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 FringeFogg & Friends @ Cowgatehead 2
With an audience mostly yanked off a drookit Edinburgh street, and into a crumbling room that resembles the interior of a Guantanamo holding cell, there&rsqu... Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeMr. Swallow: The Musical @ Pleasance
Nick Mohammed’s creaton, Mr. Swallow returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time in the guise of a hapless musical lead. The show sees the restlessly ca... Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeEllis & Rose: The Fringe is Dead
One half of Ellis & Rose reminisces about meeting the charismatic Fringe, before Jim Davidson caused its untimely demise Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Welcome to New York
Abel Ferrara’s blunt-force Welcome to New York is a thinly-veiled fictionalisation of the sexual assault incident that disgraced former IMF chief Domin... Read more »| 04 Aug 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Electric Dreams: Behind the scenes at new Dumfriesshire festival Electric Fields
As the latest prospect on Scotland's festival circuit sets out its stall, we go behind the scenes at Dumfries-based one day event Electric Fields with two of its core organisers Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – August 2014
Field trippin' Read more »| 01 Aug 2014
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Uk Festivals
Robin Ince @ Solas Festival, Sat 21 Jun
Robin Ince headlines Saturday's proceedings at Solas Festival, Perth Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Structural Decay: Absurdism at the Edinburgh Festivals
The Fringe is an ideal place for emerging theatre companies to try out their latest work, but also for more established companies to experiment with form Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
VideosNoel Clarke on The Anomaly: Video interview
Noel Clarke talks to us about his recent release The Anomaly, a sci-fi thriller starring Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox and Luke Hemsworth, in which a soldier wa... Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paines Plough: The Art of Collaboration
Bringing an exclusively designed, brand-new venue into the Fringe brochure, Paines Plough find collaborators in Northern Stage and Summerhall Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh FestivalsTake a Long Hard Look at Your Shelf: Aidan Moffat
Musician, poet and storyteller Aidan Moffat tells us what's on his shelf ahead of his performance at the Neu! Reekie! event during Jura Unbound on 14 Aug Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Misfits: Anomalies at the Fringe
Some of the shows on the Fringe defy categorisation. We have a look at some of the misfit highlights Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Abigoliah Schamaun: Love & Sex
Unapologetic comedy loudmouth and lightbulb munching bendy-person, Abigoliah Schamaun returns to the 2014 Fringe with her new solo show, It’s Pronounced Abigoliah Shamaun Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
One is the Loneliest Number: This Year's Solo Shows
Solo shows are enjoying a resurgence this year – here are a few to look out for Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Marcel Lucont: Love on the Fringe
Flâneur, raconteur and bon vivant Marcel Lucont offers some romantic advice for a lonely heart in August Read more »| 31 Jul 2014