Theatre
With hundreds of venues and thousands of shows from around the world, The Skinny's Edinburgh Fringe theatre previews and reviews provide the insight you need to make the most of your Fringe experience.
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Theatre[title of show] @ Assembly Check Point
The Fringe receives the British premiere of the cult Broadway show, centred on a pair of writers who come together to create a musical in three weeks about a pair of writers writing a musical about writing a musical! Read more »| 04 Aug 2013 -
TheatreEastEnd Cabaret: Dirty Talk @ Underbelly Cowgate
Winners of the Best Cabaret act at the Adelaide Fringe of 2012, EastEnd Cabaret are back in Edinburgh with a brand new show. Featuring completely new materi... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Real Horror Show @ Assembly Roxy
It seems counter-intuitive that a play combining comedians like Colin Hoult, Sarah Daykin (of TV's Chickens), Matthew Floyd Jones (of Frisky and Mannish... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
TheatreIf these spasms could speak: Robert Softley
Among the array of strongly political – even angry – theatre present at the Fringe this year, Robert Softley brings a slightly more humane piece to the stage Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
TheatreScottee: The Worst of
When so many people at the Fringe are trying to impress, why showcase your worst moments? As Scottee brings his debut solo show to Edinburgh, he explains what he's up to Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
TheatreWine of India @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 11 Jul
Nigel Kneale's lost Wine of India envisions a dystopian future where lifespans are precise and predicted, and is as chilling as its original premise in a reincarnation for the stage by Dan Thackery Read more »| 19 Jul 2013
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Suspended in Space @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 9 Jul
Men dressed as crabs and characters with delusions of grandeur make for a surprisingly touching exploration of what it means to be a nerd in Keith Temple's Suspended in Space Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
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The Shit (La Merda) @ Summerhall
Silvia Gallerano is perched on a pedestal in the centre of the stage. She is completely naked and so is the stage itself. Gallerano spends the entire perform... Read more »| 17 Sep 2012 -
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Cinderella @ Festival Theatre
OK, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. It's the Mariinsky Ballet, without you having to travel to St. Petersburg to see them. It's conducted by Vale... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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Rubber Dinghy @ Zoo Southside
Two male business partners stuck in a life raft. They're engaged in a scam involving getting rescued at sea and adopting new identities. Apparently there's m... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It) @ King's Theatre
Love and Farce Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Food For Thought @ TheSpace Venue 45
Food For Thought is the absurdist comedy-dining experience served up by the delicious performance art collective, Figs in Wigs. Plenty of eye-rolling food pu... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012 -
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Nights At The Circus @ The Space
The circus is a world of illusion, where things are not as they seem. Angela Carter's bawdy novel on which this play is based, directed by Steven Green, expl... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012 -
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Aida @ The Merchants' Hall
This story of a Nubian princess captured by Egyptians originated from a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, and has been emblazoned upo... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012 -
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The Boy With The Cuckoo Clock Heart @ Pleasance
A once-popular, now defunct freakshow stands in ruins but the proprietor assures us that he has one curiosity remaining for us. A story; the story of a boy b... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012