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 MagazineDirt
Brought in from the fringes of our society, 'Dirt' sympathetically explores an individual's struggle within a foreign culture Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineWho Writes This Crap?
A peek into Luke Wright's diaries proves that PRs and poets are equally susceptible to crap Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
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Beyonce - Stop Punching Robbie
Anarchy in the museum gift shop and teacher-on-teacher spats: Cecilia Delatori's experiences as a nursery school teacher are no teddy bears' picnic Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
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Webster's Pictionary
Every year, during the first day of the Festival, something goes wrong. Though there are still a couple of days left before the Royal Mile becomes a no-go ar... Read more »| 02 Aug 2008 -
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Worth Every Penny
Brian Blessed, Doctor Who and Basil the Great Mouse Detective: Yasmin Sulaiman delves into the world of the Penny Dreadfuls, Edinburgh’s own Victorian league of gentlemen Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
ComedyDeath Proof Comedian
Ex Lawyer turned comedian, Keith Farnan takes on the American death penalty system in his first fringe show, titled Cruel and Unusual. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008
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Theatre
Plastic
30 Bird Productions bring a production east to Edinburgh with a surprising revelation. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
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Saint Joan
At 75 she's still too shocking for daytime TV but, as Miles Johnson, her bark is worse than her bite Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Fest MagazineWe are telly addicts: Edfest.tv - Edinburgh Festivals 2008
Everyone knows sifting through the plethora of promotional material to find something to go to in the festival can be time consuming at best, and The Skinny ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
TheatreFor Your Observation
Susannah Radford talks with Janis Claxton about her exciting new work. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Theatre
A Genuinely National Theatre
The National Theatre of Scotland made its name at the Festival with Blackwatch. Michael Cox interrogates the company about their plans to evolve in Edinburgh this year. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Theatre
Fortune Kookie
Student theatre is at the heart of The Fringe experience. From the East comes a new version of a humanist classic Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Theatre
Al Seed
He's the dark prince of comedy, the satanic clown of physical theatre. Prepare to tremble at Al Seed. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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Dancebase's Gift Selection
The National Centre for Dance throws open its studios to audiences but once a year in an exploion of possibilities. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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Breaking Boundaries
The Palestinian National Theatre have had to smuggle sets across checkpoints. But politics should never overshadow art, director Amir Nizar Zuab tells Miles Johnson Read more »| 28 Jul 2008