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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Theatre
Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
The debut production by new Scottish theatre company Under the Rug has plenty of heart but feels unfinished Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Weathervanes @ Summerhall
Weathervanes is a reimagining of what is considered beautiful and holy – the immersive experience attempts to welcome the audience into a space of psychic healing Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
A Spectacle of Herself @ Summerhall
Laura Murphy's one-person show is a kaleidoscopic mix of clowning, aerial rope, comedy and self-expression that manages to be direct and abstract all at once Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Benji Waterstones @ Pleasance Courtyard
Psychiatrist by day, comedian by night, Benji Waterstones' debut show gives mental health thoughtful treatment Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Kathy Maniura @ Gilded Balloon
Kathy Maniura's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a solid and goofy hour of character comedy that you'd happily recommend Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Robin Tran @ Assembly George Square
Robin Tran brings her show Don't Look At Me to the Edinburgh Fringe, striking a perfect balance between sincere discussions of meaningful topics and bawdy dick jokes Read more »| 10 Aug 2023
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Theatre
Vanya is Alive @ theSpace, Symposium Hall
A one-person show presented by exiled anti-war Russian theatremakers, Vanya is Alive is unsettling, heart-breaking and remarkably compelling Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Stuntman @ Summerhall
Impressive physical work meets tenderness in this exploration of masculinity and the theatre of violence Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Elf and Duffy: Heist @ Monkey Barrel
Elf Lyons and Duffy steal audience hearts in an inventive and absurd comedy told through physical comedy, foley, and British Sign Language Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Lie Low @ Traverse Theatre
The UK premiere of Lie Low captures shame, interrogates culpability, and holds a mirror up to the fraught dynamics of accountability Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Alexandra Haddow @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alexandra Haddow hilariously shares the defining moments of her life so far in her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Not My Finest Hour Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Did You Eat? @ Greenside Infirmary Street
Zoë Kim's solo show Did You Eat? is a bold, direct look at growing up in a Korean-American family, delivered with warmth and dedication Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Annabel Marlow @ Pleasance Courtyard
SIX star Annabel Marlow’s debut comedy hour is charming but lacks laughs Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Comedy
Ikechukwu Ufomadu @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ikechukwu Ufomadu is a revelation in his brilliantly absurd debut hour Amusements Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Theatre
Plague Stone Party on queer paganism & Farewell, Tor
Plague Stone Party (aka Ozzy Algar and Buoys Buoys Buoys) are bringing their ‘freak folk comedy’ Farewell, Tor to the Fringe. We talk to them about the show and the growing niche of queer paganism Read more »| 09 Aug 2023