Edinburgh International Festival
Latest News on Edinburgh International Festival:
Aakash Odedra's Dance Work Inspired By An Ancient Sufi Myth Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne (Nov 20, 2025)
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Unveils First 2026 Program Highlights (Nov 19, 2025)
The RSC Announces Six New Playwrights-in-Residence For 2025-26 (Nov 14, 2025)
Aakash Odedra's Dance Work Inspired By An Ancient Sufi Myth Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne (Nov 20, 2025)
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Unveils First 2026 Program Highlights (Nov 19, 2025)
The RSC Announces Six New Playwrights-in-Residence For 2025-26 (Nov 14, 2025)
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Video: Miriam Buether and Benjamin Pearcy React to Tony Win for Best Scenic Design of a Play
by Joey Mervis - 2025-06-08 21:20:45
Video/Photos: Gabriel Byrne's WALKING WITH GHOSTS Opens on Broadway!
by Opening Night - 2022-10-28 05:20:52
VIDEO: A Frantic Assembly & Theatre Royal Plymouth Production THE UNRETURNING
by A.A. Cristi - 2018-10-04 18:24:43
VIDEO: Get A First Look At 'Foreign Bodies' Multidisciplinary Event Conducted and Hosted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
by Alan Henry - 2018-05-21 17:48:06
VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Reprises 'Newsroom' Role to Talk Donald Trump & 2016 Election
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-05-11 09:32:29
Tony Awards Close-Up: How Does Jeff Daniels Make It Through the Brutality of BLACKBIRD? Find Out!
by Nicole Rosky - 2016-06-09 15:36:48
Tony Awards Close-Up: How Does She Perform a Six-Page Monologue Every Night? BLACKBIRD's Michelle Williams Explains!
by Nicole Rosky - 2016-05-11 13:03:54
VIDEO: Michelle Williams Says Shia LaBeouf Was CABARET'S 'Best Audience Member Ever!'
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-04-26 09:52:44
VIDEO: BLACKBIRD's Michelle Williams Talks Show's Intensity: 'It's A Train That Takes Off'
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-04-18 10:48:00
VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Talks Tackling Tough Subject in Broadway's BLACKBIRD
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-03-22 08:04:23
VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says Starring in Broadway's BLACKBIRD 'Is a Great Honor'
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-03-21 11:51:03
VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Talks Broadway's BLACKBIRD: 'It's a Heavyweight Fight'!
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-03-03 09:37:50
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - BIRDS WITH SKYMIRRORS Plays Tonight at BAM
by Stage Tube - 2014-11-19 00:30:00
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - BIRDS WITH SKYMIRRORS to Play BAM's Next Wave Festival
by Stage Tube - 2014-10-17 17:39:46
News
Aakash Odedra's Dance Work Inspired By An Ancient Sufi Myth Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2025
Award-winning UK choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra will return to Australia with his critically acclaimed dance work, Songs of the Bulbul at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2025
Award-winning UK choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra will return to Australia with his critically acclaimed dance work, Songs of the Bulbul at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Unveils First 2026 Program Highlights
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025
Edinburgh International Festival will release tickets for four headline events from its 2026 programme on November 27, offering an early look at next summer’s major international engagements.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025
Edinburgh International Festival will release tickets for four headline events from its 2026 programme on November 27, offering an early look at next summer’s major international engagements.
The RSC Announces Six New Playwrights-in-Residence For 2025-26
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025
The RSC has announced Pamela Carter, James Fritz, Natasha Gordon, Karim Khan, Laura Lomas and Vinay Patel as the six playwrights taking part in its 2026 COHORT programme.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025
The RSC has announced Pamela Carter, James Fritz, Natasha Gordon, Karim Khan, Laura Lomas and Vinay Patel as the six playwrights taking part in its 2026 COHORT programme.
John Simm Will Lead BLACKBIRD at Theatre Royal Bath Ustinov Studio In February 2027
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2025
John Simm stars in a brand-new production of David Harrower's infamous and provocative play, announced for the Ustinov Studio in February 2027. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2025
John Simm stars in a brand-new production of David Harrower's infamous and provocative play, announced for the Ustinov Studio in February 2027. Learn more here!
HAMLET Comes To Aberdeen in November
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2025
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024, Teatro La Plaza's bold and vibrant take on the classic tragedy Hamlet comes to Aberdeen as part of a global tour that has visited Melbourne, New York and Seoul.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2025
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024, Teatro La Plaza's bold and vibrant take on the classic tragedy Hamlet comes to Aberdeen as part of a global tour that has visited Melbourne, New York and Seoul.
The House of Sisters Grimm Will Launch in London Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2025
Against this backdrop, the launch of HOUSE OF SISTERS GRIMM in London’s West End on Friday 28 November is the natural next chapter: a purpose-built, permanent red-carpet cultural destination uniting the company’s three pillars under one roof.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2025
Against this backdrop, the launch of HOUSE OF SISTERS GRIMM in London’s West End on Friday 28 November is the natural next chapter: a purpose-built, permanent red-carpet cultural destination uniting the company’s three pillars under one roof.
