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 FringeGelabert Azzopardi Companiya de Dansa
There’s a moment in the second half of this slick performance of contemporary dance when the 10-strong company appear to meld into a single, if imperfe... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
On the trail of the next big thing
Every year a handful of Fringe comedians are plucked from obscurity and transformed into TV and Radio stars. But who decides? Sam Friedman spends a day scouting for new comedy talent with Jane Berthoud, head of BBC Radio Comedy Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Doctor Whom? My Search for Samuel Johnson
Ten years of love and adulation for the eighteenth century lexicographer and essayist Samuel Johnson have brought David Benson to the Assembly Rooms stage to... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Crush at Fringe Fest: Review
“Turn the other cheek?” scoffs the female protagonist of Paul Charlton’s new drama. “Jesus obviously never found his wife chatting to... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeBlondes
During the late 90s, Denise Van Outen was something of a national treasure among men of a certain age, perfectly representing that fun-loving, ‘one-of-... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Becoming Marilyn
“Goodbye, Norma Jeane...” sang Elton John, before another blonde 'Queen of Hearts' with an obsessive cult following replaced her. If we are to be... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Bane
Since the turn of the decade, style gurus have been adamant that the eighties are coming back with a bang. But, after the briefest of flirtations with leg-wa... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringePrincess Cabaret
Anything involving several singing Australian women is apt to remind one of a Sheila’s Wheels advert. However with songs like: ‘I&rsq... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeRich Hall's Campfire Stories
If you’ve ever seen a Rich Hall show, you’ll appreciate how hard it is to respond with anything other than hero worship. And with this maundering... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Craig Hill: 40 Love...?
If you ever find yourself wandering into a Craig Hill show, here’s a tip: don’t bother avoiding the front row. Nobody is safe from the ultra-camp... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Robin Ince: Bleeding-Heart Liberal
The angry, lefty, very pre-97 politics that pour forth in Robin Ince’s meandering show make it hard to believe that this bitter cynic has only just hit... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lady Garden 2009 Review
Looking through the back-catalogue of press for Ladygarden, it becomes clear that this all-female sketch comedy troupe demand, for once, an unpatronising, un... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Byrne: The Byrne Supremacy
Credit where it's due: Jason Byrne has a massive queue. 840 people long, to be precise. He also has one of the most ill-conceived, out of place, shoddily per... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Zerdin
From Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion to Keith Harris and Orville the Duck, the British have always had a curious fascination with ventriloquism. There is, it s... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Des Bishop: Desfunctional
It's useful being from two places at once. Des Bishop was born in America, so he gets away with being sentimental in a way other comics can't. And he's lived... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009