Edinburgh Festivals

Sir Ian McKellen.

New Edinburgh theatre to be named in honour of Sir Ian McKellen
The Ian McKellen Theatre at Saint Stephens has been named following the veteran actor’s acclaimed season of Hamlet at the 2022 festival.

Yannick Nezet-Seguin by Hans Van Der Woerd

Keith Bruce: I doubt the Festival team were enthusiastic about this 'present'

The Akram Khan Company in Jungle Book re-imaginedPhoto credit - Ambra Vernuccio

'Cinematic. Multifaceted. Powerful.' Jungle Book re-imagined review

Sebastian Serantes, Gustavo Saffores and Felipe Ipar in Sergio Blanco's production of When You Walk Over My Grave at Edinburgh International Festival. Image ©_JShurte_24

'A perversely life affirming piece of meta-theatrical fun'

Edinburgh Festival: Katie Wood's pick of the best shows to see in the final week

Comedian Susie McCabe

Edinburgh Festival: Pick of the best final shows

Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti returns to Edinburgh for Bruch's sumptuous Concerto alongside the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev.

'Benedetti show was always going to be a special occasion.' Review: SCO/Emelyanychev, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Music: Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau

The cast of The End of Eddy

Edinburgh Festival Theatre: The End of Eddy Review

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Edinburgh Festival sees return of Czech Philharmonic

Ramsey Nasr as Jude

Edinburgh Festival Theatre: A Little Life Review

Comedian Jo Caulfield

Edinburgh Festival: From comedian Jo Caulfield to a world renowned Ukrainian ballet

Comedian Jason Byrne

Jason Byrne on his heart scare and why the Scots love a moan like the Irish

Scottish Ballet Principal Constance Devernay-Laurence (left) as Swanhilda in Coppelia Photo: Andy Ross

'Truly breath-taking' – Edinburgh International Festival: Coppelia, Festival Theatre, Five stars

Golda Shultz Picture: Dario Acosta

'Edinburgh needs to pull its socks up' – Festival review: Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware, Queen’s Hall

The Book of Life

'A glorious dance of life' – Edinburgh International Festival review: The Book of Life, Church Hill Theatre, Four stars

Wayne Marshall by Charles Best

'Too close to no-man’s land between 'classical' and jazz. Review: Festival Music, SCO/Marshall, Usher Hall, three stars

This is Memorial Device

'Euphoric' – Fringe review: This is Memorial Device, Wee Red Bar, Four stars

Principal Constance Devernay-Laurence and Soloist Bruno Micchiardi in Scottish Ballet's Coppelia. Credit Andy Ross

'Truly trail-blazing' - Edinburgh International Festival, Dance, Coppelia, Festival Theatre, Five stars

'A sensual revival of Lochhead’s ferocious take on Euripides' tale' – International Festival, Medea, The Hub, Five stars

Karen In Finance

Fringe highlights: Check out these Australian beauties

The Royal Mile during the festival

Picture: Alamy/PA

Edinburgh Fringe: Why laughter is the best medicine

Sir Donald Runnicles conducts this concert performance of Beethoven's only opera, telling a moving story of a wife's devotion and the resilience of human nature. Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Fidelio curtain call - credit Andrew Perry

At last, a proper-sized International Festival audience! Opera review, Fidelio, Usher Hall, four stars

RSNO’s Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan

'Colourful programme – despite Covid call-off'. Review: RSNO/Chan, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, four stars

Vaishnavi Suryaprakash and Kaivalya Suvarna in Belvoir Theatre's production of Counting and Cracking at Edinburgh International Festival © Jassy Earl

'A beautiful spectacle' – International Festival review: Counting and Cracking, Lyceum, 4 stars

'Spectacular and imaginative' - Edinburgh Festival review: MACRO, BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, four stars

Protesters on the picket line outside a railway station (Danny Lawson/PA)

Who is going on strike in Scotland in August and for how long?

Celebrity chef Tony Singh has teamed up with 63rd+1st to create a limited-edition menu

Edinburgh Fringe Restaurant Pop-ups - the best of....

The Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

When the curtain falls, the schmoozing begins – so here’s our guide to Edinburgh’s coolest hangouts for culture vultures

The Comedy of Errors

Theatre: A serious farce that is slicker than politics

Joan Littlewood, John Arden, Arnold Wesker

Festival drama: When the celebrated, the cultured, and the vain descended on Edinburgh

Confrontational New York rapper Princess Nokia

From cutting-edge theatre to thrilling musicals: 10 of the best Edinburgh International Festival shows

Edinburgh International Festival 1947

The opening concert at the E.I.F in 1947 at the Usher Hall

‘The world will pass away but music and love will last forever’ – The story of the first Edinburgh Festival

Join us on a whirlwind tour of the very best highlights in the festival season

BEST OF SCOTLAND 20 Scottish shows you must see at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe

Actors from the Edinburgh Fringe show 'Valentina's Galaxy' take their first steps on what looks like a new planet but is in fact the Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park in 2019. This year's performers face a tough climb to sell tickets

Keith Bruce: Feast or flop? There are worrying signs of slow ticket sales at the Fringe

Chief Inspector Mark Hamilton has warned that anyone causing trouble will be dealt with (stock pic)

High-visibility role for police as tourists return to Edinburgh Festival

Helen Bauer

Credit – James Deacon

'Full disclaimer, this is NOT a nude show': Our Fringe comedy picks

Alan Cumming

credit Gian Andrea di Stefano

Alan Cumming: 'I’m very lucky to be from Scotland – I share its values'

alan Cumming. Picture: Jess Shurte

Edinburgh Festival: Ariadne auf Naxos / Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

Edinburgh Festival: Dido’s Ghost/The Soldier’s Tale

Violinist Nicola Benedetti

Pic Gordon Terris Herald & Times

Edinburgh Festival: Benedetti Baroque; Malcolm Martineau and Friends

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo attracts around 220,000 people each year

Is the Edinburgh Military Tattoo taking place this year?

When Sturgeon met Shuggie: FM and Scots author headline book festival

When Sturgeon met Shuggie: FM and Scots author headline book festival

Edinburgh Fringe forced to lay off a third of staff due to financial concerns

Edinburgh Fringe forced to lay off a third of staff due to financial concerns

Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge hails 'glorious return' of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge hails 'glorious return' of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Tributes pour in for 'national treasure' Andy Gray after legendary Scots actor passes away

Tributes pour in for 'national treasure' Andy Gray after legendary Scots actor passes away

Scottish Ballet in Catalyst by Nicholas Shoesmith (part of the EIF's My Light Shines On programme)

Edinburgh International Festival: Scottish Ballet: My Light Shines On (online)

Hannah Donaldson in Ghost Light, directed by Hope Dickson Leach for the National Theatre of Scotland. Image by Pete Dibdin

Edinburgh International Festival review: Ghost Light

Fergus Linehan, director of the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh: The story behind this year's Festival

12 must-see shows and events at the new-look Edinburgh Festival

12 must-see shows and events at the new-look online Edinburgh Festival

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COMMERCIAL FOCUS Nine great reasons to visit Helensburgh's very own New Virtual High Street

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe will not take place in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Coronavirus in Scotland: Edinburgh's economy set for £300m hit after festivals axed

In pictures: Festival farewell as Virgin Money fireworks close Edinburgh Fringe

In pictures: Festival farewell as Virgin Money fireworks close Edinburgh Fringe

Winners of one of The Herald Angel awards during the final week at Edinburgh Festival Theatre sunday.Picture Gordon Terris/The Herald

International flavour marks final Herald Angels awards