Highlights from this year’s Edinburgh Festivals.

Nish Kumar celebrates the new, the challenging and the shows that just defy description. Mums and dads are a theme at this year’s Festivals in comedy, cabaret, theatre and circus.

Comedian Ed Byrne explores whether he has any traits that are worth passing on to his children and Hear Word brings together ten of Nigeria’s biggest stars in a show that will shock with its frankness and amuse with its honesty. Show less