Edinburgh International Festival

The original "official" festival

With so many of society’s landmarks removed or redefined, our notion of ‘normal’ has now become fluid – thi
Now that the Edinburgh International Festival is getting into its stride, those w
Wayne Marshall's reimagining of songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, with a new staging by Kim…
Pioneering Edinburgh dance company Curious Seed will be bringin
Today is the start of the Edinburgh International Festiv
Yesterday, Freedom Day arrived in England and
On first reading, you might have passed it off as a weak April Fool’s joke.
As emergency measures are implemented to control the spread of Covid-19, Edinburgh Fringe Society Chief Exe
Seven out of the twelve gigs in Edinburgh International Fe
It was the most perfect of summer evenings to celebrate the ending of another fine Edinburgh International
The Usher Hall was full to watch Sir Simon Rattle conduct his London Symphony Orchestra in a programme of t
Britten’s War Requiem was commissioned for the opening of Coventry Cathedral following the destruction of a
National treasure, Stephen Fry brings his best-selling novel, ‘Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold’, to
Birds of Paradise produced Purposeless Movements back in 2016 to address a specific medical descri
The Quartet was formed 21 years ago, and this long-term collaboration really shows in the ease with which t
Both Scottish premieres, two profound and powerful works that had the Usher Hall enthralled.
Atmospheric, dark and quirky, this show uses animation, live actors, live music and pre-recorded voiceovers
In short, Kate Tempest was amazing. More accurately, the combination of her and a crowd that revelled in th
‘Quickening’ is a majestic meditation on the beginnings of life – inviting us to wonder in awe, but also to