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 FestivalsA Chorus of Complaints
Festival season can really give Edinburgers something to moan about. Well, the Complaints Choir, a worldwide project by Finnish artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta Kalleinen, invites residents to sing their gripes aloud. Tellervo told us more Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Own Art
Never mind that the city of Edinburgh is full to the brim with good art exhibitions all year round, there’s still a genuine rush of exuberance and exci... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Out and About: Movies at Liverpool Pride
We preview the LGBT films screening as part of Liverpool Pride Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
International FestivalsSlottsfjell Festival, Tunsberg Norway – 18-20 July
Vic Galloway reports back from the front-lines of Norway's esteemed annual gathering Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Bump @ Three Minute Theatre, Manchester, 19 Jul
A church is the unlikely setting for an awkward reunion between two old school acquaintances in Bump, a new play from Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Young ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Temper @ Three Minute Theatre, Manchester, 24 Jul
In an everyday drama that explores an all too common problem in the world – depression – Calum is trapped by his circumstances in a dingy flat in... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013
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Uk Festivals
The Masque of Anarchy @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 12 Jul
Maxine Peake entrances in a haunting presentation of Percy Bysshe Shelley's epic evocation of the Peterloo Massacre, The Masque of Anarchy Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Andrew Gannon: Prince of Lightness
As part of PRODUCT at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Andrew Gannon presents the results of his recent residency there. We chat to him about the fine art of performance and how much is 'just enough' Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk FestivalsBeacons festival: Lighting the Way
Beacons festival's second outing amps it up in terms of both acts and art Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeScottee: The Worst of
When so many people at the Fringe are trying to impress, why showcase your worst moments? As Scottee brings his debut solo show to Edinburgh, he explains what he's up to Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Gregor Schneider: Eau de Schneider
Endlessly reconfiguring the same house of horrors, German artist Gregor Schneider has been disturbing people for the last 25 years. His new installation at Summerhall taps into the darkness inside your head. We spoke to Summerhall Curator, Paul Robertson Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Flavours of the Edinburgh International Festival 2013
With live performances and heavy use of digital media, the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 steals a peek far into the future and a glimpse at the past Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
If these spasms could speak: Robert Softley
Among the array of strongly political – even angry – theatre present at the Fringe this year, Robert Softley brings a slightly more humane piece to the stage Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Insider Festival 2013
Insider Festival 2013 Images from this years Insider Festival all the way up in Inshriach, Aviemore. Photography by Ingrid Mur Read more »| 24 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Sax and the City: Manchester Jazz Festival
Now in its 18th year, Manchester Jazz Festival returns to the city this month, with contemporary upstarts and crumhorns in tow Read more »| 23 Jul 2013