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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ComedyIvor Dembina @ The City Cafe
Here's the thing about Ivor Dembina's new show: it doesn’t exist yet. After spending five years writing his last show, he decided that he’d ask t... Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Alex Horne @ The Pleasance
Comedians making wacky bets are old hat these days, so congratulations to Alex Horne for injecting some new life into this idea. His bet is quite simple: on ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Paul Sinha @ The Stand
Who on earth would consider the eloquent, intelligent ex-GP Paul Sinha vitriolic? The answer turns out to be the BNP – its deputy leader accused h... Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
TheatreFlamenco Speaks
Bubblebursting flamenco Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
ComedyDamion Larkin @ Just the Tonic
The title of the show may already have enticed you into it (particularly the more motherly amongst us) but you like Damion Larkin from the start. The show is... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo @ Traverse
Rhyming couplets aplenty, Vox Motus introduces the little American town of Reliance Falls. Strumming guitars and singing with a country twang, we meet four o... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010
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ComedyLife of Si @ The GRV, 14 Aug
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be in a live studio audience? Well, you may just find out with this comic double-act who have been wowing audiences ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Silence of the Trams II @ The Stand
Committees, eh? We have two skits tonight about the committee-think behind Edinburgh's barking mad tram project. Sadly, neither of them caused the Silence of... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
La Locandiera Review
Good food, bad sex Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Sarah Bennetto @ Pleasance Dome
Antipodean comics are ten a penny at the Fringe so coming up with original material devoid of clichés can’t be easy. Sarah Bennetto's show is al... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Obama Mia! @ The Caves
It's three days before the 2008 US presidential elections and Barack Obama has fallen into a hope-induced coma. Can his hapless team keep the campaign on tra... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Ian D Montfort @ Pleasance Courtyard
After the huge success of hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury, Tom Binns returns to the Fringe to unveil his new character, Ian D Montfort the Sunderland Psychic. ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Andi Osho @ The Stand
Andi Osho quickly establishes herself as a safe pair of hands, effortlessly chatting to the audience and cultivating a natural stage presence. AfroBlighty f... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Reading Between the Lines
Alonzo King wants dance audiences to see beyond the steps and contemplate the ideas beneath Read more »| 22 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Tony Law @ The Stand
Tony Law is tall and suave and with a slick quiff he’s rocking the 50s throwback cool. So it comes as a surprise when he bounds onstage dressed in a sk... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010