Edinburgh Festivals daily guide: 14 August

The cast of No Guts, No Heart, No Glory act out positive images. Picture: Joel Chester Fildes

Want to make the most of the festival? Don’t forget to sign up for our daily email newsletter

REVIEWS

Cabaret: Tomás Ford: Stop Killing People

The Australian performer brought intense, euphoric electro-cabaret sets to the Fringe in 2012 and 2013, but Stop Killing People marks a new direction.

Comedy: Mat Ricardo: Showman

This set has just one trick that Ricardo didn’t bring to Edinburgh last year. But that’s not a problem when you know how to put on a show this good.

• Read all The Scotsman Festival reviews

Dance: Maria Addolorata

A multi-pack of beer sits in one corner. Two coated figures stand and sit in another; one tall, one small and weeping. What happens next, I won’t reveal, but suffice to say it’s unexpected.

Music: Meursault

What was always billed as a triumphant hometown festival show by Meursault was given an added sense of occasion with the knowledge that it would be their last.

INTERVIEWS

Fight of their lives: No Guts, No Heart, No Glory

They’re young female Muslims and they box. Evie Manning tells Mark Fisher why a city estate is ideal for their work

Luk Perceval on his First World War play Front

Luk Perceval’s theatrical exploration of our collective war experience seeks to find a way to overcome the horror of the past and imagine a better future, he tells Mark Fisher

• Read more Festival interviews

GUIDES

Best ice cream in Edinburgh

Need to cool down between Fringe shows? Here are six of the best ice cream parlours in the city.

• Read more Festival Guides

BLOG

8 Edinburgh reference points for visitors to learn

Should you ask for salt’n’sauce? Will you bump into The Proclaimers? To get you up to speed with the Edinburgh chat, here are eight typical questions answered for you.

Vikki Stone: ‘The comedy industry feels like a school playground’

Musical comedian Vikki Stone has gone from a backing singer at an Elton John arena tour to a ‘non sex’ role in gay porn to finally turning her hand to comedy in 2008. She opens up on the fears and insecurities faced by new comics..

• Read more from the Festival Blog

TOP RATED SHOWS

Scotsman festival reviews: Top rated of 2014

Want reviews that you can trust? Here you will find an overview of every Scotsman review published in 2014, arranged by star rating.

DAILY DEALS

Half-price Edinburgh Festival tickets

Today’s selection of half-price ticket deals for Edinburgh Festival shows, from The Scotsman and WOW247.

EDINBURGH-FESTIVALS.COM

Complete coverage of the Festival from The Scotsman and WOW247

• All the Festival reviews from The Scotsman’s team of critics

• Full listings for every show at the Festival

• Essential guides to make the most of your time in Edinburgh