The standup takes time off his Edinburgh duties to explain why gifs, memes and tweets are now a vital part of a comedian's job Related: Rhys James review " standup with a superiority complex…
In her series Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer, photographer Emily Stein captures the staged romance and dashing outfits of children's ballroom dancing competitions Continue reading...
The reaction to actor Rhys Ifans's joke at an anti-slavery benefit concert really irks me.Actor Rhys Ifans. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesRhys Ifans' joke at the anti-slavery benefit co…
Liquid Room, EdinburghIn an intimate and impressively confident show, the Danish comedian dissects the troubled feelings at play beneath her oddball exteriorThe Danish standup Sofie Hagen is…
Traverse, EdinburghIt's easy to submit to Kitson's playfully showy writing in this piece about the tiny moments on which life hingesDaniel Kitson does Sliding Doors? Even if his shows didn't…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Alan Harris's tale of romance in Merthyr Tydfil boasts a winning wit that sees it through, even if the play spins slightly out of control Why isn't life mo…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghRoss Dunsmore's play is strong on compassion, but it raises questions that it fails to answer about a society that drives people to the brink Related: Edinburgh fe…
Traverse, EdinburghRochelle Bright's 'play with songs' starts out as a promising love story but despite vigorous performances and a lively band it never quite bloomsSubtitled "a play with so…
Traverse theatre, Edinburgh The comedian, activist and theatre-maker brings all of his formidable talents under one roof in this funny, raw and angry showThe Red Shed is Wakefield's Labour c…
In its 42nd year, the circus named after its founder has come to dazzle holidaymakers in Paignton this summer. Photographer Matt Cardy took a look at the performers Continue reading...
As Edinburgh fills with a new generation of comics, the veteran standup looks back at the cabaret nights that started a revolution Related: How Rik Mayall and his alternative-comedy generati…
King's theatre, EdinburghJohn Tiffany's superb production stars Cherry Jones as a woman who clings tenaciously to the memory of her aristocratic past Related: From Black Watch to Harry Potte…
One of the hardest things about doing Shakespeare? Making sure the comedy is actually funny, says the director who transported his early play to the jazz ageYou see some Shakespeares so ofte…
Manual Cinema mix Shakespeare with Hitchcock and use more than 400 puppets to create a gothic show that's soaked in melancholiaFive artistic directors in a single company might sound like a …
Many fringe productions have shorter runs this year, in a bid to save money and stress. But is it really the best option?This year, for the first time in its history, there has been a drop i…
★★★★/★★The Lyceum, EdinburghWe're Peeping Toms for Vanishing Point's riveting but disastrous dinner party, but the company's media critique, The Destroyed…
Come Look at the Baby turns the focus on audience by putting a seven-month-old baby on stage for half an hourA baby sits on the floor, surrounded by a comforting pile of cushions, books and …
Summerhall, EdinburghThis daring show conjures the image of an empty world and concentrates the mind on the fragility of human existenceOne of the things I love about the Belgian company Ont…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her first solo standup show " I Was a Teenage Christian " Brand shares honest but shapeless stories about an adolescent fling with evangelical religionThe ba…
Summerhall, EdinburghThis remarkable, very grown-up yet playful family show restages the 2004 siege of a Beslan school by Chechen terrorists " from the children's point of viewOn 1 September…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe Daily Show correspondent makes a supremely confident fringe debut with a punchy, winning setMichelle Wolf: 'Four years of Donald Trump jokes will drive me i…
Hugh Quarshie stars as Othello, Joanna Vanderham is Desdemona, Lucian Msamati plays Iago and Ayesha Dharker appears as Emilia in this clip from Act III, scene 3 of Shakespeare's tragedy. Dir…
The Hub, EdinburghThere are no guilty pleasures at Club Cumming as the showman delivers a moving night of songs and stories"It's going to be just what it says on the poster," Alan Cumming sa…
The US radio journalist on a bold coming-of-age movie, Elle King's singing, podcast Reply All and George Saunders on Donald TrumpThis American Life host Ira Glass was born in Baltimore, Mary…
Comedian Mike Ward's joke about the boy who sang for the pope might not be funny, but is that any reason to fine him $42,000?Do you think it's OK to say someone's ugly? Not to their face (if…