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
Andrew Lawrence
Rapid delivery and meticulous timing barely make up for a forgettable script Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World
With his boundless enthusiasm and affable nature McTavish has no problem in generating laughs throughout his set Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Underground Comedy
His set zips by spewing energy at every turn, and though he flirts with well-trodden material he maintains an admirable pace througout Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Believe - Linda Marlowe
Marlowe plays four different women, rebelling against patriarchal society: one decides to stamp, flamenco-style, across a ""battlefield of pricks"" to carry out her mission. Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Comic Book Project @ The Collective
The Comic Book Project involves a number of collaborative events over the course of August. The exhibition component of this initiative at The Collect... Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alex Hartley @ Fruitmarket Gallery
Hartley, whose work also features as the backdrop to Tim Crouch's new play, England, presents us with an entirely new appreciation for architectural sculptures. Read more »| 03 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: An Audience with Ziggy Stardust's Sister
How boring was rock before Bowie metamorphosed into a peely-wally space alien and sang about Armageddon, dressed in skin-tight metal and shoulder pads? His a... Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
William Kentridge @ Edinburgh Printmakers
Kentridge fuses elements of theatre and film with his own visual language Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Improverts
Its clichéd characters and weary recycling of stock gags only serve to distract from the fact that the performers are actually rather talented Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Silent Disco
Silent Disco is surely the most intriguing innovation on the clubbing circuit Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Night Time
Fails to deliver any new insights on either fantasy or domestic violence and plays safe with theatrical convention Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Human Computer
The opening salvo of observation gags, aimed at both the dreaded contraption and his own technological inadequacies, are delivered with wonderfully muddled rage Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tap Olé
Tap Ole creates something spectacular: a passionate, innovative fusion of sounds, rhythms and styles Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Orkestra del Sol
During the festival, it can be easy to lose sight of the raucous energy that gave birth to street theatre amongst all the commercialisation and frantic flyer... Read more »| 03 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Inside Private Lives
Skepticism and fear must be brushed aside to enjoy this curious and challenging interactive performance. Read more »| 03 Aug 2007