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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TheatreEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Diary of A Madman x 2
Nikolai Gogol’s literary classic is adapted in two very different shows for the Fringe but did either convince? Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
TheatreEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Dance at Zoo Venues
We look through the Dance at Zoo Venues and find a pair of intriguing performances Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
TheatreTravesty @ Assembly, George Square
Stand-up Liam Williams' debut play is a role-swapping romance Read more »| 12 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Science Fiction
The future of comedy as explored through the twin beasts of Comedy Theatre and Theatrical Comedy. Read more »| 10 Aug 2016 -
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Fringe Theatre Reviews: Dance Base
Woodland creatures, power dynamics, secret languages... in this round-up, we take a look at what's on offer at Dance Base in the first week of the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Expensive Shit @ Traverse Theatre
“I want what you have,” a nightclub toilet attendant and ex-dancer laments through an empty mirror frame into the eyes of a captive audience. &ld... Read more »| 08 Aug 2016
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Fringe Theatre: Northern Stage @ Summerhall
We look at the Northern Stage theatre programme at Summerhall at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsDesiree Burch on returning to the Fringe
After the success of her critically acclaimed one-woman show on race in America, Desiree Burch talks about evolution, expectation and Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Festivals 2016: Our Top 5s
Our section editors narrow down their Edinburgh Festival picks to an tick-'em-off-as-you-go top five; here are their music, books, comedy, art and theatre selections Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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Seoul & South Korean shows at the Fringe
A whistlestop tour of South Korea's capital whets the appetite for the Assembly's second Korea season and offers a timely reminder that the world can be beautiful Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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Unfamiliar Things: Jack Webb on The End
Choreographer Jack Webb is now a name familiar in the Scottish Contemporary Dance scene. We sent one of his former classmates to interview him ahead of his e... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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Institut Francais d'Ecosse at Edinburgh Fringe
Creatively hitting back at the isolationist political current of post-Brexit Britain, the Institut Français d’Ecosse has programmed its most culturally and linguistically diverse and eclectic season at the Fringe to date, Vive le Fringe! Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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Liam Williams on his debut play Travesty
Liam Williams has taken a break from his eloquent stand-up performances to write a play about the 'ethical dimensions of modern love' Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
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Gig Theatre: Not Theatre, Not A Gig, A Movement
With the trend of gig theatre at the Fringe and beyond growing, we talk to a handful of performers who are bridging the gap between gigs and theatre Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Paines Plough on their Fringe 2016 programme
Celebrated commissioners of new theatre Paines Plough return to Summerhall with their Roundabout theatre and a programme of new works from each of the UK nations Read more »| 29 Jul 2016