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From former Royal Court young writer and 2012 Broadcast Hot Shot, Laura Neal: a brand new comedy about the modern obsession with fame. Promises to be the best comedy about facial reconstruction surgery you'll have ever seen.

Scottish storyteller/playwright Ross (BBC radio horror, Doctor Who audio) performs his radical updates of Poe in three alternating full-length chillers: Falling for the Ushers; Heart-Shaped Hole; Ligeia - (Not) a Love Song. For individual dates see www.martyrossstoryteller.blogspot.co.uk.

Third original musical from twice MTM-nominated composer Stephanie Jayne Amies. Eight characters, eight stories, one apartment building, a bus, and a whole lot of love intertwine in 8 Storeys Up. Think Love Actually meets The Notebook!

The life and music of Chet Baker told by Mike Maran with Colin Steele (trumpet) and Dave Milligan (piano). A story with hero, heroin and cool jazz of the very highest quality from the Great American Songbook.

This production is a poignant drama, based on new writing. It examines the effects on those at home when their loved ones are sent to war. It will raise money for three military charities.

Anna is upset. Her family must do something: scream, pray, cry. Gathered memories intertwine in this exciting new verbatim piece. The everyday woven together in the hope of stumbling upon the words Anna has lost.

Soaring romance, caught between this world and the next. Ealing comedy meets physical theatre and song: a dream-like adaptation of the Powell and Pressburger classic. 'Another league altogether' ***** (TheNewCurrent.jux.com, Caligula). www.kcsfringe.co.uk

A miraculous story, beautifully told by a charmingly hairy idiot. This heavy-hearted comedy is about inadequacy, friendship, and the shark that ate his arms. Runner-up Best Comedy Production and Best Comedy Performance at Auckland Fringe.

Quick-fire improv sketches from Sheffield's favourite cult comedy troupe. Third year at the Fringe. 'Hilarious, very witty and wonderfully daft' (Sheffield Star). 'Very funny' (ThreeWeeks). 'Genuine LOL' (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Anything could happen' (Exposed). www.anticsimprov.com

Martin Stepeks talks about his English/Polish bilingual book For There is Hope, about his Polish ancestors’ experiences of deportation to Russian gulags during the Second World War. Martin’s father, Jan, survived and settled in Scotland.