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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TheatreDracula: Lucy's Dream @ Pleasance at EICC
A hypnotising experience, Lucy's Dream centres around the unravelling of Dracula's most overlooked victim Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
TheatreQFWFQ @ Summerhall
QFWFQ is an ambitious, atmospheric and frequently hilarious outing in which the audience becomes the protagonist Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
TheatreMoth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out @ Pleasance Dome
Two young adults’ exploration of sexuality becomes a statement about the shackles of modern masculinity Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
TheatreBull / Fight @ Summerhall
Bull / Fight's retelling of the tragic final days of Federico García Lorca is a breathless contest between brutality and beauty Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
TheatreMAJENIN – A Palestinian Love Story @ Pleasance Dome
MAJENIN is a spectacle of a show about the struggle between external pressure and internal longing Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
TheatreThe Plot @ Summerhall
Emma Howlett's latest production is a wordy whirlwind with brilliant performances Read more »| 16 Aug 2026
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TheatreThe Besties 2026: Week One winners
Elf Lyons, Eva Peroni and Xhloe and Natasha are among the first-week winners at our Edinburgh Festivals awards Read more »| 15 Aug 2026 -
TheatreThe Palestinian Circus @ Underbelly Circus Hub
This talented troupe of Palestinian circus performers finds joy and exhilaration in the face of darkness Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
TheatreThe Bridge @ Assembly Roxy
The Bridge is a moving insight into the history and practicalities of an onerous journey attempted by hundreds of Palestinians every day Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
TheatreGood With Faces @ Summerhall
An interview-turned-interrogation between a single mother and a social worker forms the basis of this unsettling psychological thriller Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
TheatreJULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW @ Summerhall
Joy Nesbitt’s new play is a candid, funny and deeply discomforting success exploring artistic prejudice in theatre Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
TheatreBigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It @ Summerhall
Xhloe and Natasha unleash Bigfoot on a flooded Appalachian town, with hilarious and unsettling consequences Read more »| 12 Aug 2026 -
TheatreThe Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much @ Pleasance Courtyard
Voloz Collective’s convoluted spy thriller is at its best when it gives in to the anarchic possibilities of physical theatre Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
TheatreBlackbox @ Underbelly Cowgate
Blackbox brings Henry ‘Box’ Brown’s story to the stage through spoken word, gospel, hip-hop and magic, but struggles to fully cohere Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
TheatreROLEPLAY @ Summerhall
ROLEPLAY is a slick, sharply funny exploration of sexual empowerment in the digital age Read more »| 11 Aug 2026