In a world obsessed with 'living the dream' can our poor bewildered hero discover what really matters in life? A hilarious new musical about sex, lies, dreams of love - and hoping it's not too late! www.jumpthemusical.com

Acting guru Jack Treadwell's last stand against dumbing down. No one's safe: stars, celebrities, politicians - Tread himself. 'Buy, beg or steal a ticket... the acting was superb' (Times).

A macabre coming-of-age tale contending with sex, isolation and identity. Four students are in confinement, as their 'infected' classmates rampage across the school grounds. Risking everything to find escape, they find themselves, and each other.

Join the UK's most extraordinary children's entertainer as he attempts to save the world from ecological meltdown. Fun for all the family, although entirely unsuitable for children. 'Gloriously, excruciatingly funny' (Telegraph).

Pants on Fire's actor-musician extravaganza relocates Ovid's epic stories of miraculous transformation to WWII. Heroics, love, war and the secrets of the universe, revealed through gasmasks, gramophones, live original music, puppetry, film and dynamic, darkly comic storytelling. 'Ingenious' (Guardian). www.pantsonfiretheatre.com

Bo Burnham is a 19-year-old American comedian making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show 'Words, Words, Words', a show where music, poetry, and stand-up collide. Bam!

'Mad' Mary McArdle has just been released from prison and is looking for love, but finding a 'nice boy' among the geeks and freaks of small town Ireland will not be easy... www.calipo.ie

John-Luke Roberts performs esoteric, whimsical comedy to distract you from the brutal, sickening murder he will be committing during the show. 'Brimming with comic ingenuity' (Scotsman). **** (List) **** (Metro).

Oscar lives in the fast lane. He pays for sex and drugs. Something's missing. Brooding over what might have been, he reflects on his reckless lifestyle and is taken by surprise, finding love where he could never have expected.

'One of the best scripts I've seen in years; I'm extremely proud to be involved' (Oscar winner Emma Thompson). Verbatim-inspired accounts of sex trafficking told through drama, music, comedy and physical theatre. www.shatterbox.co.uk