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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TheatrePendulum's Bargain Emporium @ Pleasance Dome, until 24 Aug
Maison Foo re-tell The Elves and the Shoemaker fable in this inventive and surreal show, which satirises our materialistic age – consumerism, the ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
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Unholy Trinity: Salome, Dolly and Softer Swells @ Dance Base
An interesting triple bill of solos by three talented choreographer/dancers – Spanish-trained Avatâra Ayuso, Venetian Giorgia Nardin and Irish ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
TheatreTourniquet @ Summerhall
In the light of day, Summerhall's hallways look innocent enough. Nonetheless, if you are locked in a room with Abattoir Fermé near midnight, it quickl... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
ComedyHjalmar Tjan & Chris Betts: We're New Here – Our Edinburgh Apprenticeship
The initial banter about the size of the venue between the trio of Chris Betts, Sam Golin and Hjalmar Tjan is the funniest part of fresh talent showcase We... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
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Daydream @ Summerhall, until 25 Aug
Inne Goris and Dominique Pauwels Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
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Missing and Bird's Eye View @ Dancebase, 6-17 Aug
Missing, by Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, is a visceral enactment of the rage and alienation a couple experience after the loss of their child. Aggressive and... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013
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Comedy
Michael Legge: Free Wi-Fi
This year Michael Legge has decided that he doesn't want to be consistently angry anymore. For him that's tougher than it sounds though and he still spends... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Andrew Lawrence: There Is No Escape
It's been seven years since a long-haired Andrew Lawrence serenaded Edinburgh with songs about butchering his loved ones, and walked away with a Best Newcome... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Tony Jameson: Football Manager Ruined My Life
If we use Malcolm Gladwell’s definition of expertise, anyone that can prove they have spent more than 20,000 hours on one particular pastime can consid... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Ant Dewson: Now That’s What I Call Musical Comedy
Ant said that performing in the staff room felt like a night singing at his auntie's house. If all their family nights are like tonight, I want an invite.... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Seymour Mace: Marmaduke Spatula's F*ckin' Spectacular Cabaret of Sunshine Show
He appears on this small stage and sings some seemingly interminable song. He tells us it’s an interactive show and there’s a little tensio... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Eric Lampaert: Two Tickets to the Gum Show
Eric Lampaert bumbles his way through an hour of self-targeting comedy with an assured self-confidence you can't fail to envy. Through his time in the public... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
TheatreBallad of the Burning Star @ Pleasance Dome
Combining cabaret, drag, drama and politics, the award winning Theatre Ad Infinitum present a tale of Israeli conflict and one Jewish boy's struggle with the truths of his homeland Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
John Kearns: Sight Gags for Perverts
Absurdism can be one of the more tedious forms of comedy and, during the opening section of this show, when Kearns is wearing an inflatable horse costume and... Read more »| 05 Aug 2013 -
Comedy
Claudia O'Doherty: Pioneer
Claudia O'Doherty introduced herself to Edinburgh in 2010 with a show that claimed to be in 3D. This year's Pioneer actually is in 3D, thanks to a stunning... Read more »| 05 Aug 2013