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Comedy: Stephen K. Amos One of comedy's great comperes, in the past two Fringes Amos has raised his game to stage brilliant stand-up routines marred only by some so-so character turns. This time, thankfully, it's just him. From July 30, Pleasance Courtyard

Theatre: Deep Cut Philip Ralph's docudrama is based on interviews with those closest to Private Cheryl James, one of four young soldiers who died at the Deep Cut Barracks in unexplained circumstances. From July 31, Traverse

Classical: Gabriela Montero Two recitals by the impulsive Venezuelan pianist. At the Queen's Hall, you can hear her mix Chopin with Bach and Debussy with Schumann, but later that day at the Hub it's choose your own tune as Montero invites festival punters to suggest themes that she will then adapt. Aug 12, the Queen's Hall, 11am; The Hub, 10.30pm (0131-473 2000)

Kids: The Mozart Question Why does Paolo Levi, the world's greatest violinst, refuse to play Mozart? Michael Morpurgo takes audiences from Venice to Nazi Germany to find the answer. Ages 8 and up. From July 31, Assembly @ George Street

Comedy: Count Arthur Strong If you've encountered Steve Delaney's dilipidated old showman only on Radio 4, you won't know what an amazingly physical performance this is. Character comedy at its most committed. From July 31, Assembly @ George Street

Theatre: Vincent Jim Jarrett stars in this one-man show by Leonard “Mr Spock” Nimoy. It's Paris, 1890, and Theo Van Gogh is reeling from his brother's suicide. From July 31, Assembly @ George Street

Comedy: Jerry Sadowitz Fearless comedian, peerless close-up magician, self-proclaimed psychopath: the foul-mouthed Glaswegian has been making audiences gasp, whether out of amazement at his tricks or disbelief at his jokes, for more than 20 years. He'd be a disgrace if he wasn't such a genius. From July 31, Udderbelly's Pasture

Pop: Broken Records This young Scottish seven-piece got the music industry all of a lather early in the year when word spread of their rambunctious live shows. This should be the concert event of the festival. Aug 17, Liquid Room

Comedy: Hans Teeuwen The Dutch star returns to perform the hell out some sensationally odd songs and routines. Unmissable. From Aug 1, Pleasance Dome

Opera: Król Roger The tireless Valery Gergiev brings Szymanowki's 1926 work to Edinburgh with the Maryinsky Opera. A turbulent blend of Nietzschean philosophy, medieval history and perfumed orientalism. Aug 25 & 27, Festival Theatre

Comedy: Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Christmas Show Tom Binns's DJ spoof ruled the Fringe last year. But it was just one joke - this Steve Wright wannabe plays inappropriate songs to the ill - ingeniously spun out over an hour. Can added seasonal sickness make Ivan even better? From July 30, Pleasance Courtyard

Art: Impressionism and Scotland More than 100 works by the biggest names of the Impressionist movement, from Manet to Monet, Van Gogh to Gauguin and more, plus the Scottish painters they inspired. From July 19, National Gallery of Scotland (0131-624 6200)

Pop: Vampire Weekend Of-the-moment New Yorkers who mix up a taste for Gang of Four with a preppy take on African polyrhythms and Ski Sunday strings. Aug 24, Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Theatre: George Orwell's Coming Up for Air The actor and stand-up Hal Cruttenden stars in this adaptation of Orwell's 1939 novel by Dominic Cavendish. An ordinary man confronts the terrors of the violent conflict that looms over Europe. From Aug 1, Assembly @ George Street

Dance: Steve Reich Evening The Belgian Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker made her name in 1982 with Fase, set to Reich's music. Now the festival brings together seven of her Reich pieces, performed by the ensemble Ictus. Aug 15-17, Festival Theatre

Theatre: InvAsian Festival Season of Asian work, including the classical tale of Ramayana, contemporary drama by India's leading playwrights Mahesh Elkuncwar and Sophia Rashid, and sparky Bollywood-style comedy. Dates various. ClubWEST @ Quincentenary Hall (0131-527 1562)

