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Theatre By Mark Brown

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA Wed-Sat, Royal Lyceum Theatre The International Festival may have kept the best to last with this new play by Anthony Neilson.

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CHRONICLES - A LAMENTATION Ends today, St Stephen's Teatr Piesn Kozla's unforgettably beautiful movement piece.

MIMIRICHI Ends today, Pod Deco Brilliantly accomplished clown theatre from Ukraine. Hilarious. Visual art By Catriona Black

LUCY SKAER: THE OPAQUE Until September 25, Doggerfisher Drawings which will slowly reveal their secrets, from bloody corpses to museum china.

THE PUMPKIN PALACE

Until September 12, next to City Art Centre One-time Turner Prize nominee Mike Nelson brings his special brand of on-the-edge weirdness to Edinburgh, in the form of a mysterious bus. Classical By Frank Carroll Music of James MacMillan Today, Usher Hall Garry Walker conducts the RSNO, the Hilliard Ensemble, the Edinburgh Festival and RSNO Junior Choruses.

Richard Goode Wednesday, Usher Hall The virtuoso American pianist plays a varied programme of Beethoven bagatelles, Schubert and Janacek sonatas and a selection of works by Chopin.

Dance By Lyndsey Winship mahler and dance Thursday-Saturday, Edinburgh Playhouse, 0131-473 2000 Rambert Dance Company revives Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies along with two more works set to Mahler song cycles.

Nikolais dance theatre Wednesday-Saturday, Edinburgh Playhouse, 0131-473 2000 Theatrical dance theatre for all ages from the Ririe- Woodbury Dance Company.

Film By Barry Didcock Untold Scandal Tonight, UGC Replacing Wong Kar-Wai's 2046, which was not completed in time, the Film Festival's closing movie is E J-Yong's seductive Korean remake of Dangerous Liaisons.

BEST OF THE FEST Cameo & Filmhouse, today A second chance to see some of the most popular films at this year's Festival, including Hero, Yasmin and Hamburg Cell. See Festival film listings, page 18. comedy By Stephen Phelan

ARNOLD BROWN Until Aug 29, The Stand, 0131 558 7272 Long ago, Brown refined the relaxed sharpness that most stand-ups now affect as a key tool of the trade. You don't need to pretend respect for him - he's still got it.

DOUG STANHOPE Until Aug 31, Edinburgh Comedy Room, 0131-226 0000 The nauseous, furious American conversational extremist will be filling this small, wonderful room with smoke and righteous hate until Tuesday. rock&pop By Graeme Virtue

MORRISSEY Tuesday, Corn Exchange,0870 169 0100 We can't live, quiff or without him. This gig is totally sold out, but you can win the last tickets and limited edition stuff. See page 10. Edwyn Collins Wednesday, The Venue, 0870 169 0100 Another excellent quiff, this time bringing the wildly successful T on the Fringe to a suitably dapper close. Gary Walker conducts the RSNO today at Usher Hall Photograph: Chris Watt

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