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 FringeChris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist
Under the arches, dapper in three piece suit, and free from a microphone, Dangerfield lets us know what’s coming. A couple had walked out the previous... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeGemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth
Using an ever increasing smorgasbord of prop-free character performances Arrowsmith attempts to convey everything that is worth (and not so worth) saving abo... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringePhill Jupitus: You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here
T'was a mature and well-behaved crowd packing out The Stand on a muggy Saturday for Phil Jupitus – perhaps too mature and well-behaved for a gig that i... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ubu Roi @ Oran Mor
It’s impossible not to think of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu plays without using the 's' word, so let’s get it dispensed with right now: Surrealism. ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Educating Rita @ Theatre Royal
Of course, I had my reservations - a man name-checked for being quintessentially naff by indie legends Half Man Half Biscuit alongside Lindsay 'Our Linz' Cor... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Makropulos Case @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre
What's the price for eternal youth? Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh FringeThe Lonely One @ Underbelly
A tale of fear using puppetry, shadow and light manipulation Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dead Cat Bounce: Howl of the She-Leopard
How can you parody something as inherently silly as glam rock? Well, try and make it even more daft I suppose. That’s exactly what Dead Cat Bounce do h... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
How A Man Crumbled @ Summerhall
If it's Friday, it must be time for absurdism. Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Faust/us @ Sweet Grassmarket
Memory Tapes Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless
Racing Minds held the audience kindly and confidently from the very start of this hour-long improvised 1950s radio show. Gentle but not overdone in-charact... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Israphel’s Book – Markee de Saw and Bert Finkle @ Voodoo Rooms, Speakeasy
Dreams, Ennui, Fire and Heartache Read more »| 12 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Within This Dust: Smallpetitklein Dance Company @ Dance Base
Inspired by Richard Drew's photographs of a man falling from the World Trade Center, this is a memorial to those who died on 9/11. Inevitably the question ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Baby Wants Candy @ Assembly George Square
How do you go about recommending a show that gives a new and unique experience every night? Read more »| 12 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Girl With No Heart @ Bedlam Theatre
Fantasy and fireside tales Read more »| 12 Aug 2012