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 FestivalsThe Arches Comes Alive
A new monthly feature gives you the Skinny on a Scottish venue. This month: The Arches Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeNiall Browne & Elaine Malcolmson: All Kinds of Everything
<!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> This charming comedy duo from “Nireland” (North... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeTom Basden: Now That's What I Call Music-Based Comedy
<!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Musical comedy runs a double risk – of a performer be... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeBridget Christie: My Daily Mail Hell
<!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> You'd think that working in the Daily Mail’s gossip c... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alexis Dubus: A R*ddy Brief History of Swearing
Gleefully encouraging his 5 o’clock crowd to cry out their favourite swearwords, Alexis Dubus opens A R*ddy Brief History of Swearing to his sniggering... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The week in Charlotte Square
Fest's roundup of the literary goings on of the past few days Read more »| 20 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Stripped bare
Its title looked to many like a cynical publicity stunt – but Fucked has proved to be one of the theatrical finds of the 2009 Fringe. Fern Brady talks to the women responsible for a sensitive, intensely moving treatment of female sexuality Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeAccidental Nostalgia
There’s something slightly amiss about Cameron Seymour’s lecture on her forthcoming psychology book, How to Change Your Mind: A Self-Help Manual ... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Broken Records at Queens Hall: Review
This was always going to be something very special. Putting the majestic Broken Records in the grand, atmospheric surroundings of the Queens Hall made for th... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Djupid (The Deep)
Life at sea is hard. For one fisherman, it's a life made considerably harder when his ship capsizes, killing the rest of his crew and leaving him alone; bobb... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Orphans
Family, eh? Helen and Danny, two youngish urbanites, have just sat down to a nice romantic meal when Liam—Helen’s younger brother—bursts i... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Oh! What a Shitty War
For those who didn't think Team America was liberal enough comes this: an alternative history of warfare, with puppets. Rammed with gags for those for whom S... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
About the Scots
Bruce Fummey is a comedian who would like to be considered “thoughtfully offensive.” Whilst the second word of this tag fits like a glove, he fal... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Magazine: Shot by both sides
Out of all the recent band reunions, few were as unexpected as Magazine. They talk to Chris McCall about their reformation and why they won't be sending a Christmas card to Simple Minds anytime soon Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Burning Question: Fergus Craig
#4: Why is Neighbours so shit? Read more »| 19 Aug 2009