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 FringeDr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions @ Summerhall
A fantastic and curious meditation into a deranged and interesting mind. Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Michael Palin
Last seen at the Edinburgh Book Festival 25 years ago, Michael Palin has since consolidated his reputation as something of an institution in Brit... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeMies Julie @ Assembly Hall
As tensions rise, it quickly ceases to be about seduction and becomes an interesting and intense power play between the white land owner’s daughter and the black worker. Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis @ TheSpace, Venue 45
A bold attempt at a popular tale Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid Burke: 3 Days Off Jesus
David Burke has a kettle by the side of the stage and, before kicking off, he makes himself a nice cup of tea. This detail tells you everything you need to k... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeSuzi Ruffell: Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell
Contrived title aside, Suzi Ruffell’s debut hour is an amiable enough introduction to the festival. If you think that introduction seems rather non-com... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh FringeShappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks and Hopscotch
Shappi is in the mood for sharing. Perhaps too much, she worries aloud once or twice. It’s a rewarding kind of honesty though, which colours parts of h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others
For the first ten minutes of his act, it could easily be presumed that there has been some sort of mistake during the process of naming this show. Nick Beato... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Markus Birdman: Love, Life & Death
Edinburgh can be a lonely place throughout August. The city changes from the adorable, inviting pleasantville it can be for the other 11 months of the year t... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
DeAnne Smith: Livin' The Sweet Life
Montreal-based comedienne DeAnne Smith returns to the Fringe with an upbeat show about how sweet life can be, for the most part. With a bowl of sweets and a ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Scott: Totally Fed Up
We all have things that grind our gears. Whether it be the miniscule day to day irks of modern living or a much broader hatred for world politics, social med... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andrew O'Neill And Marc Burrows Do Music And Comedy And Hideous Murders
Steampunk is not dead. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing are a Victorian themed punk band half-comprised of comedians Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burro... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Interview: Bryn Higgins and the cast of psycho-drama Unconditional
Bryn Higgins, Christian Cooke and Harry McEntire are the director and two leads of Unconditional, a British psycho-drama that asks, what will one young man do for a chance at true love? Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Russian Season @ Assembly Roxy: Hangman and Settimana
Get Russian! Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
This Land @ Zoo
Bound for Glory Read more »| 16 Aug 2012