FOLLOWING a funding boost, an Edinburgh arts festival has announced an open call for artists who want to have their work ...

The largest arts festival on the planet is back. Every August, thousands of performers from around the world descend on Edinburgh’s cobbled streets. Pubs, libraries and even occasionally buses turn ...

Christmas in Edinburgh is that bit more magical than in any other city – thanks to MagicFest, the Edinburgh International Magic Festival, which this year celebrates its 16th edition, writes Matthew ...

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, with a programme offering raw and ...

Wondering what theatre you should see at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe? Here are the best shows our critics have seen, so far. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is now well and truly under way, with a jam ...

As ever, there’s a lot going on in Edinburgh this August. While you may hear people talk about 'The Edinburgh Festival', there’s really no such thing - with Scotland's Capital hosting a number of ...

Brian Cox is set to make his return to Scottish theater after a decade-long hiatus in “Make It Happen,” a new satirical play about the 2008 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) collapse from acclaimed ...

The Fringe Legend Award: John Luke Roberts for John-Luke-A-Palooza! at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Edinburgh Festival Fringe) The Terrier Award: Eleanor Morton for Haunted House at Monkey Barrel Comedy ...

Scottish Opera's La bohème dazzles with a delicious sense of excess, and uses its enduring story to draw compelling parallels to the contemporary.

Here & Now – a showcase of work from England – will not be present at the festival, with its organisers revealing they will ...

In the main, Israel Galván is angry about the way gypsy culture is glamorised, sexualised, commercialised, orientalised (and not just by Nazis); angry not only because it has done violence to the ...

Ian Rankin has 25 Rebus novels to his name, but this is the first time he has put his Edinburgh detective on the stage. True, Rebus has appeared previously in a play – an adaptation of Long Shadows – ...