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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ComedyAndy Zaltzman: Armchair Revolutionary
It's amazing how much you can tell from a Fringe show by its audience as you come in. For Zaltzman's show, everyone seemed to be wearing glasses. The couple ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
ComedyAAA Batteries (Not Included)
Walking into the gig, two things immediately grab my attention; one, the sheer size of the audience – people are already standing or sitting on the flo... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
ComedyRachel Anderson and Luisa Omielan: All Over Your Face
From the show’s title, I was afraid I was walking into some artificially rude comedy-by-numbers. What a relief to be proven wrong. First act Rachel And... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
The Wheel
The NTS, now in its fifth year, has a habit of bringing future classics to the Fringe with Black Watch and Beautiful Burnout under its belt. Zinnie Harris&rs... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Zoo @ Paradise in The Vault
Paradise in The Zoo Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
TheatreHex @ Hill Street
Rom Com Magic Read more »| 17 Aug 2011
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Comedy
David O'Doherty: Rory Sheridan's Tales Of The Antarctica
It takes a few minutes for David O'Doherty to fade away. Playing his first full character piece, there is plenty of O'Doherty silliness in the opening moment... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Irish Pick and Micks
Even before it was time to take to the stage, the show’s host Ian Perth had the audience cheering so that it could be heard from downstairs. This, alon... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Homemade Fusion @ C
"God gave me these hand and by God I’m gonna use ‘em" Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Circolombia @ Assembly Hall
A tossed salad of influence and energy Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
James Loveridge and Other Losers
Tucked away downstairs in Jekyll and Hyde's, away from the flyer-saturated Old Town, it is easy to miss what may be two of the funniest young comedians at th... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Lizzy Mace & Juliette Burton: Rom Com Con
Compulsive viewing of rom-coms is a common form of self-harm amongst single women. In this sweet and funny show, Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton find themselv... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Michael J Dolan: Dress To Depress
Michael J Dolan is - whisper it - a lot like Dylan Moran. Such a comparison could be unhelpful to new comics, but there's more to this than Dolan's persona a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Interview: Todd Barry
After playing Mickey Rourke's mean boss in The Wrestler, an annoying bongo player on Flight of the Conchords, that guy in Spin City, the other white balding ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Steve Day: Run, deaf Boy, Run
Telling the story of a personal feat is a tough call in comedy. Many shows either use it as only as a loose basis around which to hang material, or get so di... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011