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 FringeThe Event
“Stop me if you've heard this one before,” announces an unidentified man from the stage. The audience remains mute and, true to the script's... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeA Life in Three Acts
The format of Mark Ravenhill’s latest offering at the Edinburgh Fringe is more of an interview than a play; a three-part series of edited conversations... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
FBI: Fairy Tale Bureau of Investigation
Mother Goose has been kidnapped. We all know the police are ill-equipped to cope with such testing circumstances. This is a job for the FBI: the Fairy T... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Matthew Sharp in... Johnny's Midnight Goggles
"It's just a bit of pre-show music; carry on chatting" says Matthew Sharp, as the audience files in. "Get to know each other – it'll help when I start ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeNormality
Normality, a South African one-man play starring Pedro Kruger, is ostensibly an exploration into living with physical disability. Yet the play also questions... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Gannet
The Gannet, from Fat Content Theatre Company, is a post-modern take on the Brothers Grimm classic Hansel and Gretel fairytale that began as an experiment in ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Faith Healer
With the Fringe bulging obesely with single-performer shows, surely the Edinburgh International Festival could treat us to something a little less dour than ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Yellow Wallpaper
A single sheet of hideously unattractive yellow wallpaper and a sterile-looking single bed of the type that should only ever be seen in a hospital ward set t... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Summer I Did the Leaving
A boy from a backward Irish village hits the road, and has all kinds of crazy drug experiences along the way – the basic plot of Aindrias De Staic&rsqu... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeSimon Munnery's AGM09
A regular performer at the Fringe since 1994, Simon Munnery is legendary for his particular brand of comedy, taking the audience on an unpredictable and ofte... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Simon Brodkin: Still Not Himself
Since his last Edinburgh run, Simon Brodkin has written for and appeared in Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder. If working alongside one of the UK's m... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rosa Waxes Lyrical
With accents somewhere between Borat and a Bond villain, Rosa Wax and her fantastically-named pianist partner Boris Longshlongadongski offer a riotous hour o... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Reginald D Hunter: The Only Apple in the Garden of Eden and Niggas
Guess what? Reginald D Hunter likes the word 'nigga'. Despite past controversy over his use of the word, it is back in the title of his latest show and he i... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Philip Escoffey: Six More Impossible Things Before Dinner
Early in the show, Philip Escoffey asks for a show of hands to see who present believes in the paranormal. A thin spattering of enthusiasts respond. Were he ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Patrick Monahan's Stories and Fables for Kids that Like to Sit at Tables
Children's shows, however conceptually regressive they may seem, are far from the last refuge of the complacent comedian. Those who attempt them often find i... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009