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 MagazineMurder Mystery Musical
Murder Mystery Musical is a distinctly British affair. It tells the story of Morgan Tremain, a deceased pop impresario who summons his extended family (a hos... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineDaniel Sloss: Teenage Kicks Review
By now you've probably heard of Daniel Sloss. A precocious 18-year-old comedian hailing from Fife, his two-year apprenticeship under Frankie Boyle's wing has... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineManband - They're Not a Boyband
The show's official Fringe programme entry describes Manband - They're Not a Boyband as “a musical (kind of),” a misleading declaration consideri... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Clarxism
What a comedy show promises and what it delivers can be worlds apart. Des Clarke's Clarxism is apparently intended almost as a political manifesto, boldy set... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineAn African Perspective: Westerners Calm Down!
It’s always a pleasure to see a comic whose jokes can span the nations, and Daliso Chaponda's certainly do that. This is made more impressive by his ch... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineTrainspotting
Transferring Irvine Welsh's frank, disturbing novel to the stage is no mean feat, particularly when it already comes with a hugely popular movie in tow. Fort... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009
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Beyond Charlotte Square
The International Book Festival isn't Edinburgh's only literary offering this month. Ed Ballard checks out the bookish events taking place before the main event gets under way Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Leatherface
It’s every girlfriend’s nightmare: to come home, having been fired from your job, to find your man dressed up as the chief cannibal from The Texa... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Sea Wall
Sea Wall is about as simple as theatre gets: one man on stage, talking unassumingly under minimal lighting. But thanks to Simon Stephens's measured, subtle s... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
When originally performed, Brecht's play would no doubt have caused a stir – a series of vignettes outlining the fears and suspicions of everyday life ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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His Ghostly Heart
Ben Schiffer, staff-writer on the inexplicably popular E4 teen drama Skins turns his hand to something rather more philosophical here, teaming up with The Gi... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Don Carlos
A classic mélange of dysfunctional family drama and political debate, this Friedrich Schiller work presents a naive prince who alone can mitigate his ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Gingers! The Musical
In a festival programme that this year includes musicals about online messaging and the porn industry, Gingers! The Musical ran the risk of appearing almost ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Rent
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent has an admirable history. Based on Puccini’s opera, La Boheme, the off-Broadway production subverted the essent... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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Precious Little Talent
Last year’s Fringe success Eight pushed Ella Hickson into the front rank of young British playwrights, winning numerous awards including a Fringe First... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009