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 FringeGagarin Way Review by Sarah Clark
Gagarin Way takes its title from a street in Fife named after the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin and is evocatively indicative of an area infamous for its ra... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeRosie Wilby: The Science Of Sex
Rosie Wilby takes a scientific approach to attraction, relationships, why we go off relationships, and love. As interesting as this approach is, I was ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Optimism
There’s a point, just as the opening act is coming to a close, when Optimism brings to mind the wickedly snobbish joke: What’s the difference bet... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Big Mac
Highly creative at times, this adaptation of Macbeth by pupils from Magdalen College School in Oxford, is unfortunately unable to progress beyond the status ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Petty Concerns of Luke Wright
It's normally a sign of the most unbearable self-indulgence for any artist to write material on the pressures of fame. Fortunately, comedian and performance ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hannah Gadsby - Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes
Testament to some militant flyering and enthusiastic vocal endorsement by producer Adam Hills, Hannah Gadsby’s show is packed. Thank God the venue is f... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh FringeRAW
Two Matrix-style bodyguards stand fiercely at the entrance and inside, the room flashes and vibrates with strobes and pumping bass lines, setting the scene f... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Adventure Incorporated
The three performers of Adventure Incorporated have plenty of funny bones in their bodies and they are good improvisers, energetic and quick witted. Their im... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Adam Hills: Inflatable Event Review
The affable Aussie mainstay is back from last year’s pseudo-hiatus with ‘Inflatable’. True to form, there is an underlying sentiment to Hil... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required
The suffering induced by bipolar schizoaffective disorder and a resultant suicide attempt don't sound like the most promising subject matter for a stand-up g... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Killing Alan
Only two scenes into Killing Alan, alarm bells go off among the audience. The play, purportedly a “radical reworking" of the legend of Sir Gawain and t... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
NewsRevue
Since man evolved from ape and started selecting political leaders, the world has been in need of those few with the ability to mock, satirize and comically ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Isma Almas Bombs Review by Sarah Clark
Confronting Islamophobia constructively is something that isn't often attempted at a comedy club, but debut Fringe performer Isma Almas does it with flair. B... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chippendales
“Are they all shiny and brown?” “How old are they?” “I think two of them are really muscly, one’s a bit scrawny.” I... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jon Richardson: This Guy At Night Review
Rebecca Gordon finds pleasure in painful comedy. Read more »| 17 Aug 2009