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A festival with an American twist to thrill audiences – ALL RISE!
The 79th Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) aims to thrill audiences of all ages with a programme stuffed with more American artists than ever before,...
Richard Demarco on culture, conflict, and the legacy of the Edinburgh Festival
In his latest set of cultural reflections, Richard Demarco, CBE, connects the immediate geopolitical anxieties of the Ukraine conflict with the enduring, healing power...
Edinburgh International Festival first performances announced
Edinburgh International Festival has already booked some big names for 2026, and tickets will go on sale from 20 November for members.
Leading performers from...
Festival Québéc – Edinburgh festivals showcase
At various venues across Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at the Edinburgh International Festival Québec’s annual Edinburgh Festivals showcase is once again supporting the best...
Orpheus and Eurydice at Edinburgh Playhouse ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
At the Edinburgh Playhouse I experienced Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice performed by Opera Queensland.
Despite the richness of the English language, I think...
Edinburgh International Festival – Brian Cox returns to the stage for the first time...
The world premiere of a new play, Make It Happen, by James Graham (Sherwood, Dear England), will open Edinburgh International Festival 2025, and will star Succession's Brian Cox who returns...
EIF – enjoy a VR experience at Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
There is a free Virtual Reality (VR) Experience to try out in Broomhouse from now until Saturday. This is part of the Edinburgh International...
Edinburgh International Festival – Trojan Women 9 to 11 August
K-pop and Greek tragedy come together in Trojan Women by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea.
Trojan Women features original music by K-pop producer and Parasite and Squid Game composer Jung Jae-il, in collaboration...
EIF – Benedetti launches her first festival programme
Onlookers were startled by the media circus around the Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens, but many became embroiled in the photo frenzy although...
Festivals call for more regular government help
Representatives from two of the major Edinburgh festivals, and the Tattoo were invited to give evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee who are studying...
No fireworks to end the Festival this year
The Edinburgh International Festival did not initially make an official announcement, but there is to be no firework display from Edinburgh Castle to end...
New commission from Scottish Ballet for EIF 2022 ‘At Home’ digital programme
The 'At Home' digital programme features sixteen films, available for free, to view internationally and released throughout November culminating in a special viewing event...
Review – Walking with Ghosts ★★★★★
Gabriel Byrne’s one-man show reached Edinburgh for the first time outside of Ireland before travelling to London’s West End for a run in September...
EIF – Samsara dancers get on down to Portobello
Earlier in the week a photo call for the three night only performance of Samsara was held on Portobello Beach.
The Edinburgh International Festival...
Edinburgh International Festival – We are Monchichi
How do we come together when everything is pushing us apart? What language do we choose? How do we face the mountain of cultural...
Edinburgh International Festival – Samsara
Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, 'Samsara' is a spellbinding piece for two dancers that traces the steps we take, both forward and...
Review – Herbie Hancock at Edinburgh Playhouse
The Edinburgh Playhouse was packed for one of the highlights of this year’s festival.
At 82 we find Hancock at yet another fascinating point...
Review – Burn ★★★★
At the age of 57, Alan Cumming hinted that a solo dance theatre debut could be a challenge but there’s no need for worry....
Explore your own mind free at Edinburgh International Festival experience
The Dreammachine is open in Edinburgh, which claims to take participants through a technicolour world of light and sound in an immersive, collective experience.
Admission...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.
A...
Edinburgh International Festival – Scottish Ballet’s ‘Coppelia’
Scottish Ballet test the boundaries of dance, theatre and film in this distinctive new version of the classic ballet, blending location and real-time filming...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.
A...
Edinburgh International Festival – Taraf de Caliu
The long-running Taraf de Haïdouks have toured the world for over three decades and can count the likes of Kronos Quartet and Danny Elfman...
EIF – National Theatre of Scotland’s ‘Medea’
Liz Lochhead’s gripping retelling of Euripides’s ancient drama takes up residence in the International Festival’s home, The Hub.
This restaging from the National Theatre of...
Edinburgh International Festival – Belvoir – Counting and Cracking
A profoundly moving story of love and political strife, of home and exile, of parents and children, 'Counting and Cracking' follows the journey of...
Edinburgh International Festival – Rusalka
EIF presents a new production of Dvořák’s best-loved opera, the dark fairy tale Rusalka, features Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw in the title role.
One of...
Edinburgh International Festival – MACRO
The 75th Festival opened with a joyful celebration of Australian and Scottish culture in a fusion of circus, dance and music.
Hailing from Adelaide, Australia,...
Goodtrees use music to get their message across
The young people of Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre were exemplary during the pandemic, delivering food packs to those who were isolating and staying at home...
Take the tram to MACRO
Trams already run from every seven minutes between Edinburgh Airport and St Andrew Square but, before and after next week's Edinburgh International Festival opening...
Edinburgh International Festival – Gabriel Byrne’s solo show Walking With Ghosts added to the...
Actor Gabriel Byrne will bring his solo show Walking With Ghosts to the Edinburgh International Festival this summer from 24 to 28 August in...
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