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
Blackbird
All is dark in Adam Rapp’s brooding Blackbird, a gloomy tale of addiction, insecurity and love in a hard place. The film follows the lives of self-titl... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Strange Culture
Strange Culture brings to the foreground the very real implications of the Bush administration's post 9/11 policies. It tells the story of Steve Kurtz, a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tony Woods
Woods is the guy with the non-stop supply of funny stories that someone invited round Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Kerensa
If the concept sounds tired, that’s because it is Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dearly Deported
Dearly Deported never manages to win the attention of the audience, but proves to be alienating due to its poor script and unconvincing acting Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Watson's 24 Hour Jamboree To Save The Planet
A combination of tiredness and possible repetitive strain injury mean that by the end of the day, my facial muscles are actually frozen uncomfortably into a happy, proud and mildly bewildered grin Read more »| 15 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Doctor Faustus
Three actors and three musicians take you to hell and back in a tale that's halfway between pathos and pantomime Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Havana Rumba!
Havana Rumba is guaranteed to provoke unanticipated foot-tapping and hip-swinging in even the most unenthusiastic dancer Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best Western
Rich Hall isn't just a comedian showing off with a brief foray into theatre - Best Western represents a thoughtful addition to the dramatic repertoire Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stonewall
In 1968 the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village became the focal point for the gay rights movement after a police raid sparked a riot, pitchi... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mikelangelo
Greeted with a roar of applause and winning laughs with every comb of his hair, it is clear that Mikelangelo has won his audience over before the doors even ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Extropia
As the play charts the 'discovery' of music in a world where it has been forgotten, this comedy proves somewhat of a mixed blessing Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
I Served the King of England
Jirí Menzel once made a famous film called Closely Observed Trains, which was more thrilling than its title suggests, but for some time now his reputa... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
PoeJazzi
This remarkable poetic feast offers something for everyone Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective
Don't expect highbrow laughs here, but if you're after a relatively good evening in the lap of the person sitting next to you, you can't go far wrong with this show Read more »| 15 Aug 2007