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
Knocked Up
Rather too often in film journalism, it is claimed that a single movie is an example of an entirely new genre. This tendency was comically embraced two y... Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Yella
In Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho, the detective Arbogast is visited by split-second images of a sheep and a dour-looking woman as he falls to his death... Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sarah Kendall - My Very First Kidnapping
The sharp comic performances of Kendall and her supporting cast of fellow Perrier nominees Joanna Neary and Justin Edwards are what really drive this well-paced and sharply written show Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Toulson and harvey
Just try not to sit in the front row or you may find yourself transformed into someone entirely different Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Frank Skinner
Skinner's show relies upon the power to shock and without this, it's a tame, unintelligent and largely unfunny affair Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Craig Hill
Hill's very shrewd selection of material for a very specific audience make this a very niche show Read more »| 17 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Lovely By Surprise
Kirt Gunn's latest offering is a quirky, upbeat indie flick with a satisfyingly paranoid edge. Three stories, which started life on the internet as two s... Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stenclmusic
Stenclmusic has a hint of charm and nostalgia which makes it difficult to dislike Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Orpheus Ex Machina
A woman whose weblog inspires a nation faces inner darkness to bring back her dead husband Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Murder, obesity and happy chickens
This panel had a shared goal of wanting to improve the quality of people’s diet, their knowledge about food and to raise awareness of consumer power. ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Deborah Frances-White
Deborah Frances-White might make a significantly funnier alternative to the current spate of obnoxious TV lifestyle gurus Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Voodoo Vaudeville
Sexy, Gothic and shambolic all at the same time, if its titillation you want, the Voodoo Vaudeville is your place Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dye Young/Stay Pretty
Before Madonna, blonde ambition had a different name, much tougher, sassier and sexier than the rest: Debbie Harry Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kanye West
Kanye West doesn't quite touch the sky Read more »| 17 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Butch: A Queen's Struggle to Become a King
The writing is simplistic to the point of embarrassment, and Menno’s energetic flamboyance grates like fingernails on a blackboard Read more »| 17 Aug 2007