Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
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TheatreDoppler @ Newhailes Estate & Gardens
Grid Iron's oddly comic, deeply sensory Doppler was two years in the making – and it was worth waiting for Read more »| 08 Sep 2021 -
TheatreKnot: The Trilogy @ Summerhall Online
Darkfield's confusing immersive audio experience has listeners tied up in knots Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
TheatreStyx @ Assembly George Square Gardens
Heart-warming, touching and gorgeously executed, Second Body's second production is once again a triumph Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
ComedyFringedog's Edinburgh Terrier Awards 2021
Fringe Dog celebrates Fringe 2021 in the only way he knows how – with many awards and five stars Read more »| 30 Aug 2021 -
ComedyOmar Badawy wins So You Think You're Funny? 2021
Gilded Balloon's new comedy competition returns for 2021, with stand-up Omar Badawy winning this year's top prize Read more »| 30 Aug 2021 -
TheatreThis Is Paradise @ Traverse Theatre
Amy Molloy is captivating in This Is Paradise, a monologue that considers the fragility of peace and the lasting effects of chaos and violence Read more »| 27 Aug 2021
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TheatreDishonour @ Fringe Online
The remarkable Mimi Ndiweni stars in this powerful, essential exploration at the realities of FGM Read more »| 26 Aug 2021 -
TheatreFow @ Summerhall
A fresh energy is injected into some tired romantic tropes in this smart, charming co-production from Deaf & Fabulous and Taking Flight Read more »| 26 Aug 2021 -
ComedyJack Docherty @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Festival veteran Jack Docherty stages some touching, bittersweet scenes in new storytelling show Nothing But Read more »| 25 Aug 2021 -
ComedyTues Night at Social Club @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
This spoof Working Men’s Club show packs in the punchlines, but is over-reliant on puerile gags Read more »| 25 Aug 2021 -
ComedyJay Lafferty @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Scottish circuit favourite Jay Lafferty is on form with her lockdown laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2021 -
TheatreSunshine on Leith @ MultiStory
Hazel Beattie and Frankie O'Connor are fantastic in this production of Stephen Greenhorn's classic musical, though they're let down slightly by ambitious outdoor staging Read more »| 25 Aug 2021 -
TheatreSex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.) @ Summerhall
Biology, bodies, gender expression and sex – packing this much information and discourse into an entertaining hour is an extraordinary feat Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
TheatreLoud Poets @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Homegrown spoken word collective Loud Poets return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a bang Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
ComedyRob Rouse @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Edinburgh Fringe veteran and Upstart Crow's Bottom, Rob Rouse returns to Edinburgh with work-in-progress warmth Read more »| 23 Aug 2021