International
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InternationalEIF: Figures in Extinction @ Festival Theatre
Nederlands Dans Theater's EIF co-production with Complicité examines how artists, and by extension people, can meaningfully exist in the face of extinction and mortality. Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
MusicKaitlyn Aurelia Smith @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 16 Aug
For a brief moment of transcendence during the busiest month of year, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith dominates, allowing the smallest glimpse into her world full of wonder and joy Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
InternationalEIF: Cutting the Tightrope @ Church Hill Theatre
Cutting the Tightrope confronts political censorship in art through a range of new short plays Read more »| 19 Aug 2025 -
MusicAlabaster DePlume @ The Hub, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
The Edinburgh International Festival's Up Late series featuring Alabaster DePlume provides a lovingly curated evening of warmth, humour and communal spirit Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
TheatreAndrew Panton on credit crunch satire Make It Happen
Chronicling the Royal Bank of Scotland's pivotal role in the financial crash of 2008, James Graham's new play Make it Happen traces the origins of our current crises – we talk to director Andrew Panton Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
InternationalEdinburgh International Festival reveals 2025 programme
This year’s Edinburgh International Festival includes Brian Cox in a play about Scotland’s role in the 2008 financial crash, a new version of Orpheus and Eurydice blending opera and circus, and The Big Singalong at Princes Street Gardens' Ross Bandstand Read more »| 13 Mar 2025
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MusicThe Magnetic Fields @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 24 & 25 Aug
Performing it cover-to-cover as part of Edinburgh International Festival, The Magnetic Fields prove the enduring power of their iconic 1999 concept album, 69 Love Songs Read more »| 29 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: The Fifth Step @ The Lyceum
The Fifth Step is a genuine and cathartic exploration of addiction, corruption and hypocrisy, comedically exploring the deep shame that permeates these elements Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
MusicBat for Lashes @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
For the first time in almost five years, Natasha Khan returns to Edinburgh as Bat for Lashes as part of Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: Assembly Hall @ Festival Theatre
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's absurdist dance piece is a wonderful exercise in surrender Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: After the Silence @ The Studio
This multi-media narrative about the assassination of João Pedro Teixeira treads a fine line Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicTirzah @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Aug
Stripped back and experimental, Tirzah's vulnerability carries tonight's Edinburgh International Festival audience through an abstract show Read more »| 22 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: The Marriage of Figaro @ Festival Theatre
Mozart's all-time classic The Marriage of Figaro is brought bang up-to-date in a modern retelling by Komische Oper Berlin which pulls no punches Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: Nigamon/Tunai @ The Studio
Nigamon/Tunai's European premiere is a masterpiece of interdisciplinary creativity Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
MusicYoussou N’Dour @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13 Aug
Playing as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, Youssou N'Dour and his band unite a sold-out Usher Hall crowd for a colourful night of West African music – and lots of dancing Read more »| 16 Aug 2024