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
The Unthinkable
The Unthinkable's bleak style and basic premise bring to mind dystopian visions of the future rooted in popular culture, from Orwell's genre-defining 1984 to... Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineInua Ellams: Voice of progress
Now one of Britain's leading performance poets, Inua Ellams has had an eventful journey from his beginnings as a mischievous schoolboy in Nigeria, he tells Simon Mundy Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineKevin Bridges: An Hour to Sing for Your Soul
“I've played big venues, but fuck me!” says Bridges as he steps into a tiny performance space in front of a mere 60 giggling and expectant punter... Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
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The Lamplighter's Lament
There’s an Italian expression that often features in long descriptions of certain Renaissance paintings: chiaroscuro, or literally, light-dark. The the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineF**ked
Things aren’t going well for F. It’s New Year’s Day, she’s penniless and “coated in the greasy film of regret” following ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009 -
ComedyShappi Khorsandi: The Distracted Activist
Shappi Khorsandi comes out bright and cheery, beaming with joy and immediately begins chatting up the front row. She has an easy, charming stage presence whi... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009
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Comedy
Phil Kay - Oh Edinburgh by Becca Pottinger
Phil Kay loves Edinburgh. A lot. Touting two solo shows at this year’s Fringe; one about Auld Reekie and one about London, it’s a pretty safe ass... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Rhys Darby: It's Rhys Darby Night
There’s a palpable air of dismay amongst the audience when Rhys Darby announces the end of his gig, testimony to the joy-inducing powers of the comic&r... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009 -
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The Assassination of Paris Hilton
Although site-specific theatre is increasingly fashionable among self-professed ‘boundary-pushing’ theatre groups, setting a production in a toil... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
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The Devoured
“Run from the beast, run from the beast, run from the beast…” As the audience enters the room, Badac Theatre Company’s Steve Lamber... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineBroken Holmes
"I can solve this case, and what's more, I can do it zonked off my tits on opium because that's how good I am" proclaims Sherlock Holmes. The more astute am... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
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Line Kings/All White Now!
If you are currently carting small children around Edinburgh it is likely that you have become accustomed to enduring the tedium of ‘family-friendly&rs... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
Theatre
Ragamala
Gareth K Vile speaks to a company who are determined to update the classical heritage without loosing its riches. Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
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Stefan Golaszewski Is A Widower
Stefan Golaszweski has had a good year. His debut production, Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About A Woman He Once Loved was a major hit at the 2008 Fringe, took ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Undressing the world of cabaret
Glamorous dancing, raunchy songs on the ukulele, showgirls and plenty of cheap white wine. No wonder the world of cabaret and burlesque is so popular at this year's Fringe, as Gillian Loney and Chris McCall discover Read more »| 12 Aug 2009