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 FringeMassimo: A Good Catholic Boy
It's hard to make your mother proud if you're a comedian but Italian-Canadian Massimo does just that. His entire show centres around this idea, that despite ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol
It’s clear from the off that these guys know their stuff about alcohol. They also know that giving out free beer is a very smart way to start a Fringe ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Owen O'Neill: Struck by Lightning
This performance seemed doomed from the start. The venue was running late, so the audience queue was in perfect position to see a flustered, preoccupied-look... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeHelen Keen: Robot Woman of Tomorrow
Helen Keen sits on stage, mouth agape, as a larger-than-expected audience files in, and that’s it – you’ve already fallen in love with her.... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andy and the Prostitutes – The Musical
A few days ago punk-bluegrass-banjo brigade Andy & The Prostitues got a bad review. So bad that it was pretty apparent the reviewer was either on drugs o... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Conor Drum: A Sense of Humour
Irish comic Conor Drum arrives at his first Fringe festival with motivation, enthusiasm and little fanfare. As do most. His set, coming in at a little under ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh FringeLoretta Maine: Bipolar
Stop looking at her. Keep looking at her. Stop looking. Keep looking. It’s fair to say that Loretta Maine is a little up and down. She looks lik... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase
I can safely say that the average age of the RAOB's clientele has never been this low. As a gaggle of 20 year olds assemble for Newcastle University’s ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kaya – Dream Interpreter @ Assembly George Square
Kaya was a successful recording artist in his country but found himself still somehow unsatisfied. Besieged by dreams, sometimes fifty a night, he was lead t... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Wild Wild Fringe: Musicals and Success
The creators of last year's hit show Fresher: The Musical return to the Fringe with their new meta-musical, Wild West End Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mick Foley: Prisoner Of Raw
The greatest wrestler of all time, an accomplished author and now a standup comedian? We ask what makes Mick Foley tick Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
We Think Not – Karl Jay-Lewin & Anushiye Yarnell @ Dancebase
What is the sound of one hand clapping ? This is the kind of Zen koan that came to mind watching We Think Not. These are two different works of great int... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Belt Up Theatre @ C Nova
Never say Neverland Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Anybody Waitin’? @ Dance Base
Highly humorous, more than slightly saucy, often camper than Christmas, (and occasionally strangely reminiscent of a motivational exercise video) Anybody Wai... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Smashing Pumpkins (and other fruit and veg): Peter Strickland on Berberian Sound Studio
Peter Strickland speaks to The Skinny about his new feature film, Berberian Sound Studio, and the dark art of movie making Read more »| 08 Aug 2012