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With brand new tricks and a mind-reading fish, Edinburgh's favourite magical dragon returns.

Trapped in a mundane existence, Kenneth Grahame longed to write wild adventure tales and pursue his love of nature and literature. Then one day a stranger tried to put a bullet through his head and he was never the same again.

Minnie and Mona are best friends who are destined to end up apart. Minnie wants to play cheeky unicorns. Mona wants to be dead. Real dead. Forever. This show is about suicide.

Sam Rose has been carrying a box with him for five years. His box is filled with sadness and he has to take it with him everywhere he goes.

Caroline Rhea, stand-up comedian and actress brings her fresh, funny and spontaneous show to Edinburgh.

As an actor and a comedian Chris Mayo spends most of his time pretending to be other people. In his stand up show he aims to find his true identity.

On paper, a one-man show on the subject of disabilities doesn't really sound like a comedy. Very touching, utterly fascinating and surprisingly hilarious.

With dreams of Vegas in tatters, Heffernan & Fletcher find a way to deal with the post-sequin blues.

After the sudden departure of the head of news at the BBC, Rachel Clarke finds herself promoted on a temporary basis. Six hours into her first day as acting Head Of News she uncovers potentially the biggest conspiracy in the history of the corporation. She is faced with the decision to either try and bury the story or expose it and implicate the Director General of the BBC.

Based around mid 1990's dance culture it tells the story of 15 year old Johno's first rave.

Andrew Lawrence is obnoxious, sarcastic and utterly hilarious. As a seemingly completely miserable person, he states that when he is writing material for his show he thinks 'what would I say if I rang Samaritans?'.

Made For Each Other is a novel and touching approach to Alzheimer's. Gerry has just proposed to Vincent and Vincent is faced with the decision whether to tell his groom-to-be about his illness.

The Year I Was Gifted tells the true story of how a woman lied her way into the most prestigious performing arts school in America.

After becoming disenchanted with her responsible grown-up jobs (well, that and being fired) Juliette Burton decided to take a look at what she wanted to be as a child and make it happen.

A brilliant concept for a show, Howard Read uses interactive animations to perform stand up comedy. A series of different characters take to the stage to perform and connect with the audience.

With what must be the most elaborate comedy opening of any show at the Fringe this year (think smoke machine, audience participation and a camel) Vikki Stone has the audience hooked from the very beginning.

Stuart: A Life Backwards is a play based on the life of Stuart Shorter. An unlikely hero, Stuart is a homeless man who forms an unexpected friendship with middle class charity worker Alexander.

Best classed as a western, the story is told through beautiful use of light, shadows, puppetry and music. An elderly man finds himself in a surreal world where he is a wanted criminal.

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea explorer is a play which is set in the future. After global warming has completely taken its toll on the earth, Alvin Sputnik heads to the depths of the ocean to find a solution.

Originally billed as the album launch for ex-Wicked star Rachel Tucker's long awaited debut, the release date has since been pushed back until August 10th. The concert went ahead as planned and offered fans the first ever listen to what has been selected for the album.