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[title]The 79th annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe is approaching, with over 3,000 shows taking over more than 250 venues in the Scottish capital. From theatre and comedy to art, music and dance, the Fringe is Nirvana for culture lovers. Plus, there’s the Edinburgh International Festival happening at the same time, which brings pioneering theatre, music and dance shows from across the globe.
But what to see? Although the Time Out team can only really scratch the surface in terms of reviewing Fringe shows, we aim to review the buzziest, hippest and most acclaimed shows every year: to let you know what to see at the Fringe, but also in advance of many of these shows inevitably transferring to London and beyond.
Get stuck in, have a read, and add a few more shows to your ‘must-see’ list.
We’ll be updating this page from August 7; at the moment it’s blank because the Fringe hasn’t started yet.
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