I Z This week's unmissable shows
Life in a Marital Institution Master storyteller James Braly lets rip on married life in this one- man show about the ups and downs of his relationships. See
Theatre, page 80.
Modern Cautionary Tales for Children Rhyme, rap and improvise through this interactive show with comedian Murray Lachlan Young. See Kids, page 52
Damascus A new work by David Greig in which a businessman is lost in translation in Syria where he is consumed by a fear of the Middle East. See Theatre, page 79.
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Katrin Himmler
The great-niece of Heinrich Himmler, chief perpetrator of the Holocaust, discusses her family's Nazi past, in an event to promote her powerful, moving memoir. See Books, page 13.
Stewart Lee
Hilarious and confrontational material from the hugely talented comedian who is still riding on a wave of post-Springer glory. See
Comedy, page 26.
England
Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham play the same character in Eng/and, a show about identity, staged in the Fruitmarket art gallery. See Theatre, page 68.
Venus as a Boy
Get your tickets for this haunting adaptation of Luke Sutherland's novel which comes complete with an award-winning cast and live music. See Theatre, page 76.
Rebecca Drysdale
A boundary pushing show from the American Jewish comedian who blew away critics at the Aspen Comedy Festival. See
Comedy, page 24.
Maximum Crew
After taking the Just for Laughs festival by storm, the crew are back in Edinburgh with their cool break dancers and body poppers. See Dance, page 45.
Kristen Schaal Quite possibly the kookiest dame in Edinburgh this month, Schaal worms her way into your affections with her slow-burning l routine. See Comedy, page 32.