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Dorfman; King's Head, LondonDisablism, austerity and therapy-speak fuel Francesca Martinez's jolting drama, while Mark Farrelly channels Derek Jarman in a rush of memories
There are startlin…
Nottingham PlayhouseThe casting of twins as the separated sisters adds a frisson to Trevor Nunn's elegant production of the twice-filmed tale, with pitch-perfect music by George Stiles
Erich…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMischief Theatre are up to their old tricks as silly slapstick meets telepathy in a send-up of stage mentalism
Stage mentalism " the world of Derren Brown and D…
As the 75th Edinburgh festival goes on, Guardian photographer Murdo MacLeod takes a look at some of the shows on offer Continue reading...
Assembly George Square, EdinburghDaniel Hoffmann-Gill restages his father's funeral to give his eulogy the audience it deserves in this tender, honest show
I write as someone who got a laugh…
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghA Nigerian couple seeking asylum on the grounds of sexual persecution are put to the test as the government's probing questions seep into the cracks of their relation…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVictoria Melody uses theatre to unpick the mechanics of the comedy world " with some fascinating discoveries about neurodivergence along the way
Victoria Melody…
Underbelly, George Square, EdinburghIn her show All Change Please it's marriage, not politics, that's at the heart of the Mash Report satirist's finest jokes
Rachel Parris always knew this m…
Monkey Barrel @ The Hive, EdinburghThe endearing comic's Edinburgh debut is a riotously inventive show that blurs notions of race, gender and disability
You could call Lara Ricote's Edinbur…
Pitlochry Festival theatreDavid Greig's two-hander adapted from Charlotte Higgins's nonfiction book about our ancient past is a sweet meander
There can't be many plays in which the emotional…
Break-dancing illusionist Magical Bones and comedian Eme Essien are at the festival with new shows. He teaches her one of his tricks " and gets an acting masterclass in return
One is a risin…
Finborough theatre, LondonA ghostly tale and a potent monologue form a double bill that uses the 2014 conflict to remark movingly on current events
Because theatres schedule so far ahead, th…
Ghislaine/Gabler looks at choices made by power-hungry women in a world built for men
"Trash", "disposable" and "pretty little fools" are the phrases a poised Ghislaine Maxwell uses to dismi…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghUsing a VR headset and an empty stage, Tim Crouch puts his audience at one remove from the Shakespeare play to comment on the world and theatre itself
On the back wall…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAdam Meggido's play finds the teenage Johnson starring in Shakespeare's tragedy and gives a taste of his future leadership
Out of his depth as a tragedy unfolds…
Summerhall/Traverse, EdinburghA pair of fringe plays by James Ley delve into sex parties and mechanophilia, with romance, plenty of wisecracks and a disarming feelgood cheer
Who would have t…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPlaywright Ben Norris takes the ethical problems with self-driving cars as a metaphor for human uncertainty
As we freewheel into the era of the self-driving car…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghDebut show directed by Jordan Brookes sees Will Rowland and Eddy Hare deliver a familiar odd-couple turn with freshness
"The UK's lowest energy double act," …
Just the Tonic Nucleus, EdinburghExploring the late Nirvana star's life and death, Workman delivers a darkly beautiful hour of spoken word
Kurt Cobain did not die a poetic death, says Cassie…
The co-creator of Samsara recalls leaving Birmingham for India aged 15 in pursuit of his dreams " and how he met fellow dancer Hu Shenyuan, on a similar quest from China
When Aakash Odedra w…
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghIsla Cowan stars in her own play about a young professional driven by callous men and unequal status to bare her fangs
Fight, flight or freeze. Those are our response…
Ryan Gilbey was eloquent about the qualities of David Warner, but it isn't true that he got stage fright while performing in The Great Exhibition in 1972. On the contrary, he acted fearlessl…
Shows featuring drag queens reading to young children have proven increasingly popular - but they are also attracting angry protests. How have we reached a place where these joyful events ar…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe Cirk La Putyka troupe interact on and around a giant treadmill through dance, music, acrobatics and dialogue in a moving exploration of time
Runners from Cirk La…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghBrokentalkers theatre company and feminist comic Adrienne Truscott joyfully burlesque the ugliness of machismo in art and in life
The great male artist may soon be o…
