Comedians under starter's orders for the Foster's awards, as the 2013 So You Think You're Funny gongs are handed out. Plus: John Lloyd brings a Rotary Club vibe to the fringe

The top jokes of the Edinburgh festival fringe have just been announced, but there is no sign of the women who have provided the funniest and most creative shows this year

The artists who want to change the world, Chinese self-censorship – and begging to differ with Liz Lochhead

Steve Coogan announces he's be back in town, on a unique special mission – and the intriguingly odd John Kearns

From plastic bags becoming ballerinas to blood-spattered bodies on the pavement of the Royal Mile to an unfeasibly long frock, Guardian photographer Murdo Macleod selects the most arresting images from this year's carnival of theatre

Are theatrelovers being priced out of the fringe, the joy of shows in progress – and why story-telling is back with a vengeance