Black Watch
The hit of the festival so far, Gregory Burke's unauthorised biography of the Scottish regiment is given a storming production by John Tiffany. A revealing evening that entwines machismo with tenderness.
· Traverse (0131-228 1404), until August 27.
Andy Parsons
The klaxon-voiced comic responds to John Reid's demand that Britons should "stop moaning and take action". To which Parsons responds: why should we, given that it's what we're best at?
· Pleasance (0131-556 6550), until August 28.
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Simple, direct and important: the story of one young American who stood up for what she believed in and died underneath an Israeli bulldozer.
· Pleasance Grand (0131-556 6550), until August 28.
Ketzal
The St Petersburg clowns who can be both brutal and touching return with a show that takes us from the cradle to the grave.
· Aurora Nova @ St Stephens (0131-558 3853), until August 28.
Tim Minchin
Last year's Best Newcomer returns with a set combining stand-up, piano-playing and some corking comic songs, one comparing love to terminal illness, another celebrating unlikely sexual fetishes.
· Gilded Balloon (0131-668 1633), until August 28.
