Two Women At War
By . Published 02 August 2010
An author explains why the story of two women at war is a natural fit for the Fringe
Theatre > Previews
The Mandrake
By . Published 02 August 2010The Mandrake is an English adaptation of Machiavelli's great satirical play La Mandragola. Nothing unusual about that for the Fringe Festival, you'd think: except that the adaptation has been made...
A Big Big Love
By . Published 01 August 2010Indefinite Articles are sculptor Sally Brown and puppeteer Steve Tiplady. At this year's Fringe they are bringing the Chalk Giants to life
Get Slack
By . Published 01 August 2010The Skinny chats to Christopher Payne about two of his favourite subjects: slacking, and Western Theatre
Carmen @ the Citz
By . Published 01 August 2010Scottish Opera break new ground at the Citizens and beyond. The Skinny talks to mezzo-soprano Rebecca Afonwy-Jones
See Me Change
By . Published 01 August 2010The University of the Art, London Drama Society shift their form from human to puppet
O Sole Mio @ Sloans
By . Published 30 July 2010The use of Sloan’s upstairs bar for a play is to be welcomed. With the non-stop action of the bar below – film nights, pub quizzes – opening up this...
Wandering at the Fringes
By . Published 22 July 2010An epic is updated via Lecoq and to Infinity and beyond
Dinosaurs, Giant Robots and East Anglia in Peril
By . Published 19 July 2010What is missing from the classical musical? Mark Hibbett has a modest suggestion
Previews: Comedians doing theatre
By . Published 16 July 2010Gutted: A Revenger’s Musical A show can get away with murder if it can be described as ‘cult’, so why not set that murder to music? The creators of the...
Kids roundup
By . Published 15 July 2010Fast becoming a keystone of the Fringe programme, children's shows offer as much variety as their grown-up counterparts. Tom Hackett meets some of the innovators looking to entertain your kids
Preview: Old favourites at the fringe
By . Published 15 July 2010Plays that have been popular right down the decades are given a new lease of life in Edinburgh this August
Previews: Site Specific Theatre
By . Published 15 July 2010Site-specific shows have been multiplying each year in our Festival brochures. If you're an out-of-box thinker, consider hopping on a camper-van, popping into a bridal showroom, or chilling on a...
Previews: Real theatre
By . Published 15 July 2010While life may imitate art, some of this year's must-see festival shows take on the issues that lesser artists won't touch with a barge pole
Previews: Award-winners
By . Published 15 July 2010Will these stars of previous years shine once more during the 2010 festivals? Or have they run out of steam?
Previews: Traverse Shows
By . Published 15 July 2010An institution that has long set the precedent for British theatre, Traverse brings a slate of shows to Fringe 2010 that explore the question of human nature. And taxidermy.
Previews: Returning stars
By . Published 15 July 2010Past successes under their collective belts, some of the stars of 2009 return with new shows
Wild Cards and Beach Balls
By . Published 14 June 2010Despite pessimistic assertions elsewhere in The Skinny, two events are hoping to maintain the cabaret revival
It's Magic
By . Published 10 June 2010Edinburgh hosts a festival in advance of the Fringe
Electric Circus Birthday
By . Published 08 June 2010Is it a club, a gig or a cabaret show? The Electric Circus hits the big one
