MARY CONWAY keeps up with the sheer pace of a drama about the terrible gap between sanitised reporting and real-life turmoil of race and gender

GEOFF BOTTOMS applauds a world-class production King Lear that pits late feudalism against a rising bourgeoisie

EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message

If you only see one show in Edinburgh, make it this one urges EWAN CAMERON

Family issues and dragon-fuelled history amount to a vacuous spectacle that ill-fits the theatre, muses SIMON PARSONS

SIMON PARSONS applauds the timely revival of a play about solidarity and betrayal within Britain’s Pakistani community

GORDON PARSONS appreciates fine performances and a feel for ambiguity, but misses the music of the dialogue

KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession

PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production

GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film

PAUL DONOVAN applauds this joyous retelling of the story of the idealistic young communist Mark Ashton and his legendary solidarity with the striking miners

GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy