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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ComedyHelen Bauer @ Monkey Barrel
Helen Bauer returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an abrasive and triumphant hour Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
TheatreRift @ Traverse Theatre
Gabriel Jason Dean's Rift is an unforgettable gut punch about brotherhood, abuse, and the space between reality and fiction Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
TheatreRed Like Fruit @ Traverse Theatre
Set against a post #MeToo backdrop, Hannah Moscovitch's minimal play – in which a woman hands over the telling of her story to a male counterpart – is quietly radical Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
TheatreChat Sh*t, Get Hit @ Summerhall
Martha Pailing's solo show is an earnest, funny and engaging look at female rage, but one which feels underdeveloped at times Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
TheatreMushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs) @ The Mash House
Up-and-coming Edinburgh theatre collective Heads on Crooked grows a whip-smart fungal show that's much more than the sum of its DIY parts Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
TheatrePathways to Possibility: Welcome to the Fringe, Palestine
Welcome to the Fringe, Palestine arrives at Portobello Town Hall, promising a four-day mini-festival of theatre, dance, comedy, food, storytelling, music and poetry created by Palestinians Read more »| 02 Aug 2025
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TheatreI'm Ready to Talk Now @ Traverse Theatre
Oliver Ayres' one-on-one show I'm Ready to Talk Now foregrounds access and ambience in a minimal, precise, boundary-blurring 45 minutes Read more »| 31 Jul 2025 -
TheatreTheatre Maketh Man: Masculinity and the Fringe
Perhaps it has become necessary to tell stories about a better masculinity, because the classics are no longer good enough – we look at a string of shows offering new views of masculinity at this year's Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2025 -
TheatreThe Body Is Disappearing: AI at the Edinburgh Fringe
Our theatre editor asks what the use of generative AI means for creativity in performance Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
TheatreA Shedload of Good: Shedinburgh returns to the Fringe
From Texas to Tokyo to Edinburgh College of Art, Shedinburgh brings a new approach to the Fringe's presentation to Edinburgh this August Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
ComedyIs Art-Comedy the new Alternative Comedy?
With alternative comedy heading into the mainstream more and more, have Su Mi, Rosa Garland and Ellen Turnill Montoya stumbled upon the new alternative-alternative comedy? Read more »| 26 Jul 2025 -
ComedyBest Feet Forward: The comedians having a sober Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is a land of opportunity for many, but also a world of temptation. As more acts and punters turn to sobriety, we chat to five comics staying sober this Fringe season Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
TheatreThe Best Theatre at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Looking for the best theatre at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe? Bookmark this page – we'll be collecting all of our top reviews from this year's festival here Read more »| 24 Jul 2025 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: Liebenspiel
Experimental comedy-makers Liebenspiel (aka Benjamin Alborough and Ellie BW) give us their origin story, what they're up to this Fringe and who we should look out for this festival and beyond Read more »| 24 Jul 2025 -
ComedyThe Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Looking for the best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows? Here's where we'll be collating the best-reviewed shows from the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 24 Jul 2025