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 FringeChristos Tsiolkas
His incisive questioning of Australian society has seen his latest novel The Slap become a best seller and won him the Commonwealth Writers Prize. He talks to Nick Eardley about multiculturalism, class and getting into the minds of his characters. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh FringeJonathan Mills: International man
EIF director Jonathan Mills tells Evan Beswick about how he didn't let any preconceptions about what the EIF should be get in the way of his global vision for the festival Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Years of Bliss
Ten years in the making, Peter Carey's novel, Bliss has finally made its way onto the operatic stage. As librettist Amanda Holden tells Evan Beswick, the challenges of the text were only matched by its wealth of ideas Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh FringeMusic: Beyond the edge – Tiger lillies
Admired by the great and good of comedy and always a hit with audiences, you might think the Tiger Lillies would be perfect for television. Chris McCall asks why their often-shocking material tends to be overlooked. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Books Previews: International Politics at the Festival
Richard McGregor Richard McGregor states that a major theme of his latest book is “secrecy”. Having spent two decades reporting in Asia, the Fin... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Books Previews: Fiction at the Festival
Jeanette Winterson Adopted by Pentecostal working-class parents, Winterson claims that she was “not encouraged to be clever.” Contrary to all ex... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010
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Edinburgh Fringe
Books: Unbound
The Book Festival might finally worked out how to keep audiences at Charlotte square past teatime Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Books: Fatima Bhutto Q & A
28-year old Fatima Bhutto, progeny of the Pakistan’s famous political dynasty, is an author and journalist in her own right. As well as contributing to numerous publications including The Daily Beast and the New Statesman, she has published three books. The latest, Songs of Blood and Sword, documents the saga of the ill-fated Bhutto family, and has elicited both praise and controversy across the world. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh FringePreviews: Good, clean fun
Jason Manford – Off On Tour We Go For five nights only, Manchester’s favourite son will be taking time out of his national tour to win a few mor... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Foreign Imports
Charlyne Yi - ...Dances on the Moon At 24 years old, Yi is something of a trailblazer. Her debut film Paper Heart impressed judges at Sundance and her memor... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Uk Festivals
T in the Park 2010 – Friday
Last year's T in the Park felt like the tipping point for the then sixteen year old granddaddy of Scottish music festivals. Like any successful venture, it h... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Traverse Shows
An institution that has long set the precedent for British theatre, Traverse brings a slate of shows to Fringe 2010 that explore the question of human nature. And taxidermy. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Award-winners
Will these stars of previous years shine once more during the 2010 festivals? Or have they run out of steam? Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Real theatre
While life may imitate art, some of this year's must-see festival shows take on the issues that lesser artists won't touch with a barge pole Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Site Specific Theatre
Site-specific shows have been multiplying each year in our Festival brochures. If you're an out-of-box thinker, consider hopping on a camper-van, popping into a bridal showroom, or chilling on a playground with some of the most impressive site-specific theatre. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010