Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
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The Battle of Pots ‘n’ Pans
The Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust has teamed up with the Prestonpans community to commemorate the historical battle which took place there in Septembe... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineDomestic Godley
Janey Godley certainly seems to have led a colourful life: she grew up in Glasgow’s deprived East End, married into a gangster family at the age of 18 ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazinePete Firman: FlimFlam
The problem with stage magic is that once you've seen one trick you've seen them all. Raised on a diet of large-scale showmen like David Copperfield, Criss ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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I Think, You Stink and Other Sad Tales...
The cast of I Think, You Stink begin by hypnotizing the audience to mentally prepare us for the morbid goings-on we are about to witness. “Welcome to t... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Scratch: The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show
Five comedians and a pianist hear the words “Hitler Alone” and immediately leap onto the stage to improvise a fabulously hilarious all singing, a... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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I Love You Bro
Based on real events in Greater Manchester in 2003, I Love You Bro is a dark, disquieting tale of sexual fixation and the enormous power of the internet as a... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008
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Fest MagazineUmbrella Birds
One of the curses of the festival is that a town one twentieth the size of London struggles to accommodate the hundreds of venues required. As a result you e... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineDark Grumblings
The glimmers of comic interest do little to rescue this overly-noisy and generally aggravating show Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazinePegabovine: Polite Club
Davis Wateracre is one of the few comedians who will greet you at the door with a shake of the hand and an enquiry as to how you have been keeping. It is to ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Idiots of Ants 2008
Why Idiots of Ants have been put on in the ghastly Pleasance Beside (read: portakabin) is anyone's guess. For a start, there's the logistical problem. A four... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Latecomers are strictly not admitted in this almost word-for-word adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s much-studied short story, and moments in we see why. ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Mark Allen's Pet Project
Dave Gorman has a lot to answer for. His Googlewhack adventure was more than just a comedy show, it was an inspiration to joke-starved comedians everywhere. ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Sushi Tap Show
Out of time and out of ideas, Sushi Tap Show make a very uninspiring Fringe debut Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour
As Nicholas Parsons saunters onstage in grey slacks, a scarlet blazer and a pair of impeccably shined loafers, he resembles nothing so much as an ageing Butl... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Fiona O'Loughlin
Not long after making her entrance, Fiona O'Loughlin professes to being too lazy to write jokes, preferring instead to tell stories about her non-showbusines... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008