Theatre within 5 miles of Edinburgh

Step back in time with a brand new edition of the popular touring show, and hear rock'n'roll hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Escapologist extraordinaire Tony Roberts has managed to get out of both Australia and New Zealand and now brings his card magic to these shores for your entertainment. Ages 10+.

Krazy Kat Theatre Company present this new sign language arts puppet production of a magical adventure based on the Japanese symbol of good luck – the waving cat. Integrated sign language throughout. Suitable for ages 3–7.

Jim Harbourne's play about mutiny in the toy box!

Why do millions of people tune in every week to watch TV chat-show The Business? Is it for the fashion and cookery tips, celebrity guests and music performances? Or is it to see someone murdered in the name of entertainment?

John Godber's play set in a challenging secondary school with a new drama teacher trying to make it through the end-of-term play in one piece. Presented by Blackeyed Theatre.

Shakespeare's shipwreck fantasy from the Edinburgh Acting School.

A lowly clerk dies of cold before his bespoke overcoat is completed. He returns as a ghost and persuades his friend Morry to help him steal a sheepskin one from his ex-employers. 'A Gentle Gem' (Times). www.louchetheatre.com.

A spooky, silly radio play live onstage! Hecate return to the Fringe with a feast of fun and fright, featuring six actors, original music and a smorgasbord of silly voices. ‘Very funny, very intriguing’ ★★★★ (RemoteGoat.co.uk).

Ivor Novello captured the ease and diffident charm of the world between the wars. Cairney's script brings this man of the theatre, and a musician of real worth, to life.

A new one-act play by Sian Williams. ‘She's taken all my ideas!’ ‘Your ideas?’ Celia is strapped for cash. Angie has a burning ambition. Phil is down but, funnily, not out and Peter wants a quiet life…

This Is England meets Shakespeare in Hiraeth Artistic Productions’ gritty and aggressive take on one of his bloodiest plays. Shakespeare’s classic tale of war, revenge, honour and rivalry is transported into the underbelly of 1980s British skinhead culture.

Ayub Khan-Din (author of East Is East) presents his adaptation of the 1967 drama starring Sidney Poitier which tells the tale of a teacher trying to keep control over his rowdy pupils.

A video of the 2002 OBIE winning production of Racine’s Phèdre, set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding Plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, hidden cameras, and badminton … ‘This blend of ironic seriousness, heightened theatricality and multimedia ballet has developed into one of the sharpest of theatrical…

European Premiere: Brilliant General Caius Martius returns to Rome a hero. Having conquered the city of Corioles he is named Coriolanus and persuaded to run for Consul. However, when he is rejected by the ‘common people’ Coriolanus vows to destroy Rome and joins forces with his enemy Aufidius to mount an attack. With live…

Award-winning children's entertainer Tricky Ricky presents his spell-binding show for all the family.

Shakespeare's classic gender-swapping, mistaken identity romp performed by Quantum Theatre. Booking via the Brunton Theatre.

One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012. Bizarro! ★★★★ (TimeOut). ‘It's quite lovely’ ★★★★ (Skinny). ‘Hugely Entertaining’ ★★★★ (ExuentMagazine.com). ‘Twonkey is a true comic original' ★★★★ (Scotsman). ‘Silly and Enjoyable’ ★★★★ (BritishTheatreGuide.info).

Bold and brassy musical about a new app for cruising LGBT folks (so think Grindr, but … you know … not Grindr) which leads a couple of flatmates into a spot of bother. Starring X Factor 's Lloyd Daniels.

The very best of short plays and home baking.

Beckett on Film: Waiting for Godot: Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and starring Stephen Brennan, Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Alan Stanford and Sam McGovern as the boy.

Would-be wizards and aspiring conjurors compete to win a cash prize and the chance to compete at next year's festival. The under 18s compete in the morning, while the afternoon contest is open to all ages. Ages 10+.

The classic tale, based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, packed with memorable songs including 'I Feel Pretty', 'America' and 'Tonight'.