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Gareth K Vile highlights some of the best theatre in the festival’s first week 622 6552, 8–31 Aug (not 18), 7pm, £10–£12 (£8–£10). Previews 5–7 Aug, £7.

POLYPHONY TONIGHT WITH DONNY STIXX

Key Change

Perrier winner Daniel Kitson heads to Roundabout (see feature, page 82) with his latest theatrical work. It’s sold out but you never know what the returns queue might bring. See From The Archive, page 104. Roundabout @ Summerhall, 560 1581, 7–29 Aug (not 11, 18, 25), 12.15pm, £12.

ANTIGONE The jewel in EIF’s programme: Juliette Binoche stars in this stripped-back take on Sophocles’ classic, adapted by poet Anne Carson and directed by acclaimed Dutch theatremaker Ivo van Hove. See interview at list.co.uk King’s Theatre, 473 2000, 8–22 Aug (not 10, 17), 2.30pm (15 & 22 only) & 7.30pm, £17–£48 (£8.50–£24). Preview 7 Aug, £15–£44 (£7.50–£22).

After his hit with Dark Vanilla Jungle, Philip Ridley returns to the Fringe, turning his attention to the male of the species, describing a society obsessed with celebrity and violence. See preview, page 86. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 8–31 Aug (not 18, 25), 2.45pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews 5–7 Aug, £7.

£12.50–£15 (£10–£13.50). Previews 5–7 Aug, £7.50. 10, 17, 24), times vary, £20 (£8–£15). Previews 7 & 8 Aug, £14 (£8).

THE ENCOUNTER TRANS SCRIPTS

THE CHRISTIANS

Artistic director of Complicite Simon McBurney makes a solo journey into the Amazon to follow one photographer’s almost spiritual revelations. See feature, page 75. EICC, 473 2000, 8–23 Aug (not 11, 12, 13, 18), 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £32. Preview 7 Aug, £15.

Already taking America by storm, Paul Lucas’ verbatim play brings the silenced voices of trans women to the stage, in an honest and dynamic production. See preview, page 73. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 8–31 Aug (not 18), 3pm, £7.50–£10 (£6.50–£9). Previews 5–7 Aug, £6. Exploration of the dangers of organisations that are based on ideas of absolute truth: the first production of the show that astonished audiences in the US. See feature, page 85. Traverse, 228 1404, 9–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24), times vary, £20 (£8–£15). Previews 3, 8 Aug, £14 (£8).

IMPOSSIBLE SWALLOW

KEY CHANGE

RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS Baba Brinkman turns his patented scientific hip hop towards environmental disaster, discovering that the threat to the planet is something worth a little more worry. See preview, page 91. Gilded Balloon,

Houdini and Conan Doyle: two men find their friendship challenged by one’s belief in matters spiritual and the other’s scepticism about the supernatural. Starring Phill Jupitus and Alan Cox. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 8–31 Aug (not 17), 1.20pm.

From the writer of the Olivier Award- winning Roadkill, Stef Smith’s new play promises ‘self destruction, self creation and how those two things are interlinked’. Music by Scottish hip hop star LAWHolt. See feature, page 20. Traverse, 228 1404, 9–30 Aug (not Open Clasp Theatre created this performance about women in prison with the prisoners themselves. See feature, page 15. Northern Stage at Summerhall, 560 1581, 10–30 Aug (not 12, 19, 26), 12.30pm, £12 (£10 ). Previews 8 & 9 Aug, £10.

74 THE LIST FESTIVAL 6–13 Aug 2015 5 - 30 Aug 2015 4pm (80 mins) No performances 12, 17 or 24 Aug. 0131 556 6550 | pleasance.co.uk