Fringe special: The Edinburgh Culture Edit

Edit is quite a grand word for it - this is what I've seen over the last three days

My Mother’s Funeral: The Show. Photo: Rebecca Need-Menear

August is a funny month for culture, in London certainly. Everything feels very much like it stops (the whole of the city’s art world goes on holiday, for one thing) or just sort of trundles on quietly without much fanfare, keeping things ticking over before the ramping up of the autumn season.

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