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MUSIC La Bohème Puccini’s masterpiece is transported from its traditional Parisian setting to the fringes of a modern-day, multicultural metropolis in this new production direct from the Teatro Regio, Turin. Festival Theatre, 25–27 Aug.

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Adam Deeply moving realisation of Adam Kashmiry’s trans experience, featuring the voices of 120 trans and non-binary individuals. See review, list.co.uk/ festival Traverse, until 27 Aug.

Sounding Lomond Campbell plays his Black River Promise album and Modern Studies perform new material, bolstered by the Pumpkinseeds. See feature, page 71. Stockbridge Parish Church, 20–22 Aug. Lauren Pattison Tremendous coming-of-age tale with razor wit, brutal honesty and genuine vulnerability from the Geordie comedian. See review, list.co.uk/festival Pleasance Courtyard, until 28 Aug.

17–28 Aug 2017 THE LIST FESTIVAL 5