Edinburgh International Festival News

The Skinny and Fest, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have announced the winners of the second round of the weekly new Festival Awards, The Besties.

Save Up to 42% on Tickets to SWAN LAKE at the London Coliseum

Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater, CalArts’ center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles, will present Back to Back Theatre with the Los Angeles premiere of The Shadow Whose Prey The Hunter Becomes. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Joel Klein joins Volcano as the first Director of Touring and Global Collaboration, overseeing national and international touring activities and implementing equitable theatre practices inspired by WSYWAT.

Deaf creatives and young people have called on Scottish Government and Creative Scotland to guarantee a fair deal for Deaf Arts.

Penthesilea is the queen of the Amazons, a race of warrior women who can only sleep with men they’ve defeated in battle. When she falls for the Greek warrior Achilles, an inevitable tragedy is set in motion. Arbo and the ITA Ensemble bring their version of the myth to the Edinburgh International Festival for its premiere, following her hit EIF production of The End of Eddy in 2022.  

Save up to 42% on tickets to Swan Lake at the London Coliseum. Tickets are on sale from £35.

Olivier Award-winning playwright Stef Smith joins forces with Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, to reimagine Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir. Edinburgh’s producing theatre The Lyceum returns to the International Festival to present this world premiere. A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. She has no idea how or if she can rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.

New photos have been released showing the first look at award-winning company 1927’s UK premiere of their new show Please right back.

The National Theatre of Scotland is set to make its presence known at the Edinburgh Festivals this August, with three productions being performed on the world stage.

Echoes of Our Ancestors African American History & Song will present Colored Silk: A Civil War Odyssey, a play upon the life of Elizabeth Keckley, formerly enslaved artisan whose skillfulness led to the White House as Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker. School of The Arts, will present two performances September 14 at 12 noon, and September 15 at 1:30 pm.

The Rochester Fringe Festival held its annual “Big Reveal” Press Conference today at CenterStage Hart Theatre at the Jewish Community Center.

Celebrate the vibrant culture and contributions of the Deaf community at the upcoming festival featuring performances, workshops, and interactive events. The programme has been unveiled for the third annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival after surviving a funding crisis that threatened its survival.

National Sawdust will open its momentous 10th anniversary season with the world premiere production of Paola Prestini and Royce Vavrek's sensual and poetic new opera Silent Light from September 26-29.

With 41 different shows, 104 performances, and 195 artists, there is something for everyone at Fringe! The variety of acts is incredible, and the opportunity to experience something new, different, and eye-opening is unparalleled. Don’t miss out on your chance to Fringe in 2024!

Edinburgh International Festival devised a new exchange programme for young creatives to connect young people from Edinburgh with peers from another national or international location. Each year, the project will be connected to an artist or performance within that year's programme.

Chiaroscuro Quartet has announced that French violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux has joined the award-winning ensemble. Charlotte will perform alongside violinist Alina Ibragimova, violist Emilie Hörnlund, and cellist Claire Thirion, replacing Pablo Hernán Benedí, who has been a member of the quartet since 2010.

Award-winning company 1927 will returne to the UK for the first time since 2021 with their new show Please right back at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, where they are Associate Artists, from 24 - 27 July.

Experience the world premiere of Aakash Odedra's SONGS OF THE BULBUL at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lyceum Theatre, from August 9-11.

Following an exhaustive national search, Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group have revealed the spectacular array of Australian theatre icons and dazzling newcomers who will star in the Australian premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN premiering at STC's Roslyn Packer Theatre from October 12.