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
Glasgay! 2006 Preview
The annual festival of queer culture promises a diverse range of exciting events. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Uk Festivals
Budapest Festival Orchestra @ Usher Hall
When the orchestra rose to its thundering crescendos, you could feel the blood throbbing in the audience's veins Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Uk Festivals
Best of Fest
here's what The Skinny had to say on the handful of plays that received our five-star mark Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Uk Festivals
Shazia Mirza at the Sufi Festival
Her comedic talent is ignored, as is material that is not specific to her religious background: the furore surrounding her attracts attention. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Festival I-Spy - SkinnyFest
Good clean fun for all the family!Edinburgh Evening News article about how much the bill for festival security/clean-up/road closures is costing Edinburgh ta... Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Uk Festivals
The Hairth
one the most relaxed, friendliest, and playful festivals around Read more »| 13 Sep 2006
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Edinburgh Fringe
SkinnyFest 3 - Simon Brodkin - Everyone But Himself
promises to become one of the country's brightest young comedians.
Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paddy Lannigan -Songs of the Unhinged - SkinnyFest 2
Quite simply the worst show I have ever seen. Ever. Poor deluded Paddy thinks it's funny to lip synch in front of a screenful of pictures and animated cartoo... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Watson - SkinnyFest 2
Fast-talking Welsh boy Mark Watson won over audiences with his debut show last year, and expresses concern that this year will be as disappointing as an aver... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Troilus and Cressida SKINNYFest 3
Peter Stein's production of Troilus and Cressida is a bold but ultimately flawed attempt to revivify one of Shakespeare's less frequently performed plays. Po... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Unsinkable Clerk SKINNYFEST 2
Working as a series of excellent sketches and a coherent narrative, the play brusquely reaches a conclusion that is ambiguously hopeful. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 One Man Star Wars Trilogy
he never adds anything to the essentials. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 Two Graves
Mixing the familiar patter of street slang with fluid rhyming couplets, 'Two Graves' is exquisitely structured. It captures sordid detail and doomed enthusiasm, never allowing the pace to slacken. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 3 Devil's Advocate@ Assembly George Street
This is a brave attempt at explicitly political theatre, recontextualising a notorious dictator. Unfortunately, the drama is overwhelmed by commentary Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Edinburgh Fringe
SKINNYFEST 2 The Art Of Disappearance (dance)
I'm so hot I think I might evaporate says one water droplet to the other. Ever wondered what it's like to view life as a drop of water? This is one of the... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006