Alonzo King Lines Ballet Announces 2026 Spring Season
by Michael Major - Oct 2, 2025
Alonzo King LINES Ballet hsd announced programming for the company’s 2026 Spring Season highlighted by a landmark world premiere collaboration with astonishing multi-Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer, esperanza spalding.
by Michael Major - Oct 2, 2025
Alonzo King LINES Ballet hsd announced programming for the company’s 2026 Spring Season highlighted by a landmark world premiere collaboration with astonishing multi-Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer, esperanza spalding.
EXXY Comes to the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre Ahead of a UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2025
Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2025
Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.
Review: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, Theatre Royal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Sep 18, 2025
This major new production from Scottish Ballet’s choreographer-in-residence Sophie Laplane and co-creator, James Bonas (The Crucible), draws on the complex relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England. Laplane’s bold choreography blends classicism with modernity, reshaping a familiar story with powerful originality.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Sep 18, 2025
This major new production from Scottish Ballet’s choreographer-in-residence Sophie Laplane and co-creator, James Bonas (The Crucible), draws on the complex relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England. Laplane’s bold choreography blends classicism with modernity, reshaping a familiar story with powerful originality.
Pianist Beatrice Rana to Embark on 2025 North American Recital Tour
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 15, 2025
Beatrice Rana will embark on a North American recital tour from October 29, 2025 to November 12, 2025, with appearances at Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Hall, and more.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 15, 2025
Beatrice Rana will embark on a North American recital tour from October 29, 2025 to November 12, 2025, with appearances at Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Hall, and more.
Where the Broadway Shows of Fall 2025 Got Their Start
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 13, 2025
The fall 2025 Broadway season has officially begun, with many new productions set to arrive before the end of the year. For nine of those shows (Art, Waiting for Godot, Punch, Rob Lake Magic, Chess, and Marjorie Prime), Broadway is the first stop, but the other eight have have already enjoyed runs all over the world.
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 13, 2025
The fall 2025 Broadway season has officially begun, with many new productions set to arrive before the end of the year. For nine of those shows (Art, Waiting for Godot, Punch, Rob Lake Magic, Chess, and Marjorie Prime), Broadway is the first stop, but the other eight have have already enjoyed runs all over the world.
Kirsty Findlay and Ali Watt Will Star in THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025
CATS Award winning and Olivier award nominated actor Kirsty Findlay and Ali Watt are set to reprise their acclaimed performances as Maria Rainer and Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025
CATS Award winning and Olivier award nominated actor Kirsty Findlay and Ali Watt are set to reprise their acclaimed performances as Maria Rainer and Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
Full Cast Set For Tanika Gupta's HEDDA at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025
With Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare having come to a close and Strindberg’s Creditors preparing to take to the stage, Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Tanika Gupta’s Hedda.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025
With Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare having come to a close and Strindberg’s Creditors preparing to take to the stage, Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Tanika Gupta’s Hedda.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Issues Over 2.6 Million Tickets Across 3,893 Shows
by Joshua Wright - Aug 26, 2025
The 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe wrapped with 2.6 million tickets issued for 3,893 shows. Organizers celebrated global participation but highlighted the need for government support to ease costs for artists.
by Joshua Wright - Aug 26, 2025
The 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe wrapped with 2.6 million tickets issued for 3,893 shows. Organizers celebrated global participation but highlighted the need for government support to ease costs for artists.
Dan Daw Creative Projects Brings EXXY World Premiere to Battersea Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025
Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025
Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.
Kevin Quantum Stages Community Show Following Fringe Success
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025
Edinburgh-based international magician Kevin Quantum is offering free and cut-price tickets for a special performance in Granton of his hit Fringe show.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025
Edinburgh-based international magician Kevin Quantum is offering free and cut-price tickets for a special performance in Granton of his hit Fringe show.
Cast Set For THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Dundee Rep Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2025
Dundee Rep Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for a major new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, directed by Dundee Rep Theatre’s Artistic Director, Andrew Panton.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2025
Dundee Rep Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for a major new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, directed by Dundee Rep Theatre’s Artistic Director, Andrew Panton.
Nederlands Dans Theater & Complicité Bring FIGURES IN EXTINCTION to Sadler’s Wells Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2025
This autumn, world- renowned dance and theatre titans Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney join forces with the dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in a culmination of their years-long collaboration Figures in Extinction
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2025
This autumn, world- renowned dance and theatre titans Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney join forces with the dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in a culmination of their years-long collaboration Figures in Extinction
FRIGID New York Unveils Programming For 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2025
FRIGID New York has revealed the lineup of programming for their 28th season including the 4th annual Days of the Dead Festival and more. See full programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2025
FRIGID New York has revealed the lineup of programming for their 28th season including the 4th annual Days of the Dead Festival and more. See full programming here!
Deaf Gay Drag Queens Come to Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025
Cheeky charm and outrageous wit come together at this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival when drag queens Mary and Danielle take to the stage this weekend as part of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025
Cheeky charm and outrageous wit come together at this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival when drag queens Mary and Danielle take to the stage this weekend as part of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
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