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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TheatreBryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Combine Hollywood glamour and a traumatic reality with a dash of glittery chaos and you’re in the depths of Bryony Kimmings' latest show Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreKiinalik: These Sharp Tools @ The Studio
A theatrical, interactive and spiritual experience connecting climate's past and present history while challenging the audience to face themselves Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreAppropriate @ Summerhall
Like a prosecco fuelled heart-to-heart with your best friend, Sarah-Jane Scott’s Appropriate is bubbly, hilarious and real – yet never overly frothy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreTwice Over @ Greenside
Brought to us by Edinburgh University’s Theatre Paradok, this carefully crafted and expertly executed piece takes a look at two northern women making their way under the leadership of Thatcher and May. Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreFatty Fat Fat @ Pleasance Courtyard
A charming and witty exploration of the way in which our language and experience is personally defined and created by contemporary body image politics Read more »| 07 Aug 2019
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TheatreMoonbird @ Pleasance Courtyard
Handprint theatre are truly inspiring their audience to take strides in the right direction with Moonbird, a children's show designed to be accessible, particularly to the deaf community Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
TheatreResurrecting Bobby Awl @ Summerhall
A splendidly morose surprise that celebrates the life and death of a man who you never knew while trawling the history of Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreHow Not To Drown @ Traverse Theatre
How Not To Drown follows a 11-year-old's journey from the UK with people smugglers, but this hard-hitting show falls short Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
![The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/138/971/138971_widescreen.1.jpg "The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]")
TheatreThe Grand Scheme of Things @ Underbelly
In The Grand Scheme of Things, a game of truth or dare takes a dark and revelatory turn Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreLast Life: A Shakespeare Play @ Greenside
Every year at the Fringe, there are countless Shakespeare productions. Last Life: A Shakespeare Play uses the frame of Shakespeare’s works to do something rather different Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreIf You're Feeling Sinister @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
An irreverent and anarchic jukebox musical based on Belle and Sebastien's classic album If You're Feeling Sinister Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreSea Sick @ CanadaHub, Summerhall
Science journalist Alanna Mitchell's show Sea Sick is a crucial lesson on climate change that we all must hear Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreNightclubbing @ Summerhall
Rachael Young's Nightclubbing is a performance art exploration of race, intersectionality and the dream of a radically inclusive future Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
TheatreTrying It On @ Traverse Theatre
David Edgar's Trying It On is a thoughtful, self-questioning play of ceaseless invention Read more »| 06 Aug 2019