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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TheatreThe Fishermen @ Assembly George Square
This adaption by Gbolahan Obisesan is a powerful and gut-wrenching piece of theatre Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
TheatreLearning From The Future @ Dance Base
Colette Sadler's Learning From The Future is an hour of striking, hypnotic and ambitious dance Read more »| 22 Aug 2019 -
TheatreCitizens of Nowhere? @ Sweet Novotel
This show from Chinese Arts Now deftly invites us to question how easy it is to define and change your own identity Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
TheatreHow To Save A Rock @ Pleasance Dynamic Earth
This charming but flawed show from Pigfoot Theatre is full of potential Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
TheatreWoke @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Woke is a galvanising piece of political theatre, drawing parallels between the Black Panthers and Black Lives Matter Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
TheatreMyra Dubois: Dead Funny @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Putting the fun into funeral, Myra DuBois makes death look like a party Read more »| 20 Aug 2019
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TheatreDie! Die! Die! Old People Die! @ Summerhall
What might have been a dark comedy on the frustrations of ageing relies too heavily on a predictable shtick Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Theatre21: Memories of Growing Up @ Summerhall
This video installation piece by digital artist Mats Staub is absorbing and moving Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
TheatreTypical @ Pleasance Courtyard
Richard Blackwood is phenomenal in this one-man show about the tragic case of Christopher Alder Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Theatre8:8 @ Summerhall
Mercimax's show, part of the Swiss Selection programme at Summerhall, is a peculiar, quiet piece with a delicate intimacy Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
TheatreFrankenstein: How To Make a Monster @ Traverse
The Battersea Arts Centre's Beatbox Academy present a stunning adaptation of Frankenstein Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
TheatreRaven @ Assembly Roxy
A candid but thrilling show that combines confessional vignettes with impressive circus craft Read more »| 16 Aug 2019 -
TheatreSplintered @ Bedlam Theatre
A sparkling cabaret about the experiences of queer Caribbean women that will tickle your sides as much as it will touch your heart Read more »| 16 Aug 2019 -
TheatreAmerica Is Hard To See @ Underbelly Cowgate
This show by Life Jacket theatre, based on interviews with inhabitants of an isolated community in Florida called Miracle Village, is a brave and honest depiction of sex offenders struggling to come to terms with their crimes Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
TheatreStaged @ Zoo Southside
An extremely clever, absolutely mind-bending show from Circumference: expect to question everything you thought you knew about circus, and much more besides Read more »| 15 Aug 2019