Festival Highlights
To really get into the festival spirit, though, you might want to get yourself along to the Spiegeltent in George Square, where Brian Kellock and the Nova Scotia Jazz Band will play a rousing festival finale of 1920s and 1930s jazz.
Monday
As always, the Traverse Theatre is one of the first venues to kick off its Fringe programme, with a sneak preview on Monday night of Tom Holloway’s play And No More Shall We Part. Bill Paterson and Dearbhla Molloy play the couple whose long marriage suddenly hits a crisis.
Tuesday
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Wednesday
Fringe previews begin in earnest today, including Jigsy at the Assembly Rooms (see page 6), Re-Animator: The Musical at Assembly George Square, and How’s About That Then? about Jimmy Savile, at Gilded Balloon.
www.edfringe.comThursday
The Edinburgh Art Festival officially opens today, with performances by Emily Speed and Ross Sinclair.
Friday
Desmond O’Connor’s Vive Le Cabaret is on for just three nights this year, from tonight until Sunday, so catch it while you can at the Pleasance Courtyard.
www.vivelecabaret.co.ukSaturday
Been to Summerhall yet? Go at midday today in time for the Scottish Independent Record Fair, with homegrown labels such as Fence Records and Chemikal Underground.