Edinburgh International Festival News

The State Ballet of Georgia has announced casting for its first visit to London, including leading talent and rising stars from Georgia alongside international guest soloists.

The Duke of Edinburgh, National Youth Theatre’s Royal Patron, visited the charity’s Creative Production House in north London this week to meet young people and creative professionals in the early stages of their careers to hear how they have benefited from NYT support. See photos from their visit.

Two new appointments have been made to the management team of the Edinburgh  International Festival. Learn more about the new members here!

Based on Khaled Hosseini's international bestselling novel, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man's journey to confront his past and find redemption.

New events have been added to the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival programme, culminating in a total of 167 performances across 24 days from the world’s leading performers in opera, dance, music and theatre. 

Scottish Young Musicians, Scotland’s festival of music competitions, will give young musicians from around the country the chance to compete to win career-enhancing prizes, perform live on a national stage in front of internationally renowned judges, and push their skills like never before. 

All new behind the scenes photos have been released of Mark Strong and Lesley Manville during the cast photoshoot for Oedipus.

Discover the 2024 award winner and grant recipients announced by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.

Adelaide's circus and physical theatre superstars, Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE of their new work Ten Thousand Hours .

Experience the world premiere of Aakash Odedra Company's performance at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Nevill Holt Festival has announced the cast for its opening performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Learn more about the cast here!

The State Ballet of Georgia has extended its first visit to London, with performances of Swan Lake at the London Coliseum now running until from 28 August to 8 September.

Torch Ensemble debuts at UNDER St. Marks with THE CLIMATE FABLES: DEBATING EXTINCTION & THE TRASH GARDEN, a double bill of environmentalist plays.

GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents have confirmed the full cast set to take the stage for the Sydney season of the widely acclaimed Death of a Salesman at the Theatre Royal.

New artwork has been released, and the ticket on-sale date has been announced for the strictly limited West End run of Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles.

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the line-up for the 2024 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.

Catch the captivating performance of SIROCCO by Manchester Collective and South African cellist Abel Selaocoe at the 92nd Street Y.

Award-winning company 1927 will return to the UK for the first time since 2020 with their new show Please right back at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, where they are Associate Artists, from 24 - 27 July.

Casting has been announced for a UK-wide tour of The Kite Runner, including a stop at Theatre Royal Brighton this June.

RISING, the premier festival of new art, music, and performance in the heart of Melbourne today unveils a centrepiece of its 2024 program: S.Shakthidharan's acclaimed Sri Lankan-Australian saga Counting and Cracking, co-presented with University of Melbourne Arts and Culture at the new Union Theatre.