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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Roy Walker: Goodbye, Mr Chips
On the day of his first Fringe show, Roy Walker turned 68. At this distinctly seasoned age, the former Catchphrase host is enjoying a career resurgence &ndas... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Andrew Bird: This Is Ten Years From Now
A great evening out for you and your friends with a cockney rebel. Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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St Nicholas by Conor McPherson
St Nicholas is thoroughly enjoyable and no-one could fail to be impressed by the talent of its star Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Reginald D. Hunter: No Country for Grown Men
Obscene, offensive clever and very very funny Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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The Angry Puppy
A lack of teamwork mars a strong cast in this middle-of-the-road production. Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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A Portrait Of Shazia Mirza
Iconoclast, Shazia Mirza sleepwalks through an uninspired evening Read more »| 09 Aug 2008
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Said Alice
'Said Alice' introduces a cast of surreal and sinister characters parodied from Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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You Don't Need to Know That
There’s a difference between madcap farce and sheer silliness, and this show never lapses into the latter Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Alyssa Kyria: Woman of the year?
Woman of the Year? Let's say an emphatic "no" Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Attack of the Soccer Moms
A tale of two super-competitive soccer mums is mired in cliché Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Hand-Me-Down
Like a risky charity-shop ensemble, this might be just a little too out there Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Max and Iván: Exposed
There’s nothing quite like a bit of gratuitous nudity on a flyer to get an audience through the door. Max, with the face for Channel 4, has an outty an... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Big Jessie's Bag of Drag
Jessie gives some priceless (free) careers guidance to any would-be drag star sitting in her audience tonight. If nothing else, you must remember this one, g... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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John Hegley - Beyond our Kennel
When John Hegley saunters on stage, failing to introduce himself to those members of the audience who might not know who he is or what he does, he launches i... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008 -
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Carey Marx: Caryness
Carey Marx has been accused of misogyny in his stand-up routines, but flatly denies it. “I’m a great fan of women,” he insists, “in f... Read more »| 09 Aug 2008