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
Chopper - Harden The F**K Up World
If the word 'fuck' is taboo enough for you that it retains some shock value, then Chopper's constant use of it might produce some uncomfortable giggles Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Frankie Boyle
Boyle's mesmerising performance skills allow him to re-define the boundaries of decency Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 5 Poetry Events
The pick of this year's 'spoken word' Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sensory Overload
It's the biggest, most expensive and now most well-recieved shows ever seen at the fringe. Sam Friedman goes behind the scenes at the multi-sensory spectacular, Fuerzabruta Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Flip the Switch
Nicola Brooks highlights the strengths of Edinburgh’s youngest artists in this year’s Annuale. Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Faustus
Although inventive, this play fails to pack an adequately strong emotional punch Read more »| 18 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Hit List 21/08 (For Issue 5)
Fest's top five art exhibitions this week Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Racket
Two monologues on the war in Iraq are compelling, but offer no new insights Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jimmy Carr: Fringe Review
Deftly hopping from paedophilia to poverty, from racism to rape, Carr's rapid-fire technique leaves the audience little time to be offended Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Laid back and in the Groove
Samba is a forceful front man and his songs - whether concise and lyrical or laid-back workouts - reach well beyond any categorical limitations Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
What If
Predictable and tensionless, there are few insights about MySpace to be found here Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Big Pitch: The Bacchae
Bob and Bob are sitting in a darkened room. For the last five years, Black and White Rainbow haven't been doing so well. With attendances at a static six... Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Dresser
With a quality script from Academy Award winner Ronald Harwood and an impressive cast, The Dresser is both watchable and thought-provoking Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Melancholia at Fringe
An anti-Iraq War message that bravely avoids sentimentality or simplistic slogans Read more »| 18 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Poetry Preview
Thomas Hutchinson is not a poet, but he does know it. Poetry that is... Read more »| 18 Aug 2007