International Festival Archive

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Check out our coverage of the Edinburgh International Festival…

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FESTIVAL 2026>>

2026 FEATURES
Three dance / physical theatre / circus shows Three music events

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FESTIVAL 2025>>

2025 FEATURES
Three climate change shows Three dance shows Three music events Three political shows

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FESTIVAL 2024>>

2024 FEATURES
Three performers who sound cold  Three shows with themes of addiction

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FESTIVAL 2023>>

2023 FEATURES
Three Scottish women Three with ancient Greek themes

2023 REVIEWS
The Lost Lending Library (Edinburgh International Festival)

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FESTIVAL 2022>>

2022 FEATURES
Three Dance Shows Three Migrant Stories Three Musicful Shows Three Remodelled Classics Three Shows With A Mental Health Focus

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FESTIVAL 2021>>

2021 REVIEWS
Neu! Reekie! (Neu! Reekie!)

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FESTIVAL 2019>>

2019 FEATURES
Three To See 2019: Feminist Themes Three To See 2019: Folk Tale Themes Three To See 2019: Horrifying Themes Three To See 2019: Three Choral Music Shows

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FESTIVAL 2018>>

2018 FEATURES
Three To See 2018: Three auto / biographical shows Three To See 2018: Three beautiful classical concerts

2018 REVIEWS
Midsummer (National Theatre of Scotland / David Greig / Gordon McIntyre / Kate Hewitt) Waiting For Godot (DRUID / Garry Hynes / Edinburgh International Festival)

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FESTIVAL 2017>>

2017 FEATURES
Three To See 2017: Three classical and traditional music shows Three To See 2017: Three contemporary music shows Three To See 2017: Three dance and physical theatre shows Three To See 2017: Three helpings of dystopian theatre Three To See on 28 Aug: The Giant Jam Sandwich, Rachel Parris, Fireworks Concert

2017 REVIEWS
L'Orfeo - English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Edinburgh International Festival)

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FESTIVAL 2016>>

2016 FEATURES
Speedy News #01: Stats, speeches and possible offense Three To See 2016: Concerts a bit more classical or traditional Three To See 2016: Gigs of a contemporary kind Three To See 2016: Musicians gone theatrical Three To See 2016: Non-Fringe treats for children Three To See 2016: Operas

2016 REVIEWS

Australian Chamber Orchestra Alice Coote and Stuart Skelton Sing Mahler (Edinburgh International Festival) Bach's St Matthew Passion (Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists / Edinburgh International Festival) Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret (Edinburgh International Festival / Barry Humphries / Miaow Miaow / Australian Chamber Orchestra) Berlioz's Roméo Et Juliette (Robin Ticciati conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Edinburgh International Festival) Deep Time (59 Productions / Edinburgh International Festival in association with The University Of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Castle) Elgar's The Apostles (Edward Gardner conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Edinburgh International Festival) Hans Zender's Wintereisse (Hebrides Ensemble in Greyfriars Kirk / Edinburgh International Festival) Louise Alder And Dunedin Consort Perform Handel (Edinburgh International Festival) Mark Padmore & Kristian Bezuidenhout Lieder By Beethoven And Schubert (Edinburgh International Festival) Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nationale Di Santa Cecilia Boris Berezovsky Plays Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody (Edinburgh International Festival) Pierre Boulez - A Festival Celebration (Edinburgh International Festival / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) The Glass Menagerie (American Repertory Theatre) The Opening Concert Sir Antonio Papano Conducts Italian Operatic and Choral Masterpieces (Edinburgh International Festival) The Toad Knew (James Thierrée / Compagnie du Hanneton / Edinburgh International Festival) Wind Resistance (Edinburgh International Festival / Karine Polwart)

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FESTIVAL 2015>>

2015 FEATURES

EIF fireworks to also finale the Fringe this year New dates, new schemes, though the new International Festival director insists his artists are the real innovators Three To See 2015: A Trio Of Dragon Shows Three To See 2015: Dance Pieces Three To See 2015: Opera Three To See 2015: Something A Bit Classical Three To See 2015: Something a bit contemporary (and musical) Three To See 2015: Something A Little Different ‘A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing’ wins Amnesty prize

