Summerhall, EdinburghBarton C Williams, flown out of Vietnam at the end of the war, recounts his experiences of racism in Adelaide and tells the stories of others relocated around the world …
The Lyceum, EdinburghAakash Odedra circles and swoops to Rushil Ranjan's powerful music in this buoyant and joyful show If you see much contemporary dance, you'll be familiar with the often …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghRapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and a lot of toilet roll feature as the star Disney+ comedy Extraordinary explores wishes and their fulfilment All very well being part o…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghLeah Shelton plays her grandmother, incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital, in this one-woman show that draws on research, recordings and videos to link 1960s Aust…
From the backseat of a moving car to a swimming pool, what constitutes a venue at Scotland's sprawling arts festival never fails to surprise Of all the extraordinary things about the Edinbur…
theSpace @ Niddry Street, EdinburghCult clown duo Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland play muddy-kneed boy scouts in this knockabout comedy with an emotional punch At the fringe, despite the predo…
Summerhall, Edinburgh Friends facing an uncertain future attend a boisterous party in this authentically played, vibrant drama Luton has one of the youngest populations in the country. Playw…
Ustinov Studio, BathInviting macabre surrealism and terror by torchlight on to a brown 1950s set, Richard Jones leaves room for interpretation in Pinter's early play Harold Pinter's first fu…
Peanut Butter and Blueberries, my play about two young Muslims and how the world shapes their relationship, has become accidentally timely this summer It is our second day of tech rehearsals…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe mezcal's on hand for this strange, song-filled journey into the land of the dead If Juan Rulfo's magic realist novel Pedro Páramo has the feel of a séance, th…
Pleasance @ EICC, Edinburgh There's more Margolyes than Dickens here, but her gift for florid characters is on fine display and suits the Victorian master perfectly "Guaranteed to offend and…
Summerhall, EdinburghJulia McDermott is captivating as a presenter whose all-American smile cracks in the face of environmental nightmare Scorchio! The Fast Show's persistently sunny forecas…
Various venues, EdinburghThis thrilling festival features Ibrahim Mahama's unmissable meditation on the railway that plundered Ghana, nuclear attack relics, and a stunning Chris Ofili tapest…
A crowing flash-in-the-pan PM and Jimmy Carr's life lessons from the Oompa Loompas A tale of two powerful women as the Edinburgh fringe enters its opening week. Nica Burns is a West End prod…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghA hard-up dramatist is determined to pay tribute to her mum in Kelly Jones's deftly handled play, produced by Paines Plough In Michel Tremblay's Le Vrai Mon…
Deborah McAndrew's Bright Lights Over Bentilee recreates the local legend of a UFO sighting in the fields behind a housing estate in 1967 For residents of the Bentilee housing estate in Stok…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonTamara Harvey's first production as the Royal Shakespeare Company's co-artistic director highlights the play's sharp political intelligence For reasons of fa…
Traverse, EdinburghPlaying both partners in a sordid three-year relationship, the bold LA clown delivers another unforgettable show Few fringe trajectories have been as joyful to trace these…
The Succession actor will be joined by Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr for a new take on David Mamet's Pulitzer prize-winning play Kieran Culkin is set to lead a new revival of David Mamet's Glen…
Traverse, EdinburghA couple visit a bereaved friend only to find a surprise awaits in Douglas Maxwell's comedy of social embarrassment Instead of Chekhov's gun, we have Maxwell's whisky. The…
Assembly @ Dance Base, Edinburgh The Australian choreographer revels in bodies sculpted by light but the impressive staging creates a chilly distance from these strong performers The light s…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, London Jordan Fein's revival, using its outdoor setting to sublime effect, stresses the musical's comedy while resonating with the current plight of refugees …
Assembly @ Dance Base, EdinburghSimone's songs are repurposed in all their glory, essaying a relationship both combative and conciliatory in this show by Rendez-Vous Dance Is it cheating to …
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Bebe Cave dazzles in a slightly overstuffed monologue about fame, sexism and power in Tinseltown 'A person waiting to be asked to pretend to be a person." It d…
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghCharli Cowgill and Laurie Ward revisit an article by the author of The Female Eunuch in this thought-provoking hour 'Thank you so much for all you have done for …