Theatre: Pornography A bold new play about the events of 7/7 by the wonderful Simon Stephens, currently at the National with Harper Regan. From July 28, Traverse

Dance: State Ballet of Georgia Nina Ananiashvili brings the national ballet of her native Georgia to the festival with Giselle, in which she takes the title role at several performances, and with Balanchine and Ratmansky. Aug 9-13, Edinburgh Playhouse

Kids: James Campbell's Shut Up Stupid The creator of Comedy 4 Kids has come up with an experimental black comedy, covering topics from teddies to neuro-linguistics. Ages 7 and up. From July 31, Sweet ECA (0870 2410136)

Theatre: The Time Step New comedy about fantasies and talent contests, directed by Linda Marlowe and Josie Lawrence, starring Marlowe, featuring the puppetry of Blind Summit. From July 30, Pleasance Courtyard

Art: Tracey Emin - 20 Years The first retrospective show for the bad girl of Brit art. With works ranging from the famous My Bed to appliquéd blankets, paintings, sculptures, films, drawings and prints. From Aug 2, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Opera: The Two Widows A rarity: Smetana's charming comedy of manners, staged by Tobias Hoheisel and Imogen Kogge. Aug 9-12, Festival Theatre

Comedy: Clive James in the Evening James talks about his career and answers our questions. (And talks to others in Clive James in Conversation at the Assembly @ George Street.) Aug 19-24, Assembly @ Queen's Hall

Theatre: Lucky You A lottery win unleashes mayhem in this sharp, funny Carl Hiaasen thriller with music by Loudon Wainwright III. From July 31, Assembly @ Assembly Hall

Art: Andrew Grassie - Paintings The first major homecoming solo show for this most painterly of painters. From Aug 1, Talbot Rice (0131-650 2210)

Jazz: Misterioso - A Journey into the Silence of Thelonious Monk The story of the eccentric pianist who shrugged off prejudice to become a jazz icon is ripe for dramatisation. Theatralia mix live jazz, digital art and audience interaction. Aug 15-17, Assembly @ Queen's Hall

Theatre: Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens The mighty Callow performs two rare Dickens stories: Dr Marigold and Mr Chops, the Dwarf. From Aug 7, Assembly @ George Street

Comedy: Umbrage Swain and the Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti A Fringe-friendly pop-romp parody pitched somewhere between the Mighty Boosh and Adam and the Ants. From July 31, Underbelly

Opera: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Brecht and Weill's blend of opera and cabaret, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by H.K. Gruber in this concert performance. Stars Susan Bickley and Giselle Allen. Aug 8, Usher Hall

Kids: The Pirate, the Potato and the Camel Top Edge Productions return as the devious pirate and his walking, talking potato battle with aliens disguised as a camel in this very silly interactive comedy. From Aug 1, The Space @ Venue 45, 39 Jeffrey Street (0131 556 0476)

Art: Richard Wilson Drawings, four film works and sculpture investigating the working process of this most visionary of artists, housed in a derelict warehouse. From Aug 1, the Grey Gallery (07910 359086)

Theatre: Class Enemy East-West Theatre Company presents a reinterpretation of Nigel Williams's 1978 play. Originally set in a rundown schoolroom in South London, in this new adaptation and production by Haris Pasovic it is relocated to Sarajevo in 2007. Aug 20-23, Royal Lyceum

Classical: Prokofiev Cycle Valery Gergiev joins the London Symphony Orchestra for this three-concert mini-series of all the symphonies, partnered by both the composer's violin concertos and the magnificent Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra. Aug 15-17, Usher Hall

Dance: Mortal Engine The Australian troupe Chunky Move present the European premiere of Mortal Engine, a work exploring mortality, sexuality and desire. As they perform, the dancers trigger light patterns and sounds that mean the show looks different every night. Aug 17-19, Edinburgh Playhouse

