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 FringeOn Your Honey Lips @ Zoo
On Your Honey Lips opens with the video projection of the staccato movement of a dove and ends with the eroding action of dripping water. Then with their won... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeGrainne Maguire: Where Are All The Fun Places...
Grainne Maguire starts the show with one of the finest "Now I know what you're thinking..." gags ever written. In a way this sums up her whole show: an exc... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Vinegar Knickers: On The Edge
This is the edgiest show at the Fringe. Or so the Knickers keep telling us. They're not sure themselves, and at one point almost sack a member of the grou... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeStu & Garry: The Lunchtime Show
Scotland's most jealously guarded secret are back on the Fringe, as Stu and Garry take their weekly lunchtime show to the more salubrious surroundings of ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeClaudia O'Doherty: The Telescope
What is The Telescope? Well, it's a cursed instrument that allows people to communicate across time, but it's also a McGuffin in O'Doherty's daring attempt... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nick Mohammad: Mr Swallow
The excellent character comedian Nick Mohammad has decided to limit himself to just the one character here, and it does feel like he's a little restrained. M... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Kristine Levine: Fat Whore
Doug Stanhope has been bigging up Levine for a while now and it's easy to see why. There's a mixture of filth, intelligence, funniness and a massive helpin... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Raymond Mearns: Rock N' Roll Comedian - The Therapy Sessions
If you wander along the Grassmarket in the afternoon or early evening you may very well be offered some free therapy by Raymond Mearns. You’d do well t... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ben Verth: Alsatian and Chips
The all new Scottish Comedy Festival in The Beehive Inn is almost certainly what the Edinburgh Fringe is all about. A few cosy rooms upstairs in a pub more... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mace and Burton: Heartbreak Hotel
As anyone will tell you, relationships are hard. Lizzie Mace & Juliette Burton are thankfully here to help. Their “Heartbreak Hotel” is a pla... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lady M @ C ECA
If you have ever skipped to the footnotes, this one-woman show is for you. Dutch performer Anne Marie de Bruijn's sweetly bonkers persona lulls you in, befor... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
99.9 Degrees / Don Juan @ C ECA
Jackinabox , the young theatre troupe based in York, have written and adapted this piece especially for the Fringe. There is no doubting their energy and com... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) / A Beautiful Hell @ Dance Base
''Oh, hello, boys and girls... would you like to hear a story?'' Thus begins the loveably eccentric pairing that is Alan Greig and Andy Howitt, but there ain... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Joz Norris is Matt Fisher: Überperson
A short run at the fringe is often a safe bet. It allows most acts to enjoy the festival, sample the atmosphere and not take the huge financial risks of the ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michael Pope is Gay for Pay
It's only fair to start by saying this show has been miscategorised. Pope paints a picture, tells a story, pulls at your rain-soaked, invariably heavy hea... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012