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 FringeCaroline Rhea @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Caroline Rhea. That's her off of Sabrina, you know. Unfortunately if you're reading this then, yes, you probably do know. Rhea's audience is a strange one; ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh FestivalsAlasdair Gray @ EIBF
As the actors spoke the opening lines: ‘storm clouds, whose snow and hail and rains pour down... heralding the Lord’, so too did the Edin... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Sum of It All @ Zoo
It adds up to more than its parts Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rebuttal
Dear Mrs Pankhurst Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Edinburgh FringeRosie Wilby - The Further Science of Sex
There's something about combining the words 'science' and 'sex' that leads to instinctual jitters - what if we've been doing it wrong all along? Rosie Wilby'... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
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A L Kennedy @ EIBF
With the possible exception of Alistair Darling, few authors appearing at this year’s Book Festival could be expected to reference Creamola Foa... Read more »| 19 Aug 2010
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Edinburgh FestivalsAlberto Manguel @ EIBF
When Alberto Manguel entered the Corner Theatre on Tuesday, there can’t have been more than fifteen of us, spread out like islands in a baffled... Read more »| 19 Aug 2010 -
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Christos Tsiolkas @ EIBF
This year’s Book Festival begins with a slap. It's a full house in the Highland Park Spiegeltent to hear Christos Tsiolkas talk about his Booker-nomina... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Dan Cruickshank @ EIBF
Dan Cruickshank requires no lessons in architectural history. But he could do with some guidance on public speaking. Cruickshank’s new book is ca... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Trainspotting @ Merchant's Hall
Hard acts Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Philip Pullman @ EIBF
Inasmuch as we love Lyra Belacqua, so does Philip Pullman love Jesus: a poetic genius, social reformer, and protagonist of the greatest story ever to... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Mairi Hedderwick @ EIBF
Talking about how she creates her watercolours of Scotland, Mairi Hedderwick says she doesn’t paint at the scene itself – ‘somebod... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Iain Banks @ EIBF
An audience member asked Iain Banks, at the end of his Book Festival event, how he thought he had changed over the years, to which he replied, &ldquo... Read more »| 17 Aug 2010 -
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Martin Creed @ EIBF
“A lot of making is trying to do things to make me feel better.” So says the artist who this year has taken over the Edinburgh festivals – ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010 -
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Laura Barton and Raphael Selbourne @ EIBF
Barton and Selbourne were an odd pairing at the bookfest: yes they have things in common – they’ve both just published their first novels... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010