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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ComedyOne-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula
Sam, Ben, and Alex want to be your friend. Well, maybe not you, but every day one lucky punter will be thoroughly befriended by these One-Eyed Men. Friends... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
TheatreJohn Peel’s Shed @ Underbelly
In 2002, while still a shy teenager, author and broadcaster John Osborne won a pile of records, some of dubious quality, from DJ legend John Peel. It took ei... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
ComedyFlange Krammer: Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer
Sometimes, it’s a good thing to say yes to a mustached man in a polyester ski suit inviting you to his show while you confusedly wait outside the ven... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Mod @ C ECA
Despite the finale song declaring (painfully): “once the world was drab, now the world is fab,” this is not a thrilling tribute to 60s Mod cultur... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Dead Souls @ Scotland-Russia Institute
A LAZZI production at the Scotland-Russia Institute Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
TheatrePuppet. The Book Of Splendour @ Summerhall
Puppet. The Book Of Splendour is a performance that is difficult to forget. The narrator informs us that the presentation we are viewing is not a story, but ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012
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The Stranger @ Summerhall
The Stranger is a one man performance of Albert Camus' existential novel, with the intensity of the source material being the heart of Guilherme Leme's perfo... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
TheatreRime @ Summerhall
Ahoy for the circus Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Remember Me @ Summerhall
Remember Me is a surreal performance as confusing as it is proactive. Using imagery that evokes a Man Ray photograph, light and darkness juxtapose to give an... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Banger @ Dance Base
Once upon a studded leather wristband, it was all too easy. Lads formed in a circle at the school disco, shaking their greasy hair and headbanging to Whole L... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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A Corpo Libero / The Woman Who Wants To Be Funny @ Dance Base
Italian ''lady of a certain age'' Sylvia Gribaudi must be one of the most unlikely sex goddesses you will see at the Fringe this year. A single spotligh... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Sameena Zehra: Tea With Terrorists @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
The premise of Sameena Zehra’s second Edinburgh show comes loaded with the promise of unique insight, as she recounts how her family came to share afte... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Adam Larter: Happy New Year
Forget sitting in front of the telly with a cuppa watching Jools Holland. Boring! It’s the chaotic, wild and adventurous New Year celebrations which yo... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Red, Like Our Room Used To Feel @ Summerhall
Red, Like Our Room Used To Feel is an intimate performance by poet Ryan Van Winkle. Part installation, part one to one poetry reading, the audience is t... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Tam O'Shanter @ Assembly Hall
The acclaimed company Communicado is back at full throttle: reminiscent of the legendary 7:84 company, many of the cast can sing, dance and play a tune on tr... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012