INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Dimanche

Mime, video and puppetry groups from Belgium deliver this tale about the forces of nature which humans thought they’d be able to control and use for their own purposes. Silly humans.

n Church Hill Theatre, 15–19 August, 7pm.

The Lost Lending Library

Aimed at those aged 6–11, Punchdrunk Enrichment lay on an immersive production which seeks out precious stories from an enormous library (all 314 floors of it), putting power in the hands of children.

n Church Hill Theatre Studio, 3–27 August, times vary.

Lankum

Neo-gothic folk maximalists Lankum bring hypnotic intensity to their mystical songs. Recent album, False Lankum, features tracks with titles veering from apocalyptic (‘Go Dig My Grave’) to serene (‘Clear Away In The Morning).

n Queen’s Hall, 17 August, 9pm.

Anoushka Shankar

The Grammy Award nominee returns to Edinburgh for the first time in six years. On this occasion it’s with her quintet who are all members of a thriving London scene where classical and contemporary converge.

n Festival Theatre, 27 August, 8pm.