 2013's winner of the best newcomer award. From underneath his monk wig and false dentures it is difficu... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Minor Delays @ Gilded Balloon
Despite the name, there's nothing sluggish about Minor Delays. Boasting a notable cast of ex-Footlights and Tealights presidents, the cast of three's cr... Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Shattering the Myth: Gruff Rhys on his American adventure
Gruff Rhys talks about setting the story straight on John Evans, a legendary 18th-century Welsh explorer and political radical, in his new multimedia project American Interior. He'll speak about his own adventures at Edinburgh Book Festival this month Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Take a Long Hard Look at Your Shelf: Anneliese Mackintosh
Anneliese Mackintosh, author of the wonderful début story collection Any Other Mouth, performs on 13 August with Vic Galloway & Friends at Jura Unbound. Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Moth: Drawn to the Flame
As The Moth spread their wings and head for Edinburgh, The Skinny speaks to both founder George Dawes Green and director Catherine Burns to hear of the origin, not only of their storytelling phenomenon, but of storytelling itself Read more »| 05 Aug 2014