FIVE TO SEE

Uncle Vanya

One of the highlights of the International Festival theatre programme, Peter Stein's production with the Teatro di Roma and Teatro Stabile de Parma.

7pm King's Theatre

Iphiginie auf Tauris

Gluck's masterpiece, sung in German and staged by the inimitable Pina Bausch.

7.15pm Festival Theatre

Simon Day

Quickwitted sketch comedy, as seen on BBC2's The Fast Show.

10.15pm Pleasance

Ardal O'Hanlon

Father Ted's Father Dougal reverts to his trademark quizzical stand-up.

8.45pm Gilded Balloon

The Remembrance of Edgar Allan Poe

George Dillon reprises his 1993 show about the king of the macabre. A little gothic masterpiece.

11pm Pleasance