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1984 (6 Aug 2012)
EmpathEyes Theatre's slick, sexy and terrifying adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian tale
2008: Macbeth (14 Aug 2012)
Theatre of war re-imagined for the 21st century
7x7th Street (4 Aug 2012)
Interactive sounds sculptures create a musical promised land

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Abandoman - Party in the Key of C Major (22 Aug 2012)
Sharp hip hop comedy improv from highly acclaimed duo
A Clockwork Orange (4 Aug 2012)
Stylish, shocking, all-male adaptation of Anthony Burgess' classic novel
Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company - Uncharted Seas/Timeless (19 Aug 2012)
Kathak dance travels from tradition to timelessness
Africa Calling (10 Aug 2012)
Song, dance and drumming from Grassroots of Zimbabwe
After the Rainfall (8 Aug 2012)
Ambitious multi-layered show that bears repeat viewing
The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (28 Aug 2012)
Powerful but rather static monologue
Alan Francis (13 Aug 2012)
Intelligent discourse on religion, politics and economics from Edinburgher
Alan Hudson’s Not So Secret World of Magic (7 Aug 2012)
A look back at a life in magic is packed with warm reminiscence, if light on tricks
Alexis Dubus: Cars & Girls (19 Aug 2012)
Too much of a good thing
Alfie Brown: Soul for Sale (7 Aug 2012)
Saving his soul and salvaging comedy in one fell swoop
Ali McGregor’s Alchemy (21 Aug 2012)
Opera-trained cabaret diva does trashy 80s hits
Alistair Barrie: Urban Fogey (13 Aug 2012)
Solid material and great audience chemistry from cerebral suited comic
All That is Wrong (7 Aug 2012)
Restrained, compelling piece from provocative Belgian company
Al Pitcher - Tiny Triumphs (21 Aug 2012)
A funny if unchallenging appreciation of life’s little amusements
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (21 Aug 2012)
Shakespeare adaptation barely scratches the surface of the play’s comic potential
An Appointment with the Wicker Man (19 Aug 2012)
A populist comedy success from Greg Hemphill, Donald McLeary and Vicky Featherstone
And No More Shall We Part (10 Aug 2012)
Deeply affecting contemplation of voluntary euthanasia
And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan (7 Aug 2012)
How to light up a room with surreal banter
Andrew Doyle does Whatever It Takes (3 Aug 2012)
'Bad Catholic' Doyle's has prayers answered
Andrew Maxwell (21 Aug 2012)
That’s the Spirit is a safe and sound set
Andrew Ryan - Ryanopoly (21 Aug 2012)
Uneasy, nervous act fails to break the banks
And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses (15 Aug 2012)
This post-Apartheid era Zakes Mda adaptation has universal resonance
And They Played Shang-a-Lang (20 Aug 2012)
Bay City Rollers jukebox musical is boisterous good fun
Andy and Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine (7 Aug 2012)
Back to the Future meets Bill and Ted in show that'll tickle all
Angels (19 Aug 2012)
Powerful monologue with a stunning central performance
Anne Edmonds in My Banjo’s Name is Steven (21 Aug 2012)
Aussie musical stand-up built on good audience interaction
Anybody Waitin'? (4 Aug 2012)
Slapstick meets slick dance in the new production from Irish company ponydance
Archie Shepp - Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 Aug 2012 (15 Aug 2012)
Avant-garde fire may be toned down, but 75-year-old Shepp still honks a mighty blues
Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead (13 Aug 2012)
Brilliant high-energy comedy taking action movie spoof to new levels
Art & Language (10 Aug 2012)
Intriguing but ultimately impenetrable overview of conceptual movement
Asher Treleaven: Troubadour (28 Aug 2012)
The Aussie comedian amiably breaks his life down into six parts
As Ye Sow (17 Aug 2012)
Strong performances and mounting tension in well-conceived ghost story

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Xavier Toby - Binge Thinking (22 Aug 2012)
Comedy addressing big ideas let down by whistle-stop rhetoric and poor material

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You Obviously Know What I’m Talking About (8 Aug 2012)
Intelligent comic theatre about obsessive-compulsive nerd is surprisingly good