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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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SKINNYFEST 3 - 'Wreckers'
Any expectations of staid familial drama are quickly shattered... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST - TOSSERS - MORE BALLS THAN MOST
The cast are passionate and exciting bringing together elements of acrobatics, dance, juggling and comedy. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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skinnyfest 3 . En Forme
Your trusty Encyclopaedia Britannica (or, alternatively, your Google search engine) will tell you that Kafka's characters are: "desperately struggling agains... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 2 The Art Of Disappearance (dance)
I'm so hot I think I might evaporate says one water droplet to the other. Ever wondered what it's like to view life as a drop of water? This is one of the... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 Devil's Advocate@ Assembly George Street
This is a brave attempt at explicitly political theatre, recontextualising a notorious dictator. Unfortunately, the drama is overwhelmed by commentary Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 Two Graves
Mixing the familiar patter of street slang with fluid rhyming couplets, 'Two Graves' is exquisitely structured. It captures sordid detail and doomed enthusiasm, never allowing the pace to slacken. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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SKINNYFEST 3 One Man Star Wars Trilogy
he never adds anything to the essentials. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Unsinkable Clerk SKINNYFEST 2
Working as a series of excellent sketches and a coherent narrative, the play brusquely reaches a conclusion that is ambiguously hopeful. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Troilus and Cressida SKINNYFest 3
Peter Stein's production of Troilus and Cressida is a bold but ultimately flawed attempt to revivify one of Shakespeare's less frequently performed plays. Po... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Dance Base Show 1...Iskander, Curve Foundation, Karl Jay-Lewin & Michael Popper (skinnyfest 2) dance
In this diverse program of four, it is the charged atmosphere, the delicate use of pace and pause found in 'It's About Time', that captures your attention. ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Marlon Brando's Corset' = SKINNYFEST 2
To put it like an affable midwife, Guy Jones' script is a tad silly... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Allegience - SKINNYFEST 2
Just before the second performance of "Allegiance" begins an announcement is made over the Assembly speakers; "We would like to remind that you that smoking ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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C90 review - SkinnyFest 2
Daniel Kitson is not an easy man to get to know. Far happier in the shadows than in the mainstream, he refuses all offers of interviews and television. But t... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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My Name is Rachel Corrie (skinnyfest 2)
The image of Rachel Corrie is a potent one: a 23-year old young woman from Olympia, Washington, killed while trying to obstruct the path of an Israeli bulldo... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients SKINNYFEST 2
This flashily-titled absurdist play contains many striking elements: a beautifully simple and at times commanding set, compelling costumes and make-up, and s... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006