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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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TheatreTAHA @ Summerhall
The deep affinity that performer Amer Hlehel feels for legendary Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali shines through in this passionate performance Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
TheatreBombastic Declaration of Love @ Summerhall
Do you fall in love easily? Do you believe that what you have is enough? Julie Cafmeyer takes the audience on an intimate journey of questions, in a show that aims to disclose the giddy highs and bitter heartbreaks of love Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
TheatreWoke @ Gilded Balloon
Woke brings a timely, sensitive and incisive narrative to Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Declaration: Rematriation @ King's Hall
Indigenous theatre-makers Article Eleven bring a vital, urgent perspective on the Canadian story to the Fringe, as Canada Hub at the King’s Hall celebrates 150 years since the founding of the country Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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The Duke @ Pleasance Upstairs
Shon Dale-Jones, the actor behind regular Fringe favourite Hugh Hughes, has shown up with an autobiographical story this year – or, almost Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
TheatreBlackCatfishMusketeer @ Summerhall
BlackCatfishMusketeer is a clever, funny, and poignant look at online dating Read more »| 16 Aug 2017
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Wild Bore @ Traverse Theatre
Zoë Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott's genre-defying show suggests that bad art may be the highest art form of all. Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Foreign Radical @ King's Hall
Foreign Radical sees 30 participants take part in an immersive performance exploring privacy and freedom of expression in the age of cybersurveillance Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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Mouthpiece @ King's Hall
Two performers present one woman's attempts to find her voice in Mouthpiece, a complex exploration of female identity Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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The Last Queen of Scotland @ Underbelly
Exploring the expulsion of Ugandan-Asians from Uganda in 1972, The Last Queen of Scotland reflects a largely under-represented time in Scotland's recent social history, based on playwright Jaimini Jethwa’s own life experience Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
TheatreScribble @ Assembly Roxy
The subjects of anxiety, OCD and paedophilia are too lightly explored in this fast-paced two hander Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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Workshy @ Summerhall
The uneven tone and lack of substance in Katy Baird's Workshy overshadows its intriguing message and delivery Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Together Alone @ Dance Base
Together Alone, danced by the brave choreographers Zoltán Vakulya and Chen-Wei Lee, is a duet of closeness rather than intimacy Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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The Whip Hand @ Traverse Theatre
Douglas Maxwell’s new play offers an insightful critique of power, obligation, and the lies we tell each other to bury the past Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Assessment @ Gilded Balloon
The old are ‘shafting’ the young: an ageing population is becoming an ever-larger drain on a welfare state already squeezed and politicians are running out of ideas as to how to reduce the deficit. Read more »| 07 Aug 2017