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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ComedySusan Morrison @ The Stand
It's a refreshing change from visiting comedians' token tartan gags to see a home-grown performer doing largely Scottish material. A regular on the local sce... Read more »| 28 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Vanishing Point @ Tramway
Vanished and Back Again Read more »| 28 Aug 2010 -
ComedyTim Vine @ The Pleasance
To be clear: Tim Vine isn't cool and he isn't cutting-edge. But his show is so much the better for not even trying. Despite the Fringe's reputation for break... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
ComedyGreg Davies @ The Pleasance
Rather than a mediocre student joke, the title of this show is a beautifully philosophical moment in Greg Davies' life, and the basis for his first solo ende... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
ComedySusan Calman @ Underbelly
As the gathering crowd winds through the Underbelly's stairways and passages, you can't help noticing the eclectic mix of people here to see Susan Calman. He... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Storm Large @ Underbelly
This is a strange one: the show title, its genre, attitude and my own response all being rather difficult to pin down. Storm Large is the (real) name, Crazy ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010
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Comedy
It Is Rocket Science V2 @ The Gilded Balloon
Helen Keen's one-woman show about the history of rockets has already been commissioned by the BBC. It's easy to see why. The show is fascinating and hil... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Keith Farnan @ Underbelly
Keith Farnan approaches feminism from the humble perspective of a man who loves women. It's a risky thing to do; after all, who is he, a man, to talk about t... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Nat Luurtsema @ The Pleasance
Nat Luurtsema’s solo Fringe debut is a show of two halves, but boy is the second half worth it. In My Head, I'm A Hero is about being ready for any di... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Nina Conti @ The Pleasance
This year's show from ventriloquist Nina Conti sees her with a handful of puppets, which start out simply until they evolve into her finest creation - Gran. ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Oedipus Wrecks
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Ivor 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 -
Theatre
Flamenco Speaks
Bubblebursting flamenco Read more »| 25 Aug 2010