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 MagazineKilling Alan
Only two scenes into Killing Alan, alarm bells go off among the audience. The play, purportedly a “radical reworking" of the legend of Sir Gawain and t... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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NewsRevue
Since man evolved from ape and started selecting political leaders, the world has been in need of those few with the ability to mock, satirize and comically ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineIsma Almas Bombs Review by Sarah Clark
Confronting Islamophobia constructively is something that isn't often attempted at a comedy club, but debut Fringe performer Isma Almas does it with flair. B... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineChippendales
“Are they all shiny and brown?” “How old are they?” “I think two of them are really muscly, one’s a bit scrawny.” I... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
ComedyJon Richardson: This Guy At Night Review
Rebecca Gordon finds pleasure in painful comedy. Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Camille: The Dark Angel
The discerning Fringe reviewer is reluctant to give five stars to any show. This is not out of spite, or, as some might suggest, a power trip from the big bo... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009
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Russell Kane: Human Dressage
Edward Whelan discovers Russell Kane has nothing to do with horses and everything to do with hilarious. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Rhys Darby: It's Rhys Darby Night
Given how well-loved the character has become, it seems perhaps unnecessary to introduce Rhys Darby as Murray from Flight of the Conchords. It would be yet m... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Susan Calman - The Last Woman on Earth
Loosely based on a heckle, Susan Calman’s The Last Woman on Earth proposes the world’s demise, leaving inmates of Underbelly’s cavern... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Ernest and the Pale Moon
Ernest and the Pale Moon is not a lavish production which only makes it a more astonishing achievement. The twisting tale of murder, insanity, mistaken ident... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Malcolm McLaren: "History is for pissing on"
Malcolm McLaren knows a lot when it comes to shameless self-promotion, aggravation and generally getting people's backs up – which is why his one-man show is unmissable, says Chris McCall. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Success Story
Catapulted into the limelight with the release of his Oscar-nominated film Walking With Theresa, director Raymond is hailed as an overnight success. Hollywoo... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Hou Hou Shahou's Chorus of Descent
As audiences take to their seats for Babolin Theatre's latest production, accompanied by the ambient piano strains of a young man in grotesque drag, they wou... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Matt Kirshen: Shorter than Napoleon
Here’s a fresh-faced comedian who certainly doesn't beat around the bush. Matt Kirshen might look young, but at age 29 and eight years into... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Garrison Keillor: Fishing on Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor's plane was delayed, so the first day of the Book Festival culminated with the author walking on stage, late, carrying his suitcase. He told a story of Lake Wobegon - his mythical "boyhood home", and the setting of his fiction. Here he describes his uncle Jack... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009