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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Fest Magazine
Paddy Lannigan -Songs of the Unhinged - SkinnyFest 2
Quite simply the worst show I have ever seen. Ever. Poor deluded Paddy thinks it's funny to lip synch in front of a screenful of pictures and animated cartoo... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Fest Magazine
Mark Watson - SkinnyFest 2
Fast-talking Welsh boy Mark Watson won over audiences with his debut show last year, and expresses concern that this year will be as disappointing as an aver... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Troilus and Cressida SKINNYFest 3
Peter Stein's production of Troilus and Cressida is a bold but ultimately flawed attempt to revivify one of Shakespeare's less frequently performed plays. Po... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Unsinkable Clerk SKINNYFEST 2
Working as a series of excellent sketches and a coherent narrative, the play brusquely reaches a conclusion that is ambiguously hopeful. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 One Man Star Wars Trilogy
he never adds anything to the essentials. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 Two Graves
Mixing the familiar patter of street slang with fluid rhyming couplets, 'Two Graves' is exquisitely structured. It captures sordid detail and doomed enthusiasm, never allowing the pace to slacken. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Theatre
SKINNYFEST 3 Devil's Advocate@ Assembly George Street
This is a brave attempt at explicitly political theatre, recontextualising a notorious dictator. Unfortunately, the drama is overwhelmed by commentary Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 2 The Art Of Disappearance (dance)
I'm so hot I think I might evaporate says one water droplet to the other. Ever wondered what it's like to view life as a drop of water? This is one of the... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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skinnyfest 3 . En Forme
Your trusty Encyclopaedia Britannica (or, alternatively, your Google search engine) will tell you that Kafka's characters are: "desperately struggling agains... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST - TOSSERS - MORE BALLS THAN MOST
The cast are passionate and exciting bringing together elements of acrobatics, dance, juggling and comedy. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 - 'Wreckers'
Any expectations of staid familial drama are quickly shattered... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3 - '(I am) nobody's lunch'
A play about the pursuit of truth would benefit hugely from the presence of a cohesive theme... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Rock a Bye B-Boy (dance) SKINNYFest 2
An exploration through the dreamworld of four break dancers, Rock a Bye B-Boy is a charmingly energetic offering from Random Aspekts, Scotland's top breakdan... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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SKINNYFEST 3: Finer Noble Gases
Reality blurs as they choose between their pink, blue and yellow pills Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Realism SKINNYFEST 3
Realism is Anthony Neilson's follow-up to the 2004 International Festival hit, The Wonderful World of Dissocia. It is also Neilson's way of snubbing his crit... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006