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 FringeWhat the Folk! - National Folk Theatre of Ireland @ Dance Base
With all the famed wit, verve, hospitality, and gift-of-the-gab of the Irish, not least a cup of tea and a piece of cake (Oh go on, go on), this is a dance ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeLauren Shearing and Sarah Pearce: Bad Advice
All the unreasonable buffoons in the world still moaning about the lack of good female comedians should probably shut up and check out these two funny ladies... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeSajeela Kershi: Regret-Me-Nots
It’s a very small crowd that gathers for the lovely Sajeela Kershi’s show about regrets, but she makes the best of it, inviting us to sit in the ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Beta Males in...The Space Race
So I might be biased because they picked me for the dance and gave me a prize. But they promptly took it away again, yet the five stars still stand. Such is... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeAdam Belbin: Half of Next Year's Show
If you’ve seen any of Adam Belbin’s promotional material, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what this show is like; half-arsed, a bit of a ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula
Sam, Ben, and Alex want to be your friend. Well, maybe not you, but every day one lucky punter will be thoroughly befriended by these One-Eyed Men. Friends... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
John Peel’s Shed @ Underbelly
In 2002, while still a shy teenager, author and broadcaster John Osborne won a pile of records, some of dubious quality, from DJ legend John Peel. It took ei... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Flange Krammer: Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer
Sometimes, it’s a good thing to say yes to a mustached man in a polyester ski suit inviting you to his show while you confusedly wait outside the ven... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Art at EIF: Angus Farquhar talks Speed of Light
Part of Edinburgh International Festival, NVA's Speed of Light looks set to be a performance, light and sonic art piece of unprecedented scale. Creative Director Angus Farquhar tells us what to expect Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mod @ C ECA
Despite the finale song declaring (painfully): “once the world was drab, now the world is fab,” this is not a thrilling tribute to 60s Mod cultur... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dead Souls @ Scotland-Russia Institute
A LAZZI production at the Scotland-Russia Institute Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Puppet. The Book Of Splendour @ Summerhall
Puppet. The Book Of Splendour is a performance that is difficult to forget. The narrator informs us that the presentation we are viewing is not a story, but ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Stranger @ Summerhall
The Stranger is a one man performance of Albert Camus' existential novel, with the intensity of the source material being the heart of Guilherme Leme's perfo... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rime @ Summerhall
Ahoy for the circus Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Remember Me @ Summerhall
Remember Me is a surreal performance as confusing as it is proactive. Using imagery that evokes a Man Ray photograph, light and darkness juxtapose to give an... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012