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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The Oxford Revue
Like the fibre in a balanced diet, one can't help but feel that a few longer sketches might enable the six performers to add substance to their character acting Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Danton's Death
There is something instantly appealing about a work of art that has been written illicitly. The mystique surrounding Georg B?chner’s 1835 reactionary m... Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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World's End by Paul Sellar
For a play by such a well-established playwright, it's curiously dull and unrewarding Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Blame It On Fidel
La Faute à Fidel is a hugely accomplished first feature by Julie Gavras, the daughter of feted left-wing filmmaker Costa-Gavras, which tells the story... Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Figure 5
Whether they [Figure Five] can convert this effervescence onto record remains to be seen Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Marcus Brigstocke
Brigstocke is apparently unable to reconcile his evident talent as a comic performer with the unbridled rage his material inspires Read more »| 21 Aug 2007
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Jason Manford
Just don't challenge Jason Manford to a staring contest – he's very good at it Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Terry Saunders
Missed connections is a fairly twee, comfortable affair – a yarn, not a yank at the system Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Henry Rollins
This man would make a fine President Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Howard Read - Light, Shade, Lemonade
The show is by no means gold dust but sex is always funny, especially when it is so honestly portrayed Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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The Collector
Based on the novel by John Fowles, The Collector is certain to be one of the most satisfying sinister plays you'll see this Fringe Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Shazia Mirza
In reality, Mirza's half-hearted quips: too limp to qualify as one-liners and too dull to pass for everyday conversation Read more »| 21 Aug 2007 -
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Rhona Cameron
Cameron impressively manages to attribute the sublime to the mundane, in this light-hearted show Read more »| 20 Aug 2007 -
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Fatboy
Brilliant political satire Read more »| 20 Aug 2007 -
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Stephen K Amos - More of Me
A performance of award-winning standard? Or a crass and tired brand of humour? Read more »| 20 Aug 2007