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 Fringe
Big Bruvva: The Musical
Cheesy, superficial and clichéd, this is thoroughly enjoyable Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Motherland
Motherland—verbatim reports from the wives and girlfriends of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan—gives a voice to those on the home front Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pornography
Though a little London-centric, this is beautifully written, non-judgemental theatre Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Supper
While these are beautiful monologues, their contrived setting fails to impress Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Out Of Your Knowledge
Steven Waters' new play is a victim of it's own cleverness Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carl Donnelly vs. John Robins vs. Predator
Tom Crookston discovers buried treasure in the caves beneath the Royal Mile Read more »| 06 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
John Bishop
Marketing-director turned comedian John Bishop made his name last year with a slice of confessional stand-up that won many over with its frank and honest app... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Miles Jupp: Drifting
Miles Jupp is looking good, or so think several members of his audience. “You’ve lost weight!” comes the shout early into the set. Lookin... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Durham Revue: ...And Other Stories
Watching student comedy at the Fringe can be a risky business – you never know what you’re going to get. Some of the greatest British actors and ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Greg Fleet: Secrets and Lies
Greg Fleet is clearly a comic who’s intimate with the phrase “when in Rome.” Being something of a journeyman—as is to be expected of... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Eleanor Tiernan & John F. O' Donnell: Irish American
Eleanor Tiernann has been abandoned by her comedy partner, but is everything as it seems? Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Uk Festivals
Tartan Heart Festival @ Belladrum, Invernesshire, 8-9 Aug
Despite recent heavy headline casualties (including The Long Blondes and The Holloways) Belladrum has proven its thus far short-lived but prolific festival p... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Terry Saunders: Figure 8
The clue is in the name: the Fringe Festival is about new and challenging intellectual experiences. Don’t expect to always understand or appreciate wha... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Justin Moorhouse's Ever Decreasing Social Circle
Justin Moorhouse is on the look out for new friends; someone should tell him Facebook isn't the answer. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gavin and Gavin: It's a Long Road That Doesn't Have A Bend
If you like bad impressions of the Irish, this is the show for you. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008