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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TheatreHere & Now unveil 2025 Edinburgh Fringe showcase
Here & Now returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with another showcase of bold, personal and political performance created in England. Khalid Abdalla, Ramesh Meyyappan, SERAFINE1369 and Sutara Gayle are among the artists involved this year Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
ArtSummerhall to host Edinburgh Fringe programme in 2025
Things are looking brighter at Summerhall – the troubled arts venue now have HMRC off their back and now Summerhall Arts have confirmed they will deliver a Fringe programme this August Read more »| 10 Jan 2025 -
TheatreA Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First @ theSpace
Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland's Fringe First-winning new play is a tightly-woven DIY masterpiece about boyhood, queerness, masculinity and empire Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
TheatreThe Besties: Week Three Winners
Teatro La Plaza, John-Luke Roberts, Gig Buddies and new Scottish music documentary Since Yesterday are among the winners for our third batch of The Besties Read more »| 24 Aug 2024 -
TheatrePretty Delusional @ theSpaceTriplex
Gianna Milici hilariously exposes the agonies, ecstasies, and humiliations of what it means to desire and want to be desired as a young woman in Pretty Delusional Read more »| 22 Aug 2024 -
TheatreBirdwatching @ theSpace at Venue 45
Birdwatching's teenage trip to the woods is a tense and dark look at the misogynistic structures which haunt our society Read more »| 22 Aug 2024
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TheatreA Silent Scandal @ Greenside George Street
This timely and poignant piece about abuse in 1970s Ireland ultimately falls short of incision or subversion Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreBluffing Your Way in Ballet @ theSpace
Bluffing Your Way in Ballet is a merry exploration of ballet history and the prominent figures and pieces that made it Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreNATION @ Summerhall
NATION freshly reintroduces one to storytelling as a whole, characterised by dichotomy and executed through simplicity Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreB.L.I.P.S. @ Summerhall
B.L.I.P.S. is a mental and emotional rollercoaster of an experience characterised by insomnia, paranoia, and even nostalgia Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreHow I Learned to Swim @ Summerhall
Somebody Jones’ How I Learned to Swim is a touching portrayal of fear and trauma that has the potential to soar Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreA Knock on the Roof @ Traverse Theatre
A Knock on the Roof is one of the most important pieces of work to emerge from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in years Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsNatalie Palamides @ Traverse Theatre
Natalie Palamides’ WEER is astonishing, chaotic, and a genuine win for the suspension of disbelief Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
TheatreBark Bark @ Summerhall
Bark Bark is a magical blend of live performance, puppetry and cinema Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
TheatreBATSHIT @ Traverse Theatre
BATSHIT is a visually striking production that utilises multimedia and stagecraft to expose society's systemic labelling of women as 'crazy' Read more »| 19 Aug 2024