Edinburgh Festival listings

After a massive year of live touring, television, his debut DVD release and parties comes the new stand-up show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man-half-Xbox. ‘Hysterical … A stunning show’ (Sunday Express). ‘Genuinely funny’ (Time Out). www.danielsloss.com.

Jazz was as cool as a Dry Martini when Brubeck and Desmond came to town in the 50’s. Darius Brubeck carries the Brubeck flame, playing hits like “Blue Rondo A La Turk” and “Take Five” with the great saxophonist, Brandon Allen in the Paul Desmond role. Brubeck’s set also features South African jazz, and his own originals.

SCDA Edinburgh Theatre Arts bring an adaptation of Charles Dickens' tome to the stage, which follows David from infancy through to maturity.

Revel in Shakespeare’s most macabre death scenes, from Macbeth to Mercutio. A blistering fusion of poetry, madness and unexpected beauty. But which tragic hero will you choose to save? Expect a different ending every day. Ingenious!

An enchanting voice, fiery bandoneón and a virtuosic double bass transport you to the heart of Buenos Aires. The musical sensation taking Spain by storm makes its first appearance at the Fringe. ‘Absolutely recommendable, addictive’ (ABC News). www.diablitotango.com.

Gaughan plays an eclectic mix of styles and stringed instruments combining his classic orchestration skills with a love of the Scots ballad.

Desire, obsession and doomed love: Oper Frankfurt’s striking double bill brings together two one-act operas separated by more than 200 years of musical history, yet united in their searing explorations of human relationships. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is a poignant masterpiece of early English opera that features some of…

Step back into a time when New Orleans and Chicago jazz was played in bars and rough joints and savour Petrie’s distinctive hot cornet and lived-in vocal style, with his road-tested, finely tuned four-piece band.

Artist Stuart McAdam and Claudia Zeiske, Director of Deveron Arts, will lead a discussion with a panel of experts about the relationship between art and walking, and the history of the railways in Scotland. This event is the culmination of a guided walk that McAdam will lead earlier in the afternoon along the Innocent…

Down Under trio from Canberra bring their celebrated repertoire of original folk, country, jazz and blues-influenced music to the Fringe for the first time. www.cubbyhousestudio.com.au.

Updating jazz of the 20s and 30s, this band of hip 20-somethings are devoted to reviving interest in classic New Orleans music with respect and impeccable musicianship and a devotion to the songs of Kid Ory, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. Even New Orleans enthusiast Woody Allen is a fan of their…

José Montalvo combines farce, burlesque and commedia dell’arte for the 21st century with urban and modern dance, film and slapstick comedy in his brilliant new show. Don Quixote, in his fifties, decides to achieve great things and finds himself in the dance halls, or Trocaderos, of Europe – traditional meeting and…

A richly expressive recital of Romantic song from one of the world’s most celebrated singers. German soprano Dorothea Röschmann is widely admired for her vivid portrayals in the opera house, and her talent for dramatic characterisation is equally apparent in the concert™hall. Alongside Edinburgh-born Malcolm Martineau…

Relationships come into focus in extracts from the canon of Scottish Ballet’s Founding Artistic Director Peter Darrell, and new collaborators James Cousins and Helen Pickett. Darrell’s poignant Five Rückert Songs embodies the feelings in Friedrich Rückert’s poetry on love, loss and loneliness with lingering steps and…

A very rare performance of Ellington's wonderful "Sacred Music" set in the historic surrounds of Dunfermline Abbey.

Duos by Mozart, Paganini, Giesriegl and Servais performed by Amelie Böckheler (violin) and Raphaela Gromes (cello).

Observational humour from the Dublin-stand-up and actor about reaching middle age.

The Edinburgh Book Fringe takes place in Word Power Books and brings together writers and activists from around the world for a host of daily events of readings and discussions, all of which are free.

Music, Dance, Costumes, and Street Entertainment in all shapes, sizes, and sounds on Princes Street and in Princes Street Gardens. Performers converge on Edinburgh from Trinidad, China, Martinique, Holland, France, Cuba as well as from Edinburgh. It's Vibrant, It's Fun and It's Free, Thanks to City of Edinburgh Council!

Big band classics from Edinburgh’s own youth jazz band, packed with some exceptional talent in the current crop. Directed by Dan Hallam.

Nigel Osborne, composer and former Reid Professor of Music, explores the complexities of music, mind and the application of technology in a therapeutic setting. Chaired by Raymond MacDonald, Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation, and introduced by Dorothy Miell, Vice Principal and Head of Humanities and Social…

The singer with the big bright sound and warm heart invests real charm in the great American songbook.

Scottish Ballet presents a World Premiere from La La La Human Steps Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer Édouard Lock. Lock is renowned for his extreme, incandescent style of dance and his precise technique. His boldly challenging style has always attracted international attention. His creations are an arresting…