2015 REVIEWS
887 (Ex Machina / Robert Lepage) Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (Edinburgh International Festival) FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks / Edinburgh International Festival) Grande Messe Des Mortes (Edinburgh International Festival) HMS Pinafore (Edinburgh International Festival) Seven (Edinburgh International Festival / Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisberg)

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FESTIVAL 2014>>

2014 FEATURES
Mills plots a conflicted finale at the EIF this August Sinfini offers a menu of SoundBites to help you navigate the EIF's musical line-up

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FESTIVAL 2013>>

2013 FEATURES

Edinburgh International Festival: A Playlist EIF director discusses his 2013 season - where art absorbs technological shifts Gambon and Egan to appear in EIF's Beckett season Mary Paulson-Ellis & Audrey Grant: Exploring artists and their materials More gongs: Malcolm Hardee, Herald and Stage awards presented Second batch of Fringe First and Herald Angels presented Three To See 2013: Classical music Three To See 2013: Contemporary music Three To See 2013: Operas Three To See 2013: Talks

2013 REVIEWS

All That Fall (Edinburgh International Festival / Pan Pan Theatre) Bang On A Can All Stars (Edinburgh International Festival) Dido And Aeneas / Bluebeard’s Castle (Edinburgh International Festival / Oper Frankfurt) Embers (Edinburgh International Festival / Pan Pan Theatre Company) I'll Go On (Edinburgh International Festival) LA Dance Project (Edinburgh International Festival / LA Dance Project) Leaving Planet Earth (Edinburgh International Festival / Grid Iron)

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FESTIVAL 2012>>

2012 FEATURES

Angelin Preljocaj: Hidden talents help create a thousand years of peace EIF reveal more about this year's Encounters Final Fringe Firsts and Angels presented Jonathan Mills: The EIF Director Juliana Carneiro: All aboard with the magnificent Théâtre du Soleil More Awards: Fringe Firsts and Herald Angels Three To See 2012: Classical music Three To See 2012: Dramatic dance shows Three To See 2012: New interpretations of the Scottish Play Three To See 2012: Traditional and world music

2012 REVIEWS

2008 - Macbeth (Edinburgh International Festival / TR Warszawa) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It) (Edinburgh International Festival / Chekhov International Theatre Festival) And Then, One Thousand Years Of Peace (Edinburgh International Festival / Ballet Preljocaj) Cinderella (Edinburgh International Festival / Mariinsky Ballet) Gulliver's Travels (Edinburgh International Festival / Radu Stanca National Theatre Of Sibiu, Romania) Hora (Edinburgh International Festival / Batsheva Dance Company) Leigh Warren + Dancers (Edinburgh International Festival) Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (Aurores) (Edinburgh International Festival / Théâtre du Soleil) Tatyana (Edinburgh International Festival / Deborah Colker Dance Company) The Makropulos Case (Edinburgh International Festival / Opera North) Unchartered Seas/Timeless (Edinburgh International Festival / Aditi Mangaldas) Watt (Edinburgh International Festival / Gate Theatre Dublin) Wonderland (Edinburgh International Festival / Vanishing Point)

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FESTIVAL 2011>>

2011 FEATURES
Another Edinburgh awards round up Ben Divall, Elizabeth Guest & Johnathan Mills: Festival heirlooms lead cultural interchange EIF announce involvement in 2012 Shakespeare extravaganza EIF offers eight pound tickets to young theatre-goers EIF takes you backstage EIF to announce new Honorary President Three To See 2011: EIF dreams Three To See 2011: EIF vocal groups

2011 REVIEWS

One Thousand And One Nights – Part One (Edinburgh International Festival / Dash Arts) One Thousand And One Nights – Part Two (Edinburgh International Festival / Dash Arts) Princess Bari (Edinburgh International Festival / Eun-Me Ahn Company) Scottish Ballet (Edinburgh International Festival) Semiramide (Edinburgh International Festival / Vlaamse Opera) Sriyah (Edinburgh International Festival / The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble) The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Edinburgh International Festival) The Tempest (Edinburgh International Festival / Mokwha Repertory Company) The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Edinburgh International Festival / Wind-Up Productions)

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FESTIVAL 2010>>

2010 FEATURES
Brett Dean: The festival’s finale will be bliss

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