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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Uk Festivals
My Festival's Better Than Yours: Latitude
The realisation that there might just be leverage in staging intimate and relaxed events in surroundings that don't resemble a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah is worthy of a few Hosannas.
Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Uk Festivals
Leith Festival Sessions: St Judes Infirmary @ LE3 @ Ocean Terminal
The most enduring themes are of innovation and eclecticism... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Uk Festivals
The Waterboys @ Festival Theatre
Displays of vitality and exertion like this are usually reserved for juvenile talent contests or, closer still, Everest expeditions. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
International Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
Like no other cinema experience on earth. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Uk Festivals
Leith Festival Sessions: Aberfeldy @ LE3 @ Ocean Terminal
A respectable, if rather modest crowd gathers for the last of the Leith Festival Sessions. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Finer Noble Gases
Reality blurs as they choose between their pink, blue and yellow pills Read more »| 09 Jul 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Unprotected
Although it can be hard to bear in parts, its true stories deserve to be heard Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Dylan Moran
""He Uses a lot of words, doesn't he?"", Simon Amstell says at half time. No shit, Columbo. Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Adam Hills
A fundamentally decent person with a wonderfully positive message Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Will Smith
""This is a complete and flawless performance by a man at the very top of his game, who never loses the capacity to surprise you. And in a way, isn’t that rather cool?"" Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Radio
Its achievement is unquestionable Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Particularly in the Heartland
A wonderful cocktail of emotions Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Mel Smith
""Oh how very smart, how very moral high ground, how very pleased with themselves they are"" Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Byrne-ing Issues
""I have to keep topping my finale each year. Last year we had planted dancers with a big hoo-ha of smoke and glitter"" Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Luke Wright
A satirical portrait of a Tory MP completed his round of targets and was delivered with an especially venomous appeal Read more »| 09 Jul 2007