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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ComedyPatrick Monahan – Hug Me I Feel Good
The Wine Bar area of the Gilded Balloon is brimming over with goodwill towards Patrick Monahan from the outset. Threading through the show is the notion of g... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
Theatre3D Hamlet
To be or not to be? Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
ComedyDamien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow
Nobody understands Damien Crow. A Glaswegian goth/metal nut, he dwells in deeps of thought the rest of us couldn't possibly hope to access. And if you think ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Hitch and Mitch: Genisis
A comedy show about comedy, so self aware is Richard Hanrahan and Adam Mitchell's 45 minute offering, it's clear that its title was intentionally misspelt. ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
James Dowdeswell: Doofus
Beautifully twee comedian James Dowdeswell is full of whimsical jest and self-deprecating nerdiness. His latest comedic hug of a show, Doofus, helps highligh... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
So Much Potential
Chris Timoney and Jonathan Hearn’s mix of songs, sketches and stand-up feels a bit like a preview show. Clearly a creative pair, they’re keen to ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011
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Theatre
A Slow Air @ The Traverse
Across the East-West Divide Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Alfie Brown: The Love You Take
Walking out onto the stage, Alfie Brown bears all the typical hallmarks of a modern poet comedian; skinny jeans, quirky blazer, bejewelled hands, and wild ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Tony Law – Go Mr Tony Go!
Any attempt to contain the incessantly buoyant antics of Tony Law within the parameters of a review is redundant. What appears to be midday on a Monday migh... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
ComedyMitch Benn
Mitch Benn's show opens with a song explaining what his show is not about. It's a theme throughout the show, as he tells us what he's not going to talk about... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Bridget Christie – Housewife Surrealist
Tensions between the messy spaces we inhabit and the dogmas and abstractions of Catholicism course through Bridget Christie's Fringe offering at the Stand th... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Colm O'Regan – Dislike! A Facebook Guide to Crisis
No doubt many of this year's visitors to Edinburgh would endorse Colm O'Regan's criticisms of Facebook, Twitter and text-language. Of course, these topics ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
James Galea - I Hate Rabbits
Turning a few tricks Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Sunday in the Park with George @ C
"Work is what you do for others, art is what you do for yourself" Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Spring Awakening@ C
Getting young and dirty Read more »| 11 Aug 2011