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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TheatreLa Locandiera Review
Good food, bad sex Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
ComedySarah Bennetto @ Pleasance Dome
Antipodean comics are ten a penny at the Fringe so coming up with original material devoid of clichés can’t be easy. Sarah Bennetto's show is al... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
ComedyObama Mia! @ The Caves
It's three days before the 2008 US presidential elections and Barack Obama has fallen into a hope-induced coma. Can his hapless team keep the campaign on tra... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Ian D Montfort @ Pleasance Courtyard
After the huge success of hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury, Tom Binns returns to the Fringe to unveil his new character, Ian D Montfort the Sunderland Psychic. ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Andi Osho @ The Stand
Andi Osho quickly establishes herself as a safe pair of hands, effortlessly chatting to the audience and cultivating a natural stage presence. AfroBlighty f... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Reading Between the Lines
Alonzo King wants dance audiences to see beyond the steps and contemplate the ideas beneath Read more »| 22 Aug 2010
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ComedyTony Law @ The Stand
Tony Law is tall and suave and with a slick quiff he’s rocking the 50s throwback cool. So it comes as a surprise when he bounds onstage dressed in a sk... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Political Animal @ The Stand
Political Animal is a multi-act gig with a varying line-up and tonight delivers consistent laughs, with only one dud in a solid group of rising performers. ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Showstopper @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
No other audience is having as much fun as the Showstopper! audience. The choking heat in the Teviot Debating Hall doesn't stifle the huge crowd, who are scr... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Mike Wozniak @ The Stand
The Stand IV is the perfect venue for this show. Although the audience was still undeservedly small, the small setting suits the tempo of this show, where it... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Frisky & Mannish @ Underbelly
This time last year, Frisky & Mannish were having their 'explosion' moment, when their show became one of the tickets to have, and now they're back, fo... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Caroline Rhea @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Caroline Rhea. That's her off of Sabrina, you know. Unfortunately if you're reading this then, yes, you probably do know. Rhea's audience is a strange one; ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
The Sum of It All @ Zoo
It adds up to more than its parts Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Theatre
Rebuttal
Dear Mrs Pankhurst Read more »| 20 Aug 2010 -
Comedy
Rosie Wilby - The Further Science of Sex
There's something about combining the words 'science' and 'sex' that leads to instinctual jitters - what if we've been doing it wrong all along? Rosie Wilby'... Read more »| 20 Aug 2010