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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ComedyNish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity @ Pleasance Courtyard
Thought-provoking, funny and rapid-fire, Nish Kumar’s Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity leaves the audience questioning their beliefs... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Ian Smith: Flappable @ Pleasance Beside
Ian Smith has a long list of things that get right on his tits. Whether it’s people being disgusting on public transport, or having to make suspicious ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
ComedyAndy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire @ The Stand
Satirise This: Zaltzman is well known as one half of the hugely popular podcast duo responsible for The Bugle, here he returns to more familiar territor... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
ComedyKatie Mulgrew: Happily Ever After @ Gilded Balloon
Kittens sometimes really are bastards, Darth Vader is a bit of a queen and Disney is much more influential than we give it credit for. These are just three o... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Sophie Willan: Novice Detective @ Zoo
Red and black decorate a retro detective’s office complete with trench coats and an evidence board setting the scene for Sophie Willan’s&nbs... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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I Need a Doctor: The Whosical @ Pleasance Above
This show is reviewed from the vantage point of a seat behind two hardcore Dr Who fans and Frank Skinner. The fact all of them went home reasonably... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014
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Vladimir McTavish + Keir McAllister: Aye Right? How No? - The Comedy Countdown to the Referendum @ Assembly Rooms
The problem for any comic trying to joke about the independence referendum is that satire died the moment the deputy leader of Scottish Labour turned up on t... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
TheatreNational Loaf @ Paradise in the Vault
Charlotte Productions take on the WWll rationing crisis at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. National Loaf, however, fails to rise to the occasion. Set... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Wolf Whistle @ Paradise in the Vault
Mermaids Performing Arts Fund bring Wolf Whistle to the Fringe, an exploration of what people hide behind their everyday personas. Three women have mis... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
TheatreHow to Disappear Completely @ Underbelly Cowgate
How to Disappear Completely sees award-winning light designer Itai Erdal unveil the personal story of his mother’s death. In 2000, she was given only n... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Thrill me: The Leopold and Loeb story @ C venues
When it comes to musicals, the trend of the jukebox musical seems to have taken off, particularly in the wake of Mamma Mia, and various musicals about Queen.... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Rachel Stubbings: Doing It for Himself @ Underbelly, Bristo Square
On entering the room a very friendly usher leads everyone to their seats, offering sweets and making pleasant small talk. The stage set with a pink... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Chris Dangerfield: Sex With Children @ The Hive
Jackanory For Consenting Adults: in keeping with his previous efforts, Dangerfield has gone with the controversial and to his credit has been entirely o... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Mark Watson: Flaws @ Pleasance
Having made his first Fringe appearance ten years ago, Mark Watson is an Edinburgh veteran. This year he’s back with a personal and brilliantly fu... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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In Control @ Paradise in the Vault
In Control from Airborne Theatre claims to shock and excite Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Unfortunately, the shocks are few and far between within the performa... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014