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
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
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Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Simon Amstell
Much of his appeal comes from his self-effacing charm when covering comic material on religion and sexuality Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Fat Tongue
If not black, then certainly brown-humoured; a sharpened knife in a programme full of spoons Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Blackwatch
Blackwatch superbly captured the essence of Scottish soldiers through the acting, accents, dialogue and humour Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Ekow Eshun
The Artistic Director of the ICA discussed cultural identity with Hari Kunzru at last year's book festival\r\n Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Paulo Nutini
""Keith Richards says 'Oi it's Darius in here man', and I was like 'what the fuck are you talking about Keith!?'""\r\n Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Robert Mapplethorpe
The hype consists largely of the words 'gay', 'sex', 'S&M' and 'New York'. It sounds like the recipe for a rollicking good time\r\n Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Chanbara - A Lesson from the Masters
According to Shimaguchi a fighter must train eight hours a day for at least six years to gain master samurai status... Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Levelland
""Maybe my funny days are over..."" - Rich Hall Read more »| 09 Jul 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Best of 2006: Bussman's Holiday
""Blunkett claimed to be offended by it and he definitely didn't see it. Whoops.""\r\n Read more »| 09 Jul 2007