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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Comedy
Harriet Braine @ Laughing Horse, The Golf Tavern
An art history lesson that definitely won’t sing you to sleep Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Adam @ Traverse Theatre
This impressive exploration of transgender identity overflows with personality and warmth, despite tackling some very heavy themes. Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Lucy Pearman @ Heroes, Monkey Barrel
Maid of Cabbage is a wonderfully odd first hour of character and prop-based fun Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Mark Nelson @ Gilded Balloon
Irreverence sees Mark Nelson stick to the comedy he knows best Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Ed Night @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ed Night offers intelligent insight into a millennial’s Broken Britain Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Theatre
The Whip Hand @ Traverse Theatre
Douglas Maxwell’s new play offers an insightful critique of power, obligation, and the lies we tell each other to bury the past Read more »| 08 Aug 2017
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Comedy
Sarah Bennetto @ Laughing Horse, Espionage
Sarah Bennetto's listicle rattles along, but takes the time to be heartfelt Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Gráinne Maguire @ Gilded Balloon
Talented Gráinne Maguire brings a strong hour to the Balloon Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Lauren Pattison @ Pleasance Courtyard
An outstanding and accomplished debut hour from 23-year-old Lauren Pattison Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Tom Houghton @ Gilded Balloon
The former Noise Next Door chap is best when posh and proud Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Sara Pascoe @ Pleasance Courtyard
Sara Pascoe takes on break-ups, chivalry and sex toys in a triumphant return to the Fringe Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Steen Raskopoulos @ Underbelly Cowgate
Grandmaster Steen Raskopoulos ensures the pawns are the soul of the game Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Tom Skelton @ Underbelly Med Quad
An engaging character show that peers into the soul behind blindness Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
Theatre
Assessment @ Gilded Balloon
The old are ‘shafting’ the young: an ageing population is becoming an ever-larger drain on a welfare state already squeezed and politicians are running out of ideas as to how to reduce the deficit. Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
Comedy
Princes of Main @ Bedlam Theatre
Ring in the New Year early with sketch trio Princes of Main Read more »| 07 Aug 2017