It's been a busy month for Festival-watchers, as this year's line-up is gradually revealed.  With a clutch of programmes launched this month and most box offices now open, it's time to start planning in earnest for this August.  But don't worry if you haven't been keeping track!  We've pulled the key facts together in our first ticket news round-up.

A sigh of relief was all but audible across Edinburgh today, as the Fringe box office successfully opened its doors.  As the first "Friends of the Fringe" priority-booking subscribers placed their orders, fears of a repeat of last year's calamitous failure began to recede - though the final verdict on the new box office system won't be in until public booking starts on Monday.