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Think you know your neighbourhood? A city walk with a difference shows how something as simple as holding hands can be a political " even dangerous " actAs an artist who regularly invites co…
This year's acts demonstrate circus's capacity for topical introspection as well as clownishness " though its conservative approach to gender could use a shake-upThere has been an explosion …
Edinburgh PlayhouseThe multimedia performance of the Mercury-prize nominated protest album Hopelessness is an at-times transcendent theatrical experienceThe first of many women we see projec…
Assembly Hall, EdinburghBased on the songs and dances of traditional Korean funeral rites, this charming show conjures an astonishing atmosphere of beauty, grace and peaceWhen a traditional …
Finborough, LondonThe award-winning playwright uses YouTube as a medium to explore body anxiety and racial tension in this punchy two-handerBola Agbaje has written a number of very good play…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghCharting a gay love affair from erotically charged beginnings to curdled passion, this expressive dance show covers thrilling new terrainHip-hop has progressed a long…
Bill Murray's deadpan misanthrope is now a jock belting out showstoppers. So does this stage replay bring new shine to the quirky love story " or kill a classic?In the 23 years since Groundh…
The "lippiness" that Alan Dossor showed as an actor and stage manager at Nottingham Playhouse included rebellious practical jokes. On one occasion in 1965 he swapped his tiny role in Measure…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe affable comic expertly blends comedy and commentary in a routine that snipes unpityingly at Britain's political classOne of the worst things about Brexit, s…
Summerhall, EdinburghSh!t Theatre turn rifling through the post received by former residents of their flat into rambling but pertinent social theatreIn 2013, Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Bi…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSweat-drenched Adam Drake teeters on the edge of chaos in a quickfire set of micro-sketches I've seen plenty of performers sweat on the Edinburgh fringe, but…
Stepping before an audience the size of a football team must make every comic's soul shrivel " and the experience is no less agonising for those watchingThere's no feeling quite like it. I a…
The Space on Niddry St, EdinburghIntertwining the stories of Chelsea Manning and hactivist Aaron Swartz, this fascinating, busy play meditates on knowledge, privacy and and powerWhen Aaron w…
Using folk singing, found footage and a revolutionary interactive staging, Marichka Kudriavtseva and Mark Marczyk's 'guerrilla folk opera' throws Edinburgh audiences into the heart of the Uk…
Old Vic, LondonThe team behind Matilda the Musical reunite for a clever, eye-catching show based on the Bill Murray movieMusicals based on hit movies are two-a-penny, but this one comes with…
The Oscar nominee joins Morgan Freeman and ballerina Misty Copeland in the live-action adaptation of the Christmas classicKeira Knightley will play the Sugar Plum Fairy in Disney's upcoming …
From the Brexit vote to the US presidential race, the tumult of the year's news shows how nimble " or lucky " artists need to be to stay relevantMost would agree that timing is vital to the …
Messy, badly behaved and sometimes simply astonishing, the theatrical outfit that broke the festival's mould is celebrating its past shows Related: Edinburgh festival planner: three shows to…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghNick Mohammed's daft alter ego combines death-defying escapes with convention-shredding comedy in a show operating on several layers of reality Overlooked for a…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghFrom Gordon Brown confusing LGBT and BLT to her 'conscious uncoupling' from Corbyn-era Labour, the former Whitehall insider reveals a political culture as amu…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTom Walker's Tory-blasting internet hit arrives on stage but there are precious few jokes in this deeply strange showWhat can it mean, that Jonathan Pie is one …
One of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years is an incorrigible dabbler with little interest in fameTitle: HelloYear: 2007 Continue reading...
Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson, Alexei Sayle and other standups recall what happened when they came face to face with their toughest critics after a showSimon Munnery: I married my hecklerMy mos…
He was bombing badly when a lone voice cried from the darkness - 'don't die!' The standup recalls how " among a merciless crowd " he made one fan for life Comedians on meeting their hecklers…
Is it possible to train your cat to be vegan? Would he ever present Top Gear? And what's his beef with Piers Morgan. The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star answered your questions live - re…
