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 FringeColour Ham: The Colour Ham
On paper, a show promising a mix of magic, mind reading and “silliness” sounds like a really bad day at a really lame circus, but the trio of Kev... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Prize @ Underbelly
I can't lie, I did expect The Prize to be full of the now perfectly over familiar London 2012 babble in the newspapers and across the TV. Fortunately The Pri... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michael Neto - UPCLOSE @ The Vault
Beginning his show as a bumbling and unhinged scientist, Michael Neto wanders on stage and with the help of two audience members and a vial of ominous fluid,... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Matthew J Dowden - Magic of the Movies @ The Scottish Storytelling Centre
Chronicling the magic of the movies, Matthew guides us through his favourite moments from Charlie Chaplin, ET and the Rat Pack to the Godfather and James Bon... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Helen Arney: Voice Of An Angle
Helen Arney's solo show Voice of an Angle is a warm, witty and charming blend of comedy, music and science. The title is no typo, but a maths pun that set... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Naomi Paul: Reshape While Damp
In 2011 Naomi Paul brought an earlier incarnation of Reshape While Damp to the Fringe, but at that time it was a dual monologue with Jenny Stokes performing ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh FringeJack Barry & Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends
An uneven double bill of stand up. First up is young Jack Barry. Cursed with two first names, Barry is as affable as his show’s title would suggest. Be... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeCraig Ricci Shaynak: I Am Google
Just imagining Google as a living, breathing being is a great joke with endless possibilities, and so, there are very few things American character actor Cra... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
The work of notoriously opaque German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche might not sound like a laugh but don’t worry, knowledge of his work isn’t r... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeDerek Ryan: Time Lord @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
As a man who has been late for everything in his adult life, Derek Ryan starts by confessing that maybe he’s not the best person to listen to about tim... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature @ The Three Sisters
This is one of the most frustrating experiences at the Fringe. It's not fair to judge a free show on the venue, but sweet Jesus this is h... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Grant Morrison, Comic Maestro
The Skinny’s first sponsored event at this year's Book Festival will feature the near-legendary Glaswegian comics writer Grant Morrison Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Firenado: The Sketch Show
Andy Higson & Stephen Matthew are lovely. They are also Firenado, a sketch duo from the north of England at the Fringe for the first time, but what comes... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Eddie Pepitone: Bloodbath
Eddie Pepitone appreciates the absurdity of a 53-year old man crossing the Atlantic just so he can shout at strangers in a basement. Pepitone appreciates t... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Pajama Men: The Pajama Men's Improv Show
Here's how good the Pajama Men are: at one point, the show is interrupted by a powercut. Everything goes dark, the mics are dead, total silence. A beat, th... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012