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
Top 10... Breakfasts
Botanic Gardens (Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place) A morning stroll around the Botanic Gardens is the best way to squeeze some peace and... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
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Top 10... Drinking and Dancing
The Bongo Club37 Holyrood Road Respected Fringe venue by day, Bongo is best known to Edinburgh residents as the city’s foremost alternative nightclub,... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
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Top 10... Asian Eateries
Karen Wong’s Chinese Restaurant 107-109 St Leonards Street 0131 662 0777 The Karen Wong's Chinese Restaurant experience often ends up being more ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
ComedyFringe Benefits
Radical Theatre that pushes the format without frightening the audience? The Microfestival is something new under the arches Read more »| 23 Apr 2010 -
TheatreMicrofestival
The Forest Fringe begins to plant the seeds of new theatre, as they move from Edinburgh towards fertile ground on the West Coast Read more »| 05 Apr 2010 -
TheatreScala: Why Are You Looking?
A descent into madness, via European theatre company Ponies Read more »| 15 Sep 2009
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Comedy
1984, a comedy
It takes a lot of talent to pull off a comedy adaptation of George Orwell’s ‘1984’. To somehow turn an ominous narrative which explores tot... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Up Yours!
A Scottish company get serious about the modern supermarket of identity. Read more »| 05 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Kursk Review
A sentimental journey beneath the waves fails to surface. Read more »| 02 Sep 2009 -
TheatreUp
Urban myths and psychological torment are at the centre of James Ley's new one-man play as ex-teacher Robert (Laurie Brown), confined to a tiny room in a san... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical
Well, you can't say you've not been warned: Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical is pretty damn gay. Told through original songs as well as snippets of famous mus... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Myriad
A strong entry from a new company. Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Theatre
Lady Windermere's Fan
When excitingly flicking through the glossy pages of the Fringe Catalogue one is frequently met with the listing of an Oscar Wilde play. These productions ha... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Bec Hill in: If you can read this, my cape fell off
Bec Hill, kitted out in red and blue, wants to be a super hero. Tapping into the incorrigible childish joy of playing 'If you could have any super power...?... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Elis James
Elis James is a risk-averse Welshman. Hence the cutesy title, an inspired choice by James following his agent’s demand to 'sex up' his forthcoming fest... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009