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 FringeNuremberg Trial and Error
Richard Herring's evolutional approach to comedy writing is proving a little uncomfortable in light of this year's Nazi-inspired theme, finds Miles Johnson Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FringeMidsummer Loving
Hard-hitting Scottish playwright David Greig tells Yasmin Sulaiman about the freedom of going lo-fi Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kaning It
Edinburgh's most hyperactive comic, Russell Kane tells Chris Williams about how he'll be mixing stand-up with Shakespeare at this year's Fringe Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Artistic licence
Scottish painter Rabiya Choudhry is redefining the concept of "performance art", Ruth Dawkins discovers Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Uk FestivalsPitchfork Music Festival 2009
Jamie Scott heads Stateside to Chicago, the home of the internet generation's most notorious music critic for the Pitchfork Music Festival. Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh FestivalsClose Encounters: International Festival Theatre Highlights
Gareth K Vile takes a closer look at the Festival's top guns Read more »| 03 Aug 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Hot Rhod
After a busy year insulting Prince Charles and promoting Welsh tourism, the man from Carmarthen won't be satisfied with anything less than perfection at the Fringe, he tells Chris Williams Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Unicorn Kid: The Kid is alright
Remixing the Pet Shop Boys, becoming the youngest ever artist to do a Radio 1 session, touring the States – this 17-year-old Edinburgh producer is taking it all in his stride, discovers Chris McCall Read more »| 01 Aug 2009 -
Uk Festivals
The Road to Belladrum
Few festivals are in such scenic locations as Belladrum Tartan Heart, which has been described as 'camping in the woods, with bands.' Dylan Reed suggests you make a trip of it Read more »| 01 Aug 2009 -
Uk FestivalsWickerman 2009
Strangely, but thankfully, the Wickerman Festival near Dumfries is a Friday-Saturday weekender, not a Saturday-Sunday affair. That's fortunate because when T... Read more »| 30 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
Aberdeen City and Shire Film Festival 2009
The inaugural Aberdeen City and Shire Film Festival has kicked off with fine focus as an opening gala screening of locally born director Mark Stirton’s... Read more »| 28 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Festivals
The Big One: Faust
When Tim Crouch wowed the Edinburgh Festivals with his new conceptual play England two years ago, all it consisted of in terms of production was Crouch and H... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Tipped at the Top: Richard Holloway on his Highlights for the 2009 Book Festival
Richard Holloway was appointed as Guest Director of this year’s Book Festival after departing Director Catherine Lockerbie had picked the programme. Still, who better to pick from the big names than the writer, theologian, and controversial former bishop? Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
Glasgow Cabaret Festival
Gareth K Vile continues to have fun at the Cabaret Read more »| 16 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
T in the Park 2009 - Sunday
Savvy that their back catalogue might as well exist only in ‘best of’ form these days, Squeeze are quick off the mark with the hits. As the only ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2009