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 Pain of Desire @ Summerhall
The show does not begin in the performance space but in the foyer as the audience waits to enter. We are greeted by Wendy Bevan's (the vocalist in Temper Tem... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
ComedyFolken Britain
When Susan Harrison takes on a new persona she does so with her whole body – she seems to shrink and stretch before our eyes – transforming and t... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Genevieve Swallow is Sharing
Swallow’s entire routine is based on her flatmate and house sharing tales – like a less funny version of the Australian autobiographical novel He... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Benny Boot: Def-Con 4
Tall and gangly, Benny Boot wraps himself around the mic stand like an awkward teenager, nervously laughs after many of his silly and weird one-liners and le... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
TheatreAnd No More Shall We Part @ Traverse
It is difficult to say what is most remarkable about Tom Holloway's new play. There is the writing, which manages to articulately address a topical soci... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
The Letter of Last Resort/Good With People @ Traverse
This double-bill is thematically linked by the prospect of nuclear war Read more »| 15 Aug 2012
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Theatre
The Night of the Big Wind @ Underbelly
Puppetry, music and physical theatre in a battle against the weather Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
TheatreWet Paint @ Le Monde
A freebie magic variety show Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Fest Magazine
A view of Edinburgh Fringe from Glasgow
The vibrant Glasgow comedy scene is going to be well represented at this year's Fringe. One of the most exciting west-coast newcomers, Richard Brown, tells us what the Fringe means to him Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
David Trent: Spontaneous Comedian
Everything object in David Trent's show is labelled. This is a screen. This is a projector. And so on. As a result, when Trent bursts into the stage to expla... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
The Super Serious Show
Deep in the back corner of the George Square Gardens a wonderful circus style tent called the Bosco hosts The Super Serious Show, a multi-act line up that ha... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Lou Sanders: And Now For A Nice Evening With Wallan
Lou Sanders is mental. In the same kind of way that the likes of Tim & Eric are mental though; it might not always make sense, but it’s an exceptio... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Seymour Mace: Squeg
Seymour Mace decided a while back he didn't like doing comedy as a job. He wanted to get back to his roots of just being funny for the sake of being funny, s... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Gerry Howell: Glorious Invention
Gerry Howell is a very funny man. Some people just fit comedy, and his gentle mannerisms and sly grin paired with his ponderous delivery just make him natura... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
The Silky Pair: Happy to Help (plus special guests)
Essex girls Kathryn Bond and Lorna Shaw are the proprietors of a bespoke sketch shop, hawking their wares to a very receptive audience. That is to say, at th... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012