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 FringePoetry in the Persian Tent @ St John's Church Hall/Persian Tent
Stephanie Green explains the thinking behind her curatorship of this mini-fest, series of poetry readings Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsCarolee Schneemann: Carnal Visionary
With a major new show at Summerhall, we meet Carolee Schneemann, the artist whose iconic performances shocked the art world with their depiction of female sexuality Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kaput @ Underbelly
There is often talk these days of kids being jaded and desensitised, unmoved by any spectacle that doesn’t contain computer-generated images or high-oc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Fantasist @ Underbelly
Exploring the murky depths and glorious heights of bipolar disorder through puppetry and physical theatre Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeVladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland
This is a barbed wire fence of a show, there's just no sitting on it. Billed as the only show at the Fringe dedicated to the topic of Scottish Independence, ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Wonderful World Of Wilfredo
Matt Roper's character Wilfredo is a grotesque, with the teeth of Janet Street-Porter, the hair of Patrick Troughton and the monstrous ego of Cristiano Ronal... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly
Few people are as perfectly placed to discuss the importance of money as Andrew Ryan. For one thing, he's Irish, and the Irish have a pretty recent experienc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeCheckley and Bush: Comedy Riot
This is more of a jumble sale than a riot to be honest, as Checkley and Bush rummage through a varied collection of songs and sketches. The best bits are th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Ricketts: Ironic Infinity
Reviewers have to review the performance they see, which kind of sucks when someone is having an off night. Tonight, Ricketts doesn't seem to be quite on the... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeHolly Burn: The H Club
This is the kind of show where, if you ask someone how it was, they'll reply, "it was...different". Burns is welcoming us to Edinburgh's newest private memb... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Danny Buckler: The Phantom
Danny Buckler looks like a bit of an everybloke, even though he wears a scarf and a velvet suit. If you wander into the show without having read the programm... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carl Hutchinson: Acceptable
A bit of a mixed show, this one. Hutchinson is clearly one of those young, male comedians who's using the Fringe as a shop window in the hope of scoring more... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Denis Krasnov's Hour of Intellectual Filth
In the run up to this show it was hard to miss some of the less than complementary reviews surrounding this NYC-based Russian comic's show (particularly if y... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Coughlan: Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
If this gig proves one thing, it's this: call your show Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus and you will at least make people curious enough to attend. Richard Coughl... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time as a stand-up in 11 years, Alan Davies is greeted to a rapturous applause from the sold out crowd upon t... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012