Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend

Plan your schedule with our roundup of top shows, ordered by start time. This page will be updated daily throughout the festivalBoutSummerhall, 10.20am, until 25 AugustAn exploration of brotherhood through the motif of boxing, Chang Dance Theatre’s sho…

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The Edinburgh fringe is obsessed with food – so I went and gorged on the best shows

From comedy about carveries to clean-eating rants, food is a huge theme at this year’s festival fringe. The Guardian’s restaurant critic gets stuck inAt Valvona & Crolla, a venerable Edinburgh deli dating from 1934, I am eating arancini for breakfa…

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Space hoppers and superstars: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures

Our photographer Murdo Macleod has been seeking out the wildest, weirdest and best shows during the second week of the Edinburgh fringe festival Continue reading…

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Edinburgh fringe roundup: smut, stalkers and supremely silly slapstick

From the big stage to a dripping cave and someone’s front room, performers run the gamut from light to darkIt was a sticky, stormy and rain-soaked first week at the Edinburgh fringe, but nevertheless, the fizzy verbal pitches that accompany the confett…

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Jack Rooke review – eyebrow-raising stories about love, sex and friendship

Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghIn this intimate show backed by a live harp, the effortlessly charming comedian expounds on platonic, brotherly and romantic love At one end of St Pancras train station is a neon pink sign by Tracey Emin that re…

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#HonestAmy review – warmth, stoical wit and a flavour of fortune cookie

Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Kathy Burke directs Amy Booth-Steel’s feelgood, if cliched, ukulele-assisted chronicle of cancer and PTSDFive years ago, Amy Booth-Steel was a jobbing actor, when she was diagnosed with stage three cancer and told she could be…

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Terrifying trapeze and homeless histories: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures

Our photographer hits the ground running to capture highlights, from a journey through Kate Grenville’s The Secret River to a fierce look at power by comedian Lucy McCormick Continue reading…

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Terrifying trapeze and homeless histories: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures

Our photographer hits the ground running to capture highlights, from a journey through Kate Grenville’s The Secret River to a fierce look at power by comedian Lucy McCormick Continue reading…

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‘Frankly, it’s ridiculous!’ Fleabag super-producer Francesca Moody

She unleashed Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the Edinburgh fringe. The former actor with the Midas touch tells us her recipe for a hit show‘We had wine. It was late.” Producer Francesca Moody shrugs as if that combination is where all genius lies. Six years a…

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Xanadu review – psychedelic circus evokes summer of love

Chiswick House, LondonCal McCrystal brings a woozy vibe to Giffords Circus, though these hippies are versatile performers and formidable athletesWe expect a display of random skills. But this remarkable travelling show from Giffords Circus takes its ti…

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