Comedy: BBC Headroom with Ruby Wax and Friends Wax is back! And, er, this time she's a trained psychotherapist. As part of her work as the BBC's online agony aunt, Wax heads a bill dedicated to exploring mental health issues. Aug 21 & 22, Assembly @ George Street

Pop: Clare and the Reasons Lush, baroque pop from this Brooklyn-based band fronted by the wife/husband duo Claire Muldaur (daughter of Maria) and violinist-arranger Olivier Manchon. Aug 25, Cabaret Voltaire

Classical: Graffiti Classics The string quartet's quickfire concoction of dancing, singing and clowning, all done while they get their virtuosic fingers around a repertoire running from madrigals and Mozart to tango. Aug 9-17, Pleasance Dome

Theatre: 365 - One Night to Learn a Lifetime David Harrower's new play for the National Theatre of Scotland is set in a practice flat - where those who have grown up in care are gradually introduced to the outside adult world. Aug 22-25, Playhouse

Kids: Three Billy Goats Gruff & Other Furry Tails This musical show tells the stories of Goldilocks and her bears, the three little pigs and the Billy Goats Gruff. Ages 3 and up. Aug 2-23, The Netherbow (0131-556 9570)

Comedy: Elizabeth and Raleigh Stewart Lee brings us more historical figures on stage after last year's enjoyable Johnson and Boswell show. With Miles Jupp and Simon Munnery. From July 31, Udderbelly's Pasture

Kids: How the Giraffe Got His Neck Tall Stories present a storytelling adventure to solve the mystery in the title. Ages 4 and up. From July 31, C too (0845 2601234)

Theatre: Ruhe Presented by Belgium's Muziektheater Transparant, this show is based on 1960s interviews conducted with Dutch veterans who signed up to serve with the Nazis in 1940. Aug 21-24, The Hub

Jazz: Neil Cowley Trio and Gilad Atzmon If you thought jazz piano was a sedate pastime, Cowley and his thunderous fingers will disabuse you. Teamed with the inventive Israeli-born saxophonist. Aug 23, Fettes College Marquee (0131-332 5777)

Dance: Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray Bourne puts his own spin on Oscar Wilde's gothic fable by setting it in the image-obsessed world of contemporary art and politics. Music by Terry Davies. Aug 22-30, King's Theatre

Pop: Gutter Twins “The satanic Everly Brothers” Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli pair up for some grungy, gravelly, psychedelic soul. Aug 13, the Liquid Room

Theatre: Charlie Victor Romeo A performance derived entirely from the Black Box evidence gathered after airline emergencies. A unique insight into human behaviour and psychology under the most extreme circumstances. From July 31, Udderbelly's Pasture

Art: Foto - Modernity in Central Europe 1918-45 Investigates the crucial role played by photography in the development of Modernism in Central Europe. With work from more than 100 photographers. On now until Aug 31, Dean Gallery

Comedy: Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler Schaal, the kooky fan from the Flight of the Conchords HBO show, is back after last year's debut. This time with a friend. From Aug 11, Assembly @ George Street

Classical: Budapest Festival Orchestra Iván Fischer's crack team show their verve and brilliance, from Gypsy music to Liszt's foot-stamping Hungarian Rhapsodies and Bartók.

Aug 23 & 25, Usher Hall; Aug 24, Queen's Hall

Selections by John Bungey, Louise Cohen, Debra Craine, Nancy Durrant, Neil Fisher, Phoebe Greenwood, Sam Marlowe and Dominic Maxwell

HOW TO BOOK - the main venues

Fringe box office: www.edfringe.com; 0131-226 0000

International Festival box office (most classical, opera and dance): www.eif.co.uk; 0131-473 2000

Underbelly: www.underbelly.co.uk; 0844 5458252

Pleasance: www.pleasance.co.uk; 0131-556 6550

Assembly: www.assemblyfestival.com; 0131-623 3030

Traverse: www.traverse.co.uk; 0131-228 1404