Edinburgh International Festival
All five August Fests off
All Edinburgh’s August 2020 festivals have been pulled:
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Book Festival, Art Festival and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tatttoo will not be held in 2020.
EIF Postpones Launch
Changed date now cancelled, due to Covid-19
The Edinburgh International Festival has postponed the launch of the 2020 Festival, which had already been changed to an online only event on Wednesday 18 March.
Festivals respond to Covid-19
EIF & EdFringe issue Coronavirus updates:
Edinburgh’s August festivals are set to continue as planned according to the statements from The Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society today (Friday 13 March 2020).
2018 CATS in Full
Full details of the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland:
The CATS moved up to the newly refurbished Perth Theatre for its ceremony this year, presenting awards across ten categories of theatre.
Edinburgh cream of CATS
Eight out of Ten CATS prefer Edinburgh:
Eight out of the ten awards handed out at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been won by productions made or commissioned in Edinburgh.
Linehan Extends Contract at EIF
EIF director extends to 2022:
Fergus Linehan, has extended his contract as director of the EIF until 2022, promising to “developing new initiatives that will support the continued growth and development” of the festival.
Krapp’s Last Tape
★★★★☆ Slow but compelling:
Bringing Beckett to the Edinburgh International Festival, Irish Production Company Clare Street gives a fittingly understated treatment to Krapp’s Last Tape.
Rhinoceros
★★★★☆ Wild:
The EIF’s Rhinoceros is a thoroughly contemporary take on a modern classic, combining knockabout comedy with a deep consideration of human society.
Greek
★★★★☆ Dark and inventive:
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s operatic version of Greek, based on Steven Berkoff’s play, brings dark humour to the Festival Theatre as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Birth of the Fringe
Memories of one who was there – part two:
At the first Festival, in 1947, there were eight theatre groups who turned up to take advantage of potential audiences attracted to the Festival.
