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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ComedyConor O'Toole: The Funeral Of Conor O'Toole
Conor O'Toole critiques our fonts then prepares for his own funeral (note: these events are not connected) Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
ComedyFrisky and Mannish: 27 Club and Extracurricular Activities
There's a lot of musical comedy at the Fringe, but few as cool or as sexy as Frisky & Mannish Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Will Franken: Things We Did Before Reality
Comedy veteran but a Fringe virgin, Will Franken is hoping to blow some minds in Edinburgh Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
ComedyElis James: Speaking as a Mother...
Welshman Elis James gets all mumsy on us Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
Scotland vs Poland on the Edinburgh Fringe
Poland versus Scotland: it might lack the clarity of a sporting contest, but theatre does bring out the national identity Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
ComedyStewart Lee & Bob Slayer: How The Fringe Escaped Its Certain Fate
The Big Four venues cast a long shadow over comedy at the Fringe. Many performers walk away in debt, but why is that and what are the alternatives? Stewart Lee and Bob Slayer offer an insider's view of how the Fringe really works Read more »| 31 Jul 2012
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Comedy
Nick Mohammed: Mr Swallow
Lovely funny man Nick Mohammed talks about his Fringe flyering pitch and definitely not being a 'comiedienne' Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Comedy
Mark Little: THEbullshitARTIST
Mark Little promises us some 'pure fucking showbiz' this year. Note: he lies... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Comedy
Loretta Maine: Bipolar - Interview
Rock goddess Loretta Maine would like Courtney Love to come round for a slumber party Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
ComedyMarkus Birdman: Love, Life & Death
Soaring back into Edinburgh, one of our favourites from 2011 is going to tell us about Love, Life and Death Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Comedy
Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist
A show about sex tourism, sponsored by an escort service? Chris Dangerfield is set to be one of the most controversial acts of 2012 Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Theatre
Tatyana @ Edinburgh Playhouse
In Tatyana, Deborah Colker's reimagination of Puskin's Eugene Onegin – famously made into a classical romantic ballet – the opposing stereotypes ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Theatre
Timeless & Uncharted Seas @ Royal Lyceum Theatre
Although Aditi Mangalas' choreography and company are based on the ancient Indian form of Kathak, her double bill at the EIF is determinedly a contemporary w... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Theatre
Miriam Margoyles: A National Treasure
More than two decades after its Edinburgh Festival debut, Miriam Margolyes returns to Scotland with one-woman show Dickens' Women Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Comedy
Tom Deacon: Deaconator
Radio 1's Tom Deacon offers up some advice on how to survive the Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2012