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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Rich Hall
There are few comedians on any circuit or in any city in the world that have the reputation and talent of Rich Hall. As far as stand-up is concerned he's jus... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Hallam Foe
A swathe of hype is forming around this, the latest film from Young Adam helmsman David Mackenzie - with good reason. It is an unfeasibly handsome product,... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Kurt Cobain: About a Son
“Fuck them, they don’t need to know everything about me,” scoffs Kurt Cobain, having a conversation he probably didn’t conceive could... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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The Italian
Orphans, snow and dodgy looking potato soup are usually a failsafe method of aptly tugging at the old heart strings. Certainly, director Aleksandr Burov does... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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To Die In Jerusalem
When the 17 year old Palestinian girl Ayat al-Akharas tied a belt of explosives around her waist and blew herself up on a suicide mission in Jerusalem, Israe... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Blackbird
All is dark in Adam Rapp’s brooding Blackbird, a gloomy tale of addiction, insecurity and love in a hard place. The film follows the lives of self-titl... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007
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Strange Culture
Strange Culture brings to the foreground the very real implications of the Bush administration's post 9/11 policies. It tells the story of Steve Kurtz, a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Tony Woods
Woods is the guy with the non-stop supply of funny stories that someone invited round Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Paul Kerensa
If the concept sounds tired, that’s because it is Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Dearly Deported
Dearly Deported never manages to win the attention of the audience, but proves to be alienating due to its poor script and unconvincing acting Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Mark Watson's 24 Hour Jamboree To Save The Planet
A combination of tiredness and possible repetitive strain injury mean that by the end of the day, my facial muscles are actually frozen uncomfortably into a happy, proud and mildly bewildered grin Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Doctor Faustus
Three actors and three musicians take you to hell and back in a tale that's halfway between pathos and pantomime Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Havana Rumba!
Havana Rumba is guaranteed to provoke unanticipated foot-tapping and hip-swinging in even the most unenthusiastic dancer Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Best Western
Rich Hall isn't just a comedian showing off with a brief foray into theatre - Best Western represents a thoughtful addition to the dramatic repertoire Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
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Stonewall
In 1968 the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village became the focal point for the gay rights movement after a police raid sparked a riot, pitchi... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007