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 FringeSalome @ Greenside
Bring to me the head of Jokanaan Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Louise Welsh
Louise Welsh’s event at this year's Edinburgh Book Festival was a variety box of delights, featuring readings from her latest book, a mini-masterclass ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Charles Fernyhough and Ben Marcus
An interesting discussion chaired by psychologist Jennifer Wild which considered the interplay between science and literature and their influences on each ot... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell
It’s a difficult proposition to ask the writer and illustrator of a children’s book to discuss their work in front of the kind of mixed-age audie... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: James Gleick
The first piece of information the audience learned at this event was that James Gleick’s surname is pronounced ‘Glick’. This was an event ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: David Bellos
For some reason, David Bellos has been listed as a Scot in the programme, but this is not the case, as he pointed out. He’s actually from England, but ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Lammy
Right from the start, David Lammy’s event at the Edinburgh Book Festival was a very personal affair. The MP for Tottenham, tipped by some as a future p... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Frank Cottrell Boyce & Andrew Motion
This event saw two ‘giants of the literary world’ discussing their latest works and their origins in two classic pieces of literature. Their &lsq... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Booking Dance Festival / Split Bill @ EICC
Founded and produced by effervescent American dance expert Jodi Kaplan, this is the fourth year of the mini-festival, showcasing the myriad styles and ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Imposter
Deception and denial go hand-in-hand in this haunting documentary Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Corporeality@ Dance Base
Three artists' response to dance Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Puellae (The Truth About Chips and Other Things) @ Summerhall
Turning thirty isn't so bad Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Educating Ronnie @ Assembly George Square
A heartfelt one-man show questions the nature of charitable acts Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Laurie Rowan, Nicholas Cooke and Keiron Nicholson: Gentlemen Bears
Bears don’t often get a platform on the PBH Free Fringe, so the barrage of bear jokes from Laurie Rowan was certainly a break from the norm. The combin... Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Totally Tom
If your only exposure so far to Tom Palmer and Tom Stourton is from their rather lacklustre appearances on BBC3’s “Live At The Electric”, b... Read more »| 19 Aug 2012