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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ComedyJoz Norris is Matt Fisher: Überperson
A short run at the fringe is often a safe bet. It allows most acts to enjoy the festival, sample the atmosphere and not take the huge financial risks of the ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
ComedyMichael Pope is Gay for Pay
It's only fair to start by saying this show has been miscategorised. Pope paints a picture, tells a story, pulls at your rain-soaked, invariably heavy hea... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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What the Folk! - National Folk Theatre of Ireland @ Dance Base
With all the famed wit, verve, hospitality, and gift-of-the-gab of the Irish, not least a cup of tea and a piece of cake (Oh go on, go on), this is a dance ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
ComedyLauren Shearing and Sarah Pearce: Bad Advice
All the unreasonable buffoons in the world still moaning about the lack of good female comedians should probably shut up and check out these two funny ladies... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Sajeela Kershi: Regret-Me-Nots
It’s a very small crowd that gathers for the lovely Sajeela Kershi’s show about regrets, but she makes the best of it, inviting us to sit in the ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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The Beta Males in...The Space Race
So I might be biased because they picked me for the dance and gave me a prize. But they promptly took it away again, yet the five stars still stand. Such is... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012
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ComedyAdam Belbin: Half of Next Year's Show
If you’ve seen any of Adam Belbin’s promotional material, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what this show is like; half-arsed, a bit of a ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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One-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 -
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John 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 -
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Flange 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 -
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Puppet. 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