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 Fringe
Sanderson Jones: Comedysale.com
Sanderson Jones high-fives and greets the crowd by their first names as we walk in. He knows us all, because we've had to buy our tickets from him in person.... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David Morgan: Triple Threat
Kick-starting Triple Threat with audacious flirting and frantic stage-pacing, David Morgan's strengths and weaknesses are contained in the first few minutes ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Abigoliah Schamaun: Fabulous Abs
Watching Abigoliah Schamaun, I’m reminded of someone but I can’t quite figure out who. Schamaun is an all American buxom blonde gal, a twisted Ne... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jollygoodlarks: How To Make It Huge
Jollygoodlarks have sensed an opportunity in this fame-hungry world and are offering a crash course on achieving superstardom, presented by the very gentrifi... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jackson Voorhaar Can’t Play Guitar
He may not be able to play an actual guitar with strings and whatnot, but armed with a modified guitar hero axe, a genial persona and a number of amusing ane... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rich Hall
Rich Hall has done well in Britain. The American, writer, playwright and occasional musician has a dry and sarcastic sense of humour that resonates well with... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011
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Edinburgh Fringe
Storytellers’ Club
Comedy lends itself well to storytelling; that's what a lot of comedy is. But acts tonight have been told not to worry about being funny, but to focus on the... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andy Zaltzman: Armchair Revolutionary
It's amazing how much you can tell from a Fringe show by its audience as you come in. For Zaltzman's show, everyone seemed to be wearing glasses. The couple ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
AAA Batteries (Not Included)
Walking into the gig, two things immediately grab my attention; one, the sheer size of the audience – people are already standing or sitting on the flo... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rachel Anderson and Luisa Omielan: All Over Your Face
From the show’s title, I was afraid I was walking into some artificially rude comedy-by-numbers. What a relief to be proven wrong. First act Rachel And... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Wheel
The NTS, now in its fifth year, has a habit of bringing future classics to the Fringe with Black Watch and Beautiful Burnout under its belt. Zinnie Harris&rs... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Zoo @ Paradise in The Vault
Paradise in The Zoo Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hex @ Hill Street
Rom Com Magic Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David O'Doherty: Rory Sheridan's Tales Of The Antarctica
It takes a few minutes for David O'Doherty to fade away. Playing his first full character piece, there is plenty of O'Doherty silliness in the opening moment... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Irish Pick and Micks
Even before it was time to take to the stage, the show’s host Ian Perth had the audience cheering so that it could be heard from downstairs. This, alon... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011