Search: 5-10 - Edinburgh Festival Guide

Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2012, Claudia O'Doherty invites you to witness the annual spectacle that so far none of you have attended. Stunning production values with all of the usual things – horror, amazement, learning and Jeremy’s Hour.

Bill Russell’s energetic, affecting musical of sung monologues, reflecting on people who have lived with, and died from AIDS. Celebrates those loved and lost. Captures consequences for family and friends left behind. www.lincolncompany.co.uk

Hotly anticipated follow-up to 2012's critically acclaimed show. Marlon Davis returns to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of soul-baring comedy. 'A compelling storyteller whose anecdotes carry the elusive stamp of urban authenticity' (Scotsman).

In this poignant and hilarious new musical, five women, thrown together by motherhood, overcome their loneliness, judgment and perfectionism to discover they're stronger as a group, and that sometimes, being good enough is best.

Hotly anticipated debut show from one of the best upcoming Scottish Comedians (List). His observational material ‘hits the nail on the head’ (Herald), with ‘an incredulous eye for the ridiculous’ (Scotsman).

Creators of international award-winning smash, Ovid's Metamorphoses, joyfully blast Collodi's dark tale of the wooden fibber of all traces of Disney in this 1950's sci-fi horror B-movie with a barbershop dubstep mash-up soundtrack.

Comedy. Magic. Casual miracles. ‘He's Noel Fielding performing sleight of hand, some lanky, cuddly love-child of Demitri Martin and Mitch Hedberg’ **** (Fest). ‘Excellent at what he does and also very, very funny’ ***** (FringeGuru.com). Mind-boggling **** (ThreeWeeks).

Mark Dolan's glass is half full as he celebrates the awesome things in life ... ice cream, sunsets, and finding out that your mental girlfriend isn't pregnant. ‘Consistently funny’ (Independent). ‘Joyfully naughty’ (Chortle.co.uk).

Winner Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012. Matt Okine is black, likes chicken and makes his Edinburgh debut after a massive year of recognition worldwide. ‘Skilfully crafted and confidently told.’ **** (Metro).

Poetic expression of Gogol’s classic in the era of internet technology. Multimedia cross-border performance. Original combination of Chinese theatrical traditions and music with modern European physical theatre and projection technologies. From acclaimed Russian-American director Oleg Liptsin. www.itetheater.org