Magic shows are a universal pleasure that remains as popular now as it ever was. This year the fringe is also playing host to one of the UKs most famous magicians Paul Daniels (I know I was a little shocked that the guys still kicking it as well). Last year The Skatpack proved to be one of the biggest hits of the festival with their “Lights, Camera, Improvise” show being THE hit at C Venues.

Discover the brief but astonishing life of the man whose decadent paintings of the Moulin Rouge made him one of the most renowned artists of the nineteenth century. Performed in English (Sun/Tue/Thu) and Japanese with subtitles (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat).

Superbard (Newsnight, Jeremy Vine Show) brings the darkest whimsy to a multimedia sensory overload. Kafka meets YouTube. This is Spoken Word, but not as you know it.

Words really do escape me when I think about Lights, Camera, Improvise. Last year their sellout show drew in the biggest crowds on a daily basis to see the BEST improv show the fringe has seen in years. There are many good a great improv’s that will make the fringe their home this summer, but Lights, Camera, Improvise are in a league all on their won.