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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TheatreThe Canterville Ghost @ Greenside
And really Sir Simon, you have been very wicked! Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
TheatreA Midsummer Night's Dream @ Assembly George Square
Starting in a school detention, the idea was promising and the teacher, who later becomes Puck, gave the best performance of the whole play. The transition f... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Candide @ Church Hill Theatre
“From what is worse what can come but what is better.” Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
TheatreFruitful Ties and Bone Dust – Steinvor Palsson/Mathew Hawkins and Lucy Suggate The Bodyfarm @ Dance Base
An inspired double-bill Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions @ Summerhall
A fantastic and curious meditation into a deranged and interesting mind. Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
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Mies Julie @ Assembly Hall
As tensions rise, it quickly ceases to be about seduction and becomes an interesting and intense power play between the white land owner’s daughter and the black worker. Read more »| 16 Aug 2012
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TheatrePinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis @ TheSpace, Venue 45
A bold attempt at a popular tale Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
David Burke: 3 Days Off Jesus
David Burke has a kettle by the side of the stage and, before kicking off, he makes himself a nice cup of tea. This detail tells you everything you need to k... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Suzi Ruffell: Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell
Contrived title aside, Suzi Ruffell’s debut hour is an amiable enough introduction to the festival. If you think that introduction seems rather non-com... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
ComedyShappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks and Hopscotch
Shappi is in the mood for sharing. Perhaps too much, she worries aloud once or twice. It’s a rewarding kind of honesty though, which colours parts of h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others
For the first ten minutes of his act, it could easily be presumed that there has been some sort of mistake during the process of naming this show. Nick Beato... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Markus Birdman: Love, Life & Death
Edinburgh can be a lonely place throughout August. The city changes from the adorable, inviting pleasantville it can be for the other 11 months of the year t... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
DeAnne Smith: Livin' The Sweet Life
Montreal-based comedienne DeAnne Smith returns to the Fringe with an upbeat show about how sweet life can be, for the most part. With a bowl of sweets and a ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
John Scott: Totally Fed Up
We all have things that grind our gears. Whether it be the miniscule day to day irks of modern living or a much broader hatred for world politics, social med... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Andrew O'Neill And Marc Burrows Do Music And Comedy And Hideous Murders
Steampunk is not dead. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing are a Victorian themed punk band half-comprised of comedians Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burro... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012