Edinburgh International Festival

The original "official" festival

The performance of ‘Hora’ by Israeli dance company, Batsheva, was completely overshadowed by the human rights

Peter Brook, often referred to as ‘our greatest living theatre director’, has a formidable reputation.
With the exception of ‘Waiting for Godot’, ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ is probably Samuel Beckett’s best-known play,

Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park is the main summit of the group of hills that rise above the city of Edinburgh

The novella “Carmen” (1845) by Prosper MĂ©rimĂ©e, is the story of a wild, seductive gypsy girl who works in a

It’s 1967, the Edinburgh International Festival is a youthful 20 years old.
Works from three of the world’s greatest ever composers: the programme for tonight’s concert was tantalising

‘Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,

Théùtre de ComplicitĂ© was co-founded by actor and director Simon McBurney in 1983, a Lecoq-inspired company

This is the Little Mermaid as you have never seen it. The original Anderson tale of 1837 is, a Meow Meow

The premiere of Midsummer – a play with songs in Autumn 2008 at the Traverse Theatre was a magical, romantic

Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) is synonymous with a risk-taking sense of rebellion, demonstrating, time and

James Thiérrée, acrobat, clown, actor, illusionist, musician, has pockets bursting at the seams with artistic

The Opening Concert set a very high standard with a particularly impressive Haydn’s The Creation.
To illustrate the universality of music, the ensemble playing at this morning’s Queen’s Hall recital came

The soloists performing this morning at the Queen’s Hall chamber recital were the French Canadian cellist

We began with the Enescu recital - the two Romanian Rhapsodies are by far the best loved of his compositions

The Orchestra of the Americas completed their five week tour of Poland, Ukraine and Germany with a concert

Haydn’s Surprise Symphony was the first work to be played at the very first Edinburgh Festival concert in

It is completely fitting that a play written in France by an Irish playwright that first made its name in