The Slightly Annoying Elephant: A funny illustrated children’s picture book from number-one bestselling author David Walliams!

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The Slightly Annoying Elephant runs until 28 August, at 13:00, for 45 minutes, at the Debating Hall at Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ. Spoken word and performance artist Subira Joy explores their experiences being targeted by the police as a Black, queer and trans person' in Kill the Cop Inside Your Head at Summerhall. Taking to the trial stand, fighting for justice and liberty,' Karen From Finance Is Doing Time at Underbelly. At theSpaceUK, Tandava'sees the coalescence of Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker's startlingly passionate sound-worlds with the infinitely expressive physicality of three gifted dancers from India's Piah Dance Company' as part of the Made in Scotland showcase.

But there’s something about this elephant, designed with broad-brush sweeps by Maia Kirkman-Richards, that doesn’t convince. And 'the origin story of the world's most glamorous Pride parade comes to life' in '78 Things I Don't Want to Tell You About the Love of My Life at Outhouse.They're playing at both Broughton St Mary's Parish Church and St Andrew's and St George's West, George St. He shot to fame for his incredible gunpowder creations, and now renowned artist Frank To has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for his portrait. With the book being really well illustrated it can be accessed by young children who may not necessarily be able to read yet (and children with English as an additional language), allowing them to follow the story line amongst other children.

Sam goes to the zoo and adopts an elephant, completely unaware that the elephant is going to turn up on his doorstep and expect to be looked after. At PBH's Free Fringe, Marcus Megastar: Live and Controversial is a 'free LGBTQIA concert circuit-style party after hours, where everybody's welcome'. There are some fun set pieces and there’s a neat adaptability about Hu’s set, which transforms from a zoo to an aeroplane and home again with just a few subtle shifts.Gate Number 5 at C venues is 'a half-live, half-virtual interracial lesbian love story between a white European and a black former refugee'. At Musselburgh Racecourse, Quantum Theatre present an outdoor adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic, Wind in the Willows, while Richard Holloway and friends present Murder in the Cathedral, 'Eliot's famous play on the life and murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral,' in Old Saint Paul's Church.

There was then a fitness routine from David Walliams’ children’s book character The Slightly Annoying Elephant, followed by comedian Kathy Maniura pretending to be a straw and then a fire alarm.Funalicious master magician Alex' presents Abracadabra With An Apple Magic Show at PBH's Free Fringe, 'a children's magic show filled with excitement, fun, laughs and stories that entangle together in one awe-inspiring performance'. Laugh along as Sam’s life is turned upside down after adopting an elephant at the zoo as the hungry, antique-loving, cycling enthusiast creature comes to live with him.

The Underbelly and Gilded Balloon each presented perfect encapsulations of what the Fringe is all about, with comedians, dancers, circus performers and theatre acts providing short preview performances from their Edinburgh shows they will be performing in the city this month. And Edinburgh-based cabaret group the Little West End Theatre brings 'a night of sass and show tunes' to Outhouse as part of The Sassy Belle Cabaret. Thorns at Laughing Horse is a 'reimagining' of Sleeping Beauty, focusing on the voices of the heroine, 'her daughter and the queen who sought her destruction'. Performance poet Robert Garnham is at Just the Tonic with his new show, Bouncer, offering 'an hour of storytelling, poetry and comedy about fame, hope, and dreaming'. As we move at pace towards this year's festival, it has never been more important than now to support those at the very heart of the Fringe – the artists.Art activities could include showing different variations of elephants or pictures representing the activities the elephant does. In this show, there is little rising tension or emphasis on us needing to connect to Sam and as stated above, it doesn’t tie up well or give your little one much to ponder on. French comedy dance act TUTU performed funny dance routines with a ‘Strictly’ performance and dancing ducks, before circus troupe Sophie’s Surprise 29th stole the show with an amazing dance routine on roller skates. This book would also make a good topic for discussion about feelings and emotion; for example, ‘how do you think Sam felt when…?