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 MagazineHeckle Off - Isy Suttie and Danielle Ward
Two top female comics at the Fringe get their claws out and prepare for battle Read more »| 12 Aug 2008 -
Comedy
Clarke's Column at Edinburgh Fringe: Review
Scottish comedian Des Clarke brings his unique perspective to all things Fringe in this first of three columns Read more »| 12 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineSimon Munnery's AGM 2008
Simon Munnery has established himself over the past few years as one of the most delightfully esoteric acts on the Fringe. He’s a real comic’s co... Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
ComedyBraw or Naw: Diet of Worms
Irish sketch group Diet of Worms cast their critical eye over what's braw and what's naw at this year's Fringe. Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineOut and about with... Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh, the writer and director of the Fringe-first winning play, New Electric Ballroom, tells us which shows he's looking forward to seeing this August Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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The Wilders
Country music, guys ‘n’ gals, is alive and well and living in Kansas City, Missouri. While such a revelation might not come as an complete surpri... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008
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Fest Magazine
Loud is Always Better
The Twilight Sad might just be Scotland's most exciting band. Front man James Graham thinks so at least, as Chris McCall finds out. Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineDada Noir
Will you enter the dark, surreal world of the Dada Noir? Chris McCall thinks you should. Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Preview: Kirsten Hersh
Kristen Hersh is a respected solo artist in her own right, but she's still most widely known as one of the founding members of cult US college rock heroes Th... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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The Judgment of Paris
It's difficult to frame an evening of exceptional enjoyment in worthy terms, so to say that it is a challenge to find any basis on which to criticise The... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Top 5 International Authors
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is, as the name suggests, strong on foreign authors published in English. This year, the festival is running severa... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Captain Corelli's Albatross
Louis de Bernières' past successes overshadow a Q&A on his latest work Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Bournemouth to Mars
Ex-Blur bassist Alex James fails to convince his audience that he really prefers cheesemaking to rock and roll depravity Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Tales from the Frontline
The best BBC correspondents of the last 30 years will talk about their time in front of the camera Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
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Louis de Bernières - A Partisan's Daughter
From the outset, it’s clear that whatever anyone thought this was going to be, it isn’t. Award-winning author of Captain Corelli’s Mandoli... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008