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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Uk FestivalsA Finnish Delight: DocPoint 2012
Our writer treks to Helsinki to take in DocPoint 2012, the largest documentary festival in all of Scandinavia Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsFor Your Consideration...
With the award season pantomime over for another year, we consider the merit of film awards Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Uk FestivalsMichael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Uk FestivalsDoug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Margins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
February 2012: Many people are reported to be excited about the Margins Book and Music Festival this month, as the start of this festival approaches Read more »| 22 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February The Wee Dub Festival continued on Sunday with Mad Professor's Dub Clinic - 'Roots of Dub' workshop. The ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2012
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Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February Saturday night at the Wee Dub Festival in Edinburgh, gigs at The Caves and The Bongo Club inc... Read more »| 09 Feb 2012 -
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In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February The Wee Dub Festival kicked off at the Wee Red Bar with appearances from Jammie J, Morphy, Ce... Read more »| 08 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Umberto: Night Stalking
We don't know what film Umberto will score at GMFF, but odds on it'll be some freaky shit. Errors bring the synth maestro in for interrogation Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Wee Dub Festival @ Various Venues, Edinburgh, 3-5 February
Dub takes over Edinburgh for a second year and, like any good sequel, everything just got a whole lot bigger – to the extent that the ‘Wee’... Read more »| 30 Jan 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Mark Thomas: Manifesto
The beauty of the Manifesto show lies partly in its power to renew itself. Mark Thomas makes another vital contribution to political comedy this chilly Sunda... Read more »| 18 Jan 2012 -
International Festivals
Awake On Foreign Shores: Trans Musicales 2011
In search of an alternative winter festival, our Music editor heads for Les Recontres Trans Musicales to find out how the French get down Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Be Manipulated
As Manipulate Festival returns to Edinburgh with another innovative array of visual theatre and animation, we talk to programmer Simon Hart about what to expect Read more »| 06 Jan 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Arika 12: Episode 1 – A Film is a Statement
"Every aspect of every film is always about more than just film." From this thesis Arkia 12 have curated a programme of experimental artists' films that's a shot in the arm to the stale form of the traditional film festival Read more »| 03 Jan 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeRodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I @ The Festival Theatre
Upon entering the auditorium, the stage appears empty, except for a gong. With a resounding - almost ceremonial - ring of said gong, the overture begins. A b... Read more »| 01 Jan 2012