Two Women At War
An author explains why the story of two women at war is a natural fit for the Fringe

An author explains why the story of two women at war is a natural fit for the Fringe

The 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...

Indefinite Articles are sculptor Sally Brown and puppeteer Steve Tiplady. At this year's Fringe they are bringing the Chalk Giants to life

The Skinny chats to Christopher Payne about two of his favourite subjects: slacking, and Western Theatre

Scottish Opera break new ground at the Citizens and beyond. The Skinny talks to mezzo-soprano Rebecca Afonwy-Jones

The University of the Art, London Drama Society shift their form from human to puppet

The 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...

An epic is updated via Lecoq and to Infinity and beyond

What is missing from the classical musical? Mark Hibbett has a modest suggestion
Gutted: 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...
Fast 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

Plays that have been popular right down the decades are given a new lease of life in Edinburgh this August

Site-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...

While 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

Will these stars of previous years shine once more during the 2010 festivals? Or have they run out of steam?

An 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.

Past successes under their collective belts, some of the stars of 2009 return with new shows

Despite pessimistic assertions elsewhere in The Skinny, two events are hoping to maintain the cabaret revival

Edinburgh hosts a festival in advance of the Fringe

Is it a club, a gig or a cabaret show? The Electric Circus hits the big one