Shows
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FestivalsThe Duke @ Pleasance Upstairs
Shon Dale-Jones, the actor behind regular Fringe favourite Hugh Hughes, has shown up with an autobiographical story this year – or, almost Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsBlackCatfishMusketeer @ Summerhall
BlackCatfishMusketeer is a clever, funny, and poignant look at online dating Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Wild Bore @ Traverse Theatre
Zoë Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott's genre-defying show suggests that bad art may be the highest art form of all. Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsForeign Radical @ King's Hall
Foreign Radical sees 30 participants take part in an immersive performance exploring privacy and freedom of expression in the age of cybersurveillance Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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The Divide @ King's Theatre
Stale, arrogant, exhausting – Alan Ayckbourn’s Edinburgh International Festival premiere is best avoided Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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Scribble @ Assembly Roxy
The subjects of anxiety, OCD and paedophilia are too lightly explored in this fast-paced two hander Read more »| 10 Aug 2017
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Workshy @ Summerhall
The uneven tone and lack of substance in Katy Baird's Workshy overshadows its intriguing message and delivery Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Together Alone @ Dance Base
Together Alone, danced by the brave choreographers Zoltán Vakulya and Chen-Wei Lee, is a duet of closeness rather than intimacy Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Meet Me At Dawn @ Traverse Theatre
Zinnie Harris's new play is an eerie, touching reflection on grief Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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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 -
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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 -
FestivalsAssessment @ 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 -
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Experimental theatre at Edinburgh Festivals 2017
With more and more theatre companies doing innovative and different things with the art of theatre, The Skinny ponder the eternal question, what *is* it, tho? What is it? Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
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Boy Blue Entertainment on Blak Whyte Gray
The Skinny chats to Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante of the award-winning East London hip-hop company, Boy Blue Entertainment, about their latest work, Blak Whyte Gray Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
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Betty Grumble and Aisha Josiah on their Fringe shows
One-woman shows, identity and the power of storytelling with Betty Grumble and Aisha Josiah Read more »| 01 Aug 2017