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 Fringe
Dark Vanilla Jungle @ Pleasance Courtyard
Philip Ridley arrives in Edinburgh with a story of one young woman's dark and emotionally intense search for love and acceptance Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Wireless Podcast
Sit back and watch the drama unfold as the audience write the script for four suave voice actors at the helm of your imagination. The script changes each ni... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Tempest in the Firth of Forth
This is a must-see, enchanting production. Prepare to be spirited away (by coach) from the Edinburgh Festival turmoil to what appears to be a remote, sea-gir... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Extremists @ Assembly Roxy
If you've ever flicked on to America's Fox News, out of curiosity, a desire for humour or just by accident, then you'll know a little about what to expect fr... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
La Donna è Mobile @ Summerhall (Demonstration Room)
Remote Control perform La Donna è Mobile in the Demonstration Room, which is a very appropriate environment. The medical study of subject A who is enc... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Knightmare Live
Despite a healthy interest in Lego, I’m not a prepubescent boy; the arrival of the 90s and a bodacious rack saw to that. I’ve retired my childhoo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh Fringe
On the Beach by John Osborne @ Pleasance Dome
John Osborne, creator of sell-out hit John Peel’s Shed, documents a day spent by the seaside and the inimitable joy it creates Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sluts of Possession @ Dancebase
Rosie Kay returns with Brazilian Guilherme Miotto in a fascinating new show, which invades consciousness through its physicality and mesmeric power. A fusion... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Breaking News @ Summerhall
Is it possible to know too much news? Award winning Icelandic theatre company VaVaVoom explore this question through a variety of mediums, from puppets to projections, in an effort to explore the world of Breaking News. Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Three Lions @ Pleasance Courtyard
David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham walk into a hotel room in Zurich… And that high-concept synopsis is as funny as William Gaminara&rsquo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Pearl @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dumbshow bring their adaptation of a John Steinbeck novella to the Fringe with their usual creative flair and imagination Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ellie Taylor: Ellievision @ The Counting House
Ellie Taylor certainly doesn't lack confidence – bounding onto the stage, she immediately gets stories from the front row. A friend is found in a group... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
The fact they're turning people away daily speaks volumes of improv group Austentatious. The premise is simple: the audience writes down the Jane Austen titl... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Silky: It Was This Show or Have Kids
They say to make people laugh for a living must be the hardest job in the world, but there are some performers for whom it seems effortless. Silky is one of ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lost Voice Guy: A Voice of Choice
First off: Lost Voice Guy is pretty darned inspirational. Though he’s unable to speak due to cerebral palsy, he still decided to pursue a career as a s... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013