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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Comedy
1984, a comedy
It takes a lot of talent to pull off a comedy adaptation of George Orwell’s ‘1984’. To somehow turn an ominous narrative which explores tot... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009 -
TheatreUp Yours!
A Scottish company get serious about the modern supermarket of identity. Read more »| 05 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Kursk Review
A sentimental journey beneath the waves fails to surface. Read more »| 02 Sep 2009 -
TheatreUp
Urban myths and psychological torment are at the centre of James Ley's new one-man play as ex-teacher Robert (Laurie Brown), confined to a tiny room in a san... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical
Well, you can't say you've not been warned: Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical is pretty damn gay. Told through original songs as well as snippets of famous mus... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Myriad
A strong entry from a new company. Read more »| 31 Aug 2009
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Theatre
Lady Windermere's Fan
When excitingly flicking through the glossy pages of the Fringe Catalogue one is frequently met with the listing of an Oscar Wilde play. These productions ha... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Bec Hill in: If you can read this, my cape fell off
Bec Hill, kitted out in red and blue, wants to be a super hero. Tapping into the incorrigible childish joy of playing 'If you could have any super power...?... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Elis James
Elis James is a risk-averse Welshman. Hence the cutesy title, an inspired choice by James following his agent’s demand to 'sex up' his forthcoming fest... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Theatre
The Dancing Zoo
Three shows that point out the potential of dance. Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
ComedyBarry and Stuart: Powered by Demons
In the basement of the Underbelly, Barry and Stuart are having tea in china cups. Then Barry slices open his own neck. But the show is not all gorefest, mor... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
ComedyKristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler
‘Almost award-winning’ Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler rework their 2008 if.comedy award nominated show with an extra pinch of kookiness, best... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
The Silence of the Trams
Save for a mildly derisive ‘promotional video’ opening the confused set, misleadingly titled The Silence of the Trams is distinctly tram-less. In... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
Theatre
Under Glass
Most of the time, the dark is to be feared. Sometimes it can mean contentment. Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
Theatre
Diary of a Madman
Two centuries after Nikolai Gogol’s birth and two years after Fail Better first adapted his classic short story, this account of mental decline has los... Read more »| 29 Aug 2009