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Let’s go straight in at the deep end with Tim Key, shall we? Manwatching is about female sexual desire. It’s written by a woman and each time it stages, a different man performs it, seeing the script for the very first time on stage. Right in front of you. At Mach, that man is the legendary, brave and extremely nervous comedian Tim Key. Do not miss this.

Described as “a poetic Nick Hornby” and as having, mmmm, “a seductive voice” by no less than Ian McMillan, John Osborne brings two shows to the festival. John Peel’s Shed (Saturday), which got five star reviews when it first staged, celebrates radio, music and listening in the most joyous of ways and Most People Aren’t That Happy, Anyway (Sunday), is a collection of magical, heartfelt poems.

If you want subversive art and feminist theatre for all genders, you’re in the right place! Rachel Mars’ pop­up choir (which you, yes you!, can be a part of ­ rehearsals are at 9.30am, Sunday in Y Plas) pokes two fingers at lovable evil buffoon tyrant, Boris Johnson. Shit Theatre’s Women’s Hour pays homage to the Radio 4 show of the same name while exploring the portrayal of women in the media using “giddy silliness” to make its point.

Our favourite theatre show from last year’s Edinburgh Festival is here! Twice! Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe has been compared to It’s a Wonderful Life by the New York Times and it shows on Saturday and Sunday. Sue is also here! Star of My Name is Sue and Sue: The Second Coming, this is her first visit to Mach and who knows what state she’ll be in at the Bowling Club on Sunday.

Greg Wohead is back (but this time not in a field) and promising some big and little things with Rachel Mars in Story#1.

Finally, Vincent Goes Splat. Or so says surreal storyteller/comedian Wil Greenway. It’s dark, it’s funny and Daniel Kitson, queen of the theatre/comedy crossover genre (“themedy” anyone?), said he liked it very much to his email subscribers. So there.