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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Finer Noble Gasses SKINNYFEST
Finer Noble Gasses is the latest outing and Edinburgh Festival debut for young, New York based writer Adam Rapp. Rapp has enjoyed growing praise from US crit... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Bussman's Holiday Preview (skinnyfest)
Blunkett claimed to be offended by it and he definitely didn't see it. Whoops. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Blackwatch: SKINNYFEST
Burke's politically charged theatrical production gives an insight into the psyche of young men caught up in violent times. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Allegiance preview SKINNYFEST
Rubber faced, bulldoggish and full of the malcontent grumblings that embodied Churchill, Smith is a fine choice to play the pivotal role. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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EIF Dance Preview SKINNYFEST
It's a global time for dance in Scotland's capital this summer. The Edinburgh International Festival's persistently excellent programme sees no drop in stand... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Simon Munnery column - SkinnyFest
I don't like tennis, I have no interest in it and watching it gives me gout, but I still become overwhelmed by the desire to do so. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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A bunch of fives - Skinnyfest
Last year we dished out our prestigious five-star palm to the most gifted comedy shows Edinburgh could offer. This year, some of them have returned in hope o... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Rich Hall interview (SkinnyFest)
Maybe my funny days are over... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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A Lesson from the Masters SKINNYFEST 2 CHANBARA
On a grassy mound opposite the Pleasance Courtyard, I stand face-to-face with samurai sword master, Hiroaki Kawaguchi. He's clearly eyeballing me. Clenching ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Andy Zaltzman Denotes 70 Minutes of Unbridled Afternoon - SkinnyFest 2
Zaltzman's observations are well crafted and excellently considered, a thoughtfully scripted show for those who don't mind their comedy with a political slant. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Boothby Graffoe review - SkinnyFest 1
Boothby Graffoe is one of those Fringe staples you can simply rely on to be good. He's never outstanding – he'll never win anything, and you'll never s... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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What is... Belly Dancing? SKINNYFest 1
Bellydancing is an oasis of classic femininity and self-indulgence for women who face increasingly absurd paradigms of feminine perfection. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Carrie Quinlan review - Skinnyfest 1
This is Carrie Quinlan's first year at the Fringe and Fear Of A Beige Planet must surely be a strong contender for Best Newcomer. Despairing at the direction... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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A Blog for All Seasons: exploring the joys and challenges of ""blog plays"". (SKINNYFEST)
The thing that drives a lot of people to reach out to each other by blogging is theatrical and if you can find a way to keep the 'blog on stage' active and immediate, the blog play really works. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Sam Leith and Hufo Rifkind SKINNYFEST4
They appear far more comfortable as journalists than novelists: their awkward readings do not suggest that their prose is suited to extended descriptions. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006