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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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TheatreMyriad
A strong entry from a new company. Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
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Lady Windermere's Fan
When excitingly flicking through the glossy pages of the Fringe Catalogue one is frequently met with the listing of an Oscar Wilde play. These productions ha... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
TheatreThe Dancing Zoo
Three shows that point out the potential of dance. Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
TheatreUnder Glass
Most of the time, the dark is to be feared. Sometimes it can mean contentment. Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
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Diary of a Madman
Two centuries after Nikolai Gogol’s birth and two years after Fail Better first adapted his classic short story, this account of mental decline has los... Read more »| 29 Aug 2009 -
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Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award winners announced
Congratulations to everybody involved with Palace of the End, winners of the Fest-sponsored 2009 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression award . Read more »| 29 Aug 2009
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Shitty Deal Puppet Theatre Company’s Oh! What A Shitty War
Foul mouth puppets might be a cliche, but can they be more than just shit? Read more »| 29 Aug 2009 -
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The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend, Sandy Wilson’s classic pastiche of relationships in the roaring twenties, is an oft-performed classic in the world of amateur theatre. ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
TheatreHangover
Collabor-8 Productions premiere at the Fringe with their harrowing and thought-provoking play Hangover. The play opens on a typical morning for the character... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Constant Craving
Sarah Kane is a popular choice for young companies at the Fringe. God alone knows why: it immolates audiences and frightens critics. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Black Comedy
This is not a good production. The set was adequate and the direction was unobtrusive (although one actor was left facing the wall for five minutes, as if ca... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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An Evening With Psychosis
Part Star Trek spoof, part verbatim theatre—using extracts from interviews with real people affected in some way by mental illness—and quite unsu... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Scottish Dance Theatre: A Visitation
Arranged by Norwegian choreographer, Ina Christel Johannesson, A Visitation is a dramatic piece of dance loosely featuring a supernatural plot in which five ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Destroy PowerPoint
For years, Gaffney has been trying to turn the mundane into the interesting through ‘sawn off’ short stories, and now his obsession with PowerPoi... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
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Fringe Benefits: Signs of Strength, Signs of Shortage
A personal view of the Fringe's successes and failures from Rebecca King, balletomane and scholar. Read more »| 22 Aug 2009