Edinburgh International Festival News

Fringe Street Beat, an all-out battle of breakdancing, street dance, krumping, popping, and more, showcasing top talent from across the Northeast, returns to the Rochester Fringe Festival for the eighth year on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Sarah Gancher's Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy, which premiered at Geva Theatrethis past spring, will play Off-Broadway later this season at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.

Discover the exciting lineup of Yarn/Wire's 2023/2024 season, featuring experimental percussion and piano performances at renowned festivals and venues around the world.

Rochester Fringe Festival favorites Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan are returning to the Rochester Fringe Festival this year in an all-new production of Shotspeare, one of Rochester Fringe's most popular events, in the festival's sparkling Spiegeltent for a limited engagement of five nights only: Tuesday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Sept. 23, at 9 p.m.

Discover the eagerly anticipated lineup of world premiere and New York premiere shows coming to Vineyard Theatre for their 2023-24 season. Get all the details on performance dates and highlights in this comprehensive article.

Explore the thorny and pertinent issues faced by young people around consent. Hear from Scottish novelist and playwright Alan Bissett about his new book, Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent; Screenwriter Emma Dennis-Edwards, who has written episodes of Casualty, EastEnders, and most recently factual drama Consent, based on hundreds of testimonies of young people; and bestselling author Holly Bourne, who shares exclusive details from her new novel, You Could Be So Pretty. Chaired by poet and performer Leyla Josephine

Beginning today, the Rochester community has the opportunity to select six living, local, unsung heroes, three of whom will be projected on downtown trees in a unique 3D video art installation coming to the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival, September 12-23.

Edinburgh International Film Festival, this year hosted by the Edinburgh International Festival, has announced more information today about guests involved in its Encounters discussion sessions, along with details about this year's Curate-It programme.

As part of the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival's Fringe Finale Weekend, Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) will present AstroFringe: A Celestial Stargazing Experience at Parcel 5 on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 10 p.m.

Arts and cultural venues across Monroe County will host nearly 500 performances of theater, dance, vocal and instrumental music, fine art, comedy, film, and more at the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival from Tuesday, September 12 to Saturday, September 23. 

Get ready for the New York premiere of 'Ballet Poulet' by The Fanzinis at the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival. Find out when and where you can catch this hilarious street theatre circus duo as they present their non-verbal mix of circus and comedy.

Discover the lineup for the Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) 2023-24 season, featuring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks in the iconic play Waiting for Godot. Get all the details on the dates and tickets.

I Am Loud Productions are officially partnering with Edinburgh International Book Festival for the Loud Poets: Grand Slam Final. With poetry being such an important part of Scottish heritage, with famous bairds including the likes of Rabbie Burns, the event promises to be a festival highlight, combining fist-thumping music with side-tickling and reflective poetry.

Thrown is a punchy and playful new production inspired by Scottish Backhold Wrestling, by fresh new writer Nat McCleary.

The White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center closes out its eighteenth season with an excellent production of a story ripped from the scrolls of Genesis, chapters 37-50. It is an early sung-through musical collaboration by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the full cast for Wils Wilson’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s gripping and brutal tragedy, Macbeth, which opens in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Saturday 19 August – Saturday 14 October 2023.

National Theatre of Scotland presents THROWN written by Nat McCleary, directed by Johnny McKnight, See photos from inside rehearsal!

As Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater departs the UK following performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and Sadler's Wells, the incredible young dancers of Ailey 2 will embark on a 12-venue tour presented by Dance Consortium.

A range of 39 free events have been added to Edinburgh International Festival's 2023 programme, the first from incoming Festival Director Nicola Benedetti.

Widely acclaimed as one of the best choirs in the world, regardless of age, they are set to bring magical performances of Maurice Duruflé’s ethereal Requiem, Benjamin Britten’s ever popular Rejoice in the Lamb and American composer Stacy Garrop’s exploration of three types of love in Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy.