I THIS WEEK'S UNMISSABLE SHOWS

Andrew Maxwell

The jaunty little fella with the working-class hair is aiming for the lightning to hit the belltower. His words, not ours. See Comedy, page 10.

Switch Triptych The Riot Group promise another hit with a provocative exploration of religion and right wing American politics. See Theatre, page 43.

Cai Guo-Oianq: Life Beneath the Shadow The Chinese artist's elegiac response to events in Edinburgh's

ghostly past. See Visual Art, page 67.

Grid Iron

page 43.

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Omid Djalili The world's foremost Iranian/British stand-up performs in one of the biggest rooms on the Fringe. See Comedy, page 9.

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The Devil's Larder

this site-specific piece performed in the kitchens of Debenhams' restaurant. See Theatre,

are back with Eyecandy

After last year's

Paula Reqo

The dark side of fables and fairy

tales provide the raw material for

this painter's deliciously

disturbed narrative paintings. See Visual Art, page 67.

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extraordinary Fatboy, Mike McShane and co get even better. See Theatre, page 48.

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Alun Cochrane

Having put him in our poll of hot Scots for 2004, we’re expecting the Glasgow-born Yorkshireman to make us laugh even harder. See Comedy, page 14.

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A no-holds-barred show fusing dance, music, theatre and audio- visual, all wrapped up in a silver circus tent. See Dance, page 33.

Dirty Works

Jamie Linley's powerful drama begins with the stabbing of a child with a syringe and unfolds as a tragedy on a council estate. See Theatre, page 43.