It’s nearly time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take over the theatres, gyms, hotels, streets and pubs of Scotland’s Capital.
Taking place from August 7-31 (although there are previews in the days running up to the official launch), there are thousands of shows across hundreds of venues, from comedy and music, to theatre and spoken word.
In recent years circus has become a bigger part of the Fringe than ever - thanks in no small part to the Underbelly establishing a Circus Hub on the city’s Meadows.
Here are 11 of the most eye-catching circus shows you can enjoy this August - you can buy tickets for them at the Fringe website.
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5. James Phelan: Showman
Magician and Britain’s Got Talent star James Phelan brings 'Showman' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, fresh from London’s West End at Underbelly Boulevard Soho and an unprecedented run of sold-out shows in theatres around the world. This high-energy spectacle promises a magic experience that will leave audiences aching with laughter and dizzy with disbelief. Catch him at The Beauty at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows from August 8-29. | Contributed
6. Collaborator
The acclaimed Ockham’s Razor return to the Fringe with 'Collaborator', an intimate circus duet making use of nothing other than a suspended frame and a stage. It's billed as a "an irreverent, highly physical and heartfelt dive into the negotiation involved in making something: a decision, a work of art, a life." Experience it at the Pentland Theatre at Pleasance at EICC from August 6-22. | Contributed
7. Splash Test Dummies
For younger Fringe fans, the Splash Test Dummies are back, taking the humble bathtub to ridiculous, side-splitting new heights in a real family favourite show that won the prize for the Best Children's Presentation award at the Adelaide Fringe. They will be at The Lafayette at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows from 8-29 August. | Contributed
8. EXIT
Billed as a blend of circus and dance, EXIT sees four performers Four circus artists move through a shifting world of revolving walls and floating doors, creating "a dynamic interplay of trust, risk and transformation...they propel, catch, climb and balance as they search for their own path". It certainly sounds like a unique show and you can check it out at ZOO Southside from August 18-30. | Contributed