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 FringeNatyam @ Dance Base
A sumptuous display of a traditional Indian form Read more »| 21 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Meitheal/Worst Case Scenario @ Dance Base
Mathematical elegance from max.IMEALLdance plus survival-situation farce from Taciturn Dance Company Read more »| 21 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeMichael Redmond: Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole and Me ... and Other Things
This show could so easily have been awful. A comic who hilariously phones back an audience member’s mobile caller, a bizarre mannequin (in a going-out ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Val McDermid
Val McDermid is one of the most successful crime writers in Scotland with 25 best selling novels and several literary rewards – she even has a stand at... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Hilary Mantel
The chair of this event, James Runcie, remarked at the start that Hilary Mantel had long been a literary secret, admired by writers and journalists but somew... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeHi-Kick @ Assembly Hall
Artistry 0 - 0 Excitement Read more »| 20 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Ricketts: Announcing the truly free fringe
Free shows are never really free, you always have to stick some money in the bucket at the end. Until now. Paul Ricketts explained why he's opened the doors to his show and made it truly free Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Amy Lame: Unhappy Birthday @ Assembly
Last time I saw Ms Lame, it was the wonderfully sweet Mama Cass Family Sideshow based on her admiration for the 60s icon...this time around, it's a... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Planet Lem @ Old College
Performed outdoors in the Old College Quad, featuring robots on stilts and roller-skates, spaceship launches, ray-gun battles, engineered humans, and pyrotec... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Grit @ Bedlam Theatre
Making full use of illustrations, puppets and innovative stage props, Tortoise in a Nutshell have created an important and imaginative piece of visual theatr... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Shadow Dancer
A taut, sinewy thriller from Man on Wire director James Marsh Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeBelt Up Theatre: A Little Princess @ C Nova
Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess will really transport you back to your childhood Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bitesize Chekhov @ Merchant's Hall
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible. – Anton Chekhov Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Salome @ Greenside
Bring to me the head of Jokanaan Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh 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