Reading Time: 2 minutes'This claustrophobic confrontation between a mother and social worker has a few too many twists to be believable but is most compelling when it forces the audience to sit with its moral ambiguity.'
Reading Time: 2 minutesSitting (In Silence) opens with a spiritual gong, which reverberates around the beautiful old anatomy lecture theatre at Summerhall.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSomeone's died. Three identical brothers (all played by Jack Stokes) are being interrogated, and they all refuse to look at a photo of the crime scene.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMan Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour does exactly what it says: you enter the room to a countdown timer on the back wall, Aussie clown Conk enters in a bold turquoise suit, starts the timer, and the music kicks off.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt feels overdue to call Milo Edwards - thrice nominated for Best Comedy Show at previous Fringe festivals - a rising star, but Catamaran exudes the requisite energy, creativity and comic zeal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA clumsily-written farce about modern-day grave robbing
Reading Time: 2 minutesA show about deradicalising the supporters of a toppled far-right regime feels very relevant.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jolly Fisherman was inspired by a BBC news article about a disused Barking pub being converted into a mosque, along with the state of the comment section beneath it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show is an Edinburgh institution, presenting three menus of five mini-plays throughout the Fringe.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJohn Robertson’s The Dark Room is a staple of the Fringe. Its anarchic audience participation and passionate fans guarantee a uniquely exciting hour.