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
Songs About Vaginas
Jessica Delfino shows that she is much better at using computers to come up with some nifty graphics than she is at writing lyrics Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Decaffination of Kofi Annan
The weak pun linking Kofi to coffee typifies the witless wordplay that characterises Noel James' show Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Home Song Stories
The Home Song Stories tells the story of Rose and her two children Tom and May. As their mother, Rose behaves less like a parent and more like a partner in... Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Oxford Revue
Like the fibre in a balanced diet, one can't help but feel that a few longer sketches might enable the six performers to add substance to their character acting Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Danton's Death
There is something instantly appealing about a work of art that has been written illicitly. The mystique surrounding Georg B?chner’s 1835 reactionary m... Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
World's End by Paul Sellar
For a play by such a well-established playwright, it's curiously dull and unrewarding Read more »| 21 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Blame It On Fidel
La Faute à Fidel is a hugely accomplished first feature by Julie Gavras, the daughter of feted left-wing filmmaker Costa-Gavras, which tells the story... Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Figure 5
Whether they [Figure Five] can convert this effervescence onto record remains to be seen Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Marcus Brigstocke
Brigstocke is apparently unable to reconcile his evident talent as a comic performer with the unbridled rage his material inspires Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Manford
Just don't challenge Jason Manford to a staring contest – he's very good at it Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Terry Saunders
Missed connections is a fairly twee, comfortable affair – a yarn, not a yank at the system Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Henry Rollins
This man would make a fine President Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Howard Read - Light, Shade, Lemonade
The show is by no means gold dust but sex is always funny, especially when it is so honestly portrayed Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Collector
Based on the novel by John Fowles, The Collector is certain to be one of the most satisfying sinister plays you'll see this Fringe Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shazia Mirza
In reality, Mirza's half-hearted quips: too limp to qualify as one-liners and too dull to pass for everyday conversation Read more »| 21 Aug 2007