The show, which displays live black actors, has been targeted by protesters, but the actors say that it is a powerful depiction of racism past and present
Two years ago she delivered her standup routine to 10 people in a strip club. Now she's a star of the Edinburgh fringe. Bridget Christie talks to Mark Lawson
Lyn Gardner: The fringe is over for another year, so here are 2014's unofficial bouquets and brickbats – for everything from Tourette's Hero to Nancy Dell'Olio
Two takes on war employ connect with the past using multiple media and disciplines, while a noir tale of corruption scuppers itself with technical trickery, writes Clare Brennnan
29 Aug 2014:
US composer Harry Partch invented an entirely new musical language and created an orchestra of new instruments to play it on. Heiner Goebbels tells Kate Molleson about his production of Partch’s most radical work, coming to Edinburgh this week.
28 Aug 2014:
Flamenco guitarist Paco Peña’s new show, Patrias, is part of this year’s Edinburgh international festival. Here’s a reminder of his colourful and electrifying stage shows
Teatro Regio Torino's sparkling concert-performance of the full Rossini opera proves there's more to it than the 'Lone Ranger' overture, writes Kate Molleson
In this exclusive video for the Guardian the Kronos Quartet's leader David Harrington introduces their latest work which blends an emotive score by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov with archive footage from the first world war reclaimed by film-maker Bill Morrison.
Marcus Sedgwick is a man of many stories: an alternate, flooded Britain, vampire folklore, the Russian Revolution – what can we expect from him next? As our teen reporter Patrick Sproull finds out, it's an homage to film director Stanley Kubrick…
25 Aug 2014:
The legendary 'stately homo', who found fame after the 1975 TV adaptation of his autobiography, is stylishly brought back to life by Mark Farrelly in this entertaining one-man show, writes Lyn Gardner
Full of water pistols, marshmallows and inappropriate behaviour, this show pulverises the protocols on how to behave responsibly around children, writes Brian Logan
Tim Pigott-Smith gives the performance of his career in Mike Bartlett’s intelligent meditation on the pressures and purpose of monarchy today, writes Michael Billington