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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ComedyAidan Goatley: 10 Films With My Dad Review 2012
Here we have one of the less emotionally taxing ‘About my dad’ shows of this year. Rather than pulling furiously on the heartstrings, Goatley gui... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
ComedySimon Amstell: Numb
In case you hadn’t noticed, Simon Amstell is no longer a cheeky popstar-baiting scamp. He’s developed into a tortured philosopher who covers his ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
ComedyJarred Christmas: Lets Go, Mofo
He says goodbye to the audience, nerf gun bullets still stuck onto his face and exposed belly, and we file out of the sweaty room. How Jarred Christmas... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
ComedyTrevor Browne: I think... I am
Actual tears there were, actual tears running down this critic's actual face; this show is terrific. The mood is set as the television screen sparks into li... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
TheatreStill Life (Brief Encounter) @ C Aquila
Too still Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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50 Acts – Wendy Houstoun @ Dance Base
A lively performanace combating ageism Read more »| 23 Aug 2012
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Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures @ Pleasance Dome
More than just a projected laugh Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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Eurydice @ C Eca
To the underworld and beyond Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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The Economist @ C Nova
Haunting, captivating, thought-provoking, this is a play not to be missed Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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Shirtwaist @ Summerhall
A tragic story brilliantly told Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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A Multimedia Thing (Era Schaeffera) @ Tom Fleming Centre (Summerhall)
A Multimedia Thing is a rare and unique piece of theatre and feels like a true avant-garde experiment. Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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White Rabbit Red Rabbit @ Summerhall
A critic meets his match Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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Bitch Boxer @ Underbelly
A highly personal theatre performance following a determined athlete as she fights her way into the boxing ring Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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Ro Campbell: Midnight Meltdown
An undeservedly small audience files into Ro Campbell’s midnight show in Stand II, and half of it seems Fringe-weary, and wary of this stubby-holding A... Read more »| 23 Aug 2012 -
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Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating
Mark Restuccia’s at his best when he chats to the crowd, hinting that he’ll win us over in this little basement venue. Few initially admit ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2012