Assembly Roxy, EdinburghMaureen Beattie is astonishing in this final part of Jennifer Tremblay's trilogy of plays about the past, guilt and the family"The child who dies or leaves becomes th…
The festival always throws up some oddball surprises, from dancing plastic bags to stone-balancing. This year's rogue hit has a man showing us his flipbooksFrom a critic's point of view, it …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAlison Carr's touching, direct play is a reminder of how bad we can be at dealing with bereavementFourteen-year-old Vera was born in water like a fish, and is s…
Assembly CheckpointA challenging piece that examines what it means to be happy is neither safe nor cosy " but it is compelling and beautifulDon't be deceived by the title, which suggests one…
Pleasance, EdinburghCulled from interviews with trans women, these personal accounts read out on stage highlight the diversity of their experiencesHigh-profile transgender women such as Chel…
Summerhall, EdinburghGrid Iron theatre company's tale of perpetual winter looks and sounds stunning, but is sadly lacking in actionHowever strong and distinctive an aesthetic, it is seldom e…
Summerhall, EdinburghPerformance poet Luke Wright's first fringe theatre piece tells of personal and political disillusionment with affecting clarityLuke Wright is best known on the performa…
Southside, EdinburghThe government introduces a daily limit of 140 words per person in a tightly written love story that widens into an exploration of free speechMost couples develop their o…
Underbelly, EdinburghThe counter-culture original rails against mediocre modern society and the insidious influence of marketeers in an invigorating solo showMarx thought that religion was t…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghAn anonymous writer leads the audience through her fantasy life " from her masturbation techniques to her views on the perfect male body " in an intriguing …
The festival is in full flow, so here are the best shows I've seen so far, from the funny and cute How to Keep an Alien to the highly experimental ManwatchingSo we are officially one week in…
Summerhall, EdinburghSh!t Theatre's sketch-based show sends up Radio 4 cosiness and skewers Barbie adverts in a mixture of high-spirited exuberance and blistering angerSh!t Theatre create th…
Edinburgh International Conference CentreLepage's autobiographical piece uses film, projection and miniature scale models to conjure the past, and is filled with moments that make you gasp I…
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghJamie Wood invites the audience to cut off his clothes and get naked with him inside a bag in a warm, endearing show that sends up and pays homage to John Lennon's fo…
From cramped shoeboxes to the Roundabout, performing spaces are huge influences on works. But when a venue moves, it's a chance for positive changeThe news that the continued expansion of th…
theSpace on the Mile, EdinburghThis boldly political show investigates the 1985 'battle of the beanfield' between new age travellers and police to confront issues of history and civil libert…
Assembly Box, EdinburghJames Fritz's play, performed by Molly Vevers, explores the ins and outs of coupledom and riffs on our knowledge of the popular TV charactersOnline, there are entire t…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe audience are taken to a secret venue for some misjudged party games in a well-intentioned but clumsy and confusing piece about prostitutionIn 2010, Cora Bissett a…
The physical theatre company Gecko have had a tough year but their commitment to building a loyal following stood them in good steadGecko are back in Edinburgh again this year for a full thr…
Underbelly, EdinburghSlick technology doesn't add much to impressive tricks, leaving a somewhat reserved evening " though the closing moments are worth the admission price aloneThe latest Ed…
Roundabout at Summerhall, EdinburghAlexandra Wood's difficult but rewarding piece raises questions about who we can trust and the language we useLucy's dad was a soldier killed in Kuwait dur…
Roundabout at Summerhall, EdinburghThe Birds meets Chicken Run in this confusing, Fenlands-set dystopia in which nature takes its revengeIt is the future, and things aren't going well. In Lo…
Benedict Cumberbatch has appealed for decorum from audiences at Hamlet. But as the Edinburgh fringe proves, art can thrive in less than perfect conditionsIt seems that audiences have been pl…
Traverse, Edinburgh This verbatim piece about prosecutors and defendants makes important points about the criminal justice system, but it's an uncomfortable theatre experience Does justice s…
Summerhall, EdinburghBarrel Organ's difficult second show is an unsettling drama about depression and frustrationLet's talk about violence. Or maybe not. Let's just keep quiet, even though i…