International

Gareth K Vile takes a closer look at the Festival's top guns Read more »

When Tim Crouch wowed the Edinburgh Festivals with his new conceptual play England two years ago, all it consisted of in terms of production was Crouch and H... Read more »

Jonathan Mills was considered to have comparatively little experience when he took up the post of Director of the Edinburgh International Festival last year. The Skinny tends to favour the outsider, though, so RJ Thomson is pleased to find him abounding in ideas on how the face of the 61 year old institution is changing under his watch. Read more »

Tetsuro Shimaguchi's choreography is arresting stuff - intrusive, destructive and yet elegantly masculine Read more »

Bela Bartok wrestled with his government for the right to perform his music; Igor Stravinsky fled a premiere when fistfights filled the aisles. It's difficul... Read more »