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.
-
ComedyGoose @ Assembly, George Square
The sketch duo Goose lay another golden egg with Hydroberserker A sketch group named after your favourite animal and last sexual partner? Check. A member of... Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
ComedyJarlath Regan @ Just the Tonic, The Tron
Jarlath Regan's tales of his own inadequacies and poor decisions make for an exceptional stand-up hour Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
ComedyLaura Lexx @ Just the Tonic, The Mash House
A strong sophomore show from Laura Lexx Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
Theatre
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Post Brexit Feels
Brexit and the anti-European hysteria sweeping the UK are huge thematic concerns at this year’s Fringe, unsurprising for a Scottish festival that cause... Read more »| 23 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Henry Paker @ Assembly, George Square
Guilty is a Fringe highlight Henry Paker could have been the next Quentin Blake. Henry Paker the illustrator, that is, who just happens to be the prot... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Tamar Broadbent @ Laughing Horse, Espionage
Musical comedian Tamar Broadbent impresses with her debut show Get Ugly Winning charm allows Tamar Broadbent to explore the highs and lows of being a single... Read more »| 22 Aug 2016
-
Comedy
Call of Dudey @ Just the Tonic, The Caves
Dude Looks Like a Lady impressed at the Leicester Comedy Festival in February, and now the sketch group show promise in Edinburgh Read more »| 22 Aug 2016 -
Theatre
Dance Base Week 2 reviews
M.I.S. – All Night Long Don Gnu [★★★★☆]This show is a sort of turbocharged Chuckle Brothers, mixed with Eric Sykes’ The Plank, circus, film deco... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Vaudeville
Three tales taking us back to the vaudeville-era Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Theatre
Le Bossu @ Bedlam
Theatre company withWings are building a reputation for making delightful twists on classics. In 2014, they brought a convivial retelling of Tchaik... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Theatre
No Horizon @ Underbelly
New musical, No Horizon, tells the story of Nicholas Saunderson, a young Yorkshire man born in the late 1600s. Contracting smallpox, Saunderson lost his sigh... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe Reviews: Two Riotous Double Acts
Both Yeti’s and Zach & Viggo walk the line of mischievous pranksters and sympathetic clowns Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Four Double Acts
Four sketch double-acts ranging from promising to compelling Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Double Acts Get Personal
A good double-act can always bring the house down, and this pair of Fringe favourite pairs show us how to do just that. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Pierre Novellie @ Pleasance Courtyard
Another impressive show from Pierre Novellie. Read more »| 19 Aug 2016