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
The Big Pitch: Tom Tom Club
G'day mates, we're the crazy gang from Tom Tom Club, the urban beatboxing extravaganza straight outta the suburbs of Melbourne. Now you Pommies might... Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andrew Maxwell
Giggling throughout, his stand-up so effortless, candid and fun, this is Maxwell at his finest - the consummate comic headliner Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Andy Zaltzman
Although often tinged with some giggle-inducing humour and competent improvisation, Zaltzman's set largely falls flat Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Dolan - I'm Here To Help!
Although a bum batch of audience members could stunt the entire affair, I'm Here to Help! is definitely not one to miss Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hit List 17/08
These suggestions are so good, you'll need to be careful not to have an 'art attack! Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Traders' Dreams
An investigative probe into the lives of self-made entrepreneurs reveals an entertaining exposition of the relationship between the alluring world of virtual... Read more »| 14 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Rick Shapiro – Of Xbox and Ass
A frail figure who is, by his own admission, fighting an addiction to prescription downers so powerful they have him walking into walls Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nik Coppin - Half Blak
Even regurgitating common trivia has a little potential to be entertaining, but Coppin's conclusions are rarely clever and never worth the build-up Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pete Firman - Hokum
Firman's charming persona and ability to poke fun at not only himself but at some of magic's sillier pretensions make him something out of the ordinary Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tony Lee
There remains a constant fear of accidentally falling under his spell that keeps the audience visibly on edge throughout Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Girl and Dean
It is hard not to smile at the thought of two young girls playing ""Zimbabwean Farm"" Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jerry Sadowitz
Sadowitz's sharp-tongued lacerations don't cover up tiresome vitriol Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Blood Confession
Despite being described as a ""Hitchcockian no-holds-based thriller,"" Nick Awde's creation lacks the all-important element of suspense Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Michael McIntyre
McIntyre easily convinces the audience that being posh is actually an affliction Read more »| 14 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Bacchae
Under its own extravagance, the much-hyped National Theatre flagship crumbles into meaningless spectacle Read more »| 14 Aug 2007