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 FringeTrog & Clay: An Imagined History Of The Electric Chair
While working on inventing electricity Thomas Edison said ‘I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work’: words which s... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeCaroline Mabey: One Minute Silence
Right from the off, Caroline Mabey wants you to feel part of the show. She greets each of us individually as we enter and welcomes us to her training course,... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringePhill Jupitus: Stand Down
It's a Fringe tradition, seeing a big TV name attempt to 'return to their standup roots' only to die on their hole night after night, leaving their audience ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Abie Philbin Bowman: Pope Benedict, Bond Villain
Abie Philbin Bowman nods humbly to two inspirations: the Marxist peasant in Monty Python & The Holy Grail; and his own sister, an 'emotional ninja' and s... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Bitch Doctors
The premise for The Bitch Doctors is a pretty slack one. As the audience enters they’re given a slip of paper on which to write their ‘problem.&... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeRichard Herring: What is Love, Anyway?
As if it isn't difficult enough for comedians to come up with a solid hour's worth of jokes in time for the Fringe, many audiences expect them to weave the m... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011
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Edinburgh Fringe
Craig Hill: Blown By a Fan
By far the funniest moment in Craig Hill's 'Blown By a Fan' is when he first bounds on to the stage, accompanied by Lady Gaga's Born This Way. He performs a... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeI Love You Because @ Paradise in Augustine's
“I love you in spite of who you are” Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Miracles at Short Notice @ The Point Hotel
"It's a disaster in full swing, nothing short of a miracle can save me." Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Rape of Lucrece @ Zoo Southside
Getting the Shakes Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Todd Barry: American Hot
Todd Barry is a softly-spoken, deadpan American comic and his style this afternoon is mirrored by his audience. Perhaps too used to playing larger club ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Interview: Neil Hamburger
America’s funnyman Neil Hamburger, has been in the biz’ for over twenty years playing to sellout crowds, and opening for bands like Faith No More... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Bell: Tom Bell Begins
Tom Bell's journey from an obscure village near Nottingham to his life as a London-based stand up is framed by the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller in this ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Wendy Wason's Flashbacks
Heavily pregnant Wendy Wason's show is quite cleverly conceived (no pun intended). She looks back at incidents that have shaped her life thus far and there's... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Coxen: Space Clone Audition
Chris Coxen might well be a genius, but you wouldn't guess from the reaction of this early-afternoon audience. The biggest laughs come from compere Tom Webb ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011