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 FringeThe 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 FringeEllie 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 FringeLost 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 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sally-Anne Hayward: Hey, Follower!
Hayward’s audience is undeservedly small today, and as she shuns the ridiculous concept of needing a mic, we all very politely skirt around the fact th... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh FringeTom Binns Does Ivan Brackenbury and Others
Tom Binns opens by announcing his new character: the generic, adequate comic Tom Binns. And you have to say that he nails this character because his opening ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Baconface: It's All Bacon
Baconface. Because he’s got bacon on his face. It doesn’t really go any deeper than that. It’s mainly, of course, because he wouldn’... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless
Hey there! Ever noticed how more and more companies are talking to you like family or close friends (thanks for stopping by, you rock!) and are demand... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Joseph Morpurgo – Truthmouth
Joseph Morpurgo (Austentatious, Monkey Toast) brings his intelligent character comedy to the Fringe, having teamed up with Truthmouth for his latest collabor... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Webb's Wedding
In a waistcoat and handing out Mallomars as Mendelssohn’s Wedding March plays on, Tom Webb welcomes us to a celebration of his nuptials. His father has... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
S/He is Nancy Joe @ Zoo Southside
S/He is Nancy Joe is a Czech physical theatre piece that follows a transgender person's experience from childhood into adulthood. While there are certain iss... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How to Occupy An Oil Rig @ Northern Stage at St Stephens
When six Greenpeace members recently scaled The Shard, it wasn’t because of a lack of climbing centres in London; their aim was to bring the subject of... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
On the One Hand @ Northern Stage at St Stephen's
The Leeds-based Paper Birds company is well known for its devised shows and celebrates its 10th anniversary with this charming, inventive and touching show a... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Bread and the Beer @ Underbelly Cowgate
Written and performed by Tristan Bernays, The Bread and the Beer tells the story of John Barleycorn, a decadent figure of myth and legend akin to Dionys... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013