FEATURED ARTICLES ABOUT The Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Welcomes NYC Artists to Roadshow at The Barrow Theatre, 1/12

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has today unveiled plans to hold an event in New York City for artists and performing companies who might be interested in bringing their work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland's capital city. (more...)

Sally Jubb's 2012 Edinburgh Festival Photo Exhibition FRAMED Opens at The Hub, Nov 8

An exhibition of over thirty photos captured by this year's Edinburgh International Festival Photographer Sally Jubb is set to open this month at The Hub. Sally was appointed Festival Photographer 2012 following intense competition for the annual Edinburgh International Festival award supported by The Morton Charitable Trust. (more...)

Virgin Money Fireworks Concert Sends Off Edinburgh Festival 2012

Tonight's Virgin Money Fireworks Concert began in spectacular style with a volley of fireworks travelling at 200 miles per hour over Edinburgh Castle while around 250,000 people gathered across the city and beyond to watch the popular annual event. (more...)

Edinburgh International Festival 2012 Comes to a Close Tonight, Sept 2

Edinburgh International Festival 2012 closes with a bang tonight as Virgin Money Fireworks Concert brings the city together in celebration. (more...)

Sell a Door and Boxed Cat's RAINBOW Scoops 2012 Fringe First Award

Touring theatre company Sell a Door Theatre have scooped the prestigious Scotsman Fringe First award for their co-production with Boxed Cat Theatre of Rainbow by Emily Jenkins. (more...)

EDIBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: MAN 1, BANK 0, Gilded Balloon, August 19

Michael Elm reviews the real life David vs Goliath story that is Patrick Combs Man 1, Bank 0. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: BULLET CATCH, Traverse Theatre, August 9

Michael Elm faces Rob Drummond's BULLET CATCH and lives to tell the tale. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: KAPUT, Udderbelly Pasture, Dairy Room, August 15

Michael Elm reviews the chaos that is Tom Flanagan's KAPUT. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: ASHER TRELEAVEN: TROUBADOUR, Gilded Ballon, August 15

To call the audience sparse at Asher Treleaven's Troubadour would be an understatement. I think he learnt the names of roughly half the audience; with a further member of the audience a respected musical musician needing no introduction. It was the presence of this comedian that meant I was more under the impression this was going to be a hidden gem rather than awful show. The poor attendance was baffling, Treleaven has already received numerous positive reviews. And why wouldn't he? He's funny and clever, a born perform and not to mention being very skilled with the Diablo! (more...)

GAY/STRAIGHT ALLIANCE Plays Edinburgh Fringe 2012, Now thru Aug 26

What if a gay woman, gay man, and straight woman had equal stage time to muse on sex, identity, and dating? Fed up with the predominantly straight-white-male perspectives on life and sex, Veronica Elizabeth, Kenny Neal, and Alyssa Wolff dreamed up the Gay/Straight Alliance: an LGBT-friendly comedy show that breaks down barriers, exposing the fact that basically, we're all awful, regardless of orientation. The cast presents their sardonic stand-up comedy showcase as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Phoenix Bar on 46-48 Broughton Street at midnight from tonight, August 19th-26th. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: RAINBOW, Zoo Southside, August 13

Michael Elm reviews Emily Jenkin's latest brilliantly grim play. (more...)

Joan Shepard's CONFESSIONS OF OLD LADY #2 Plays Edinburgh Fringe, Now thru Aug 27

Musical memoir CONFESSIONS OF OLD LADY #2, spiced with songs, is presented by well-seasoned Broadway and Hollywood actress Joan Shepard at the Fringe. At the age of 7 she was on Broadway, cast by Laurence Olivier. This prominent child actress has never looked back. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Preview Dotted Line Theatre's THE LONELY ONE, Now Playing Edinburgh Fringe

Following a sell-out and critically acclaimed run at London's Little Angel Theatre and at The 2012 Pulse Festival in Ipswich, Dotted Line Theatre bring their atmospheric one act play to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Lonely One, a delicious tale of fear, runs now through August 26, 2012, the Iron Belly, Underbelly - Cowgate. Check out eerie footage from the production in the video below! (more...)

ENCOUNTERS Series Begins Today, 12 August at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Internationally acclaimed artists and performers taking part in the Festival join with cultural commentators and academics to explore, debate and challenge issues inspired by the programme for Festival 2012, in this early afternoon series presented in collaboration with British Council Scotland. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: KILLING TIME, Bedlam Theatre, August 8

Killing Time, an entertaining last hour before the Apocalypse reviewed by Michael Elm. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: THE LONELY ONE, Underbelly, August 7

Michael Elm revels in the tension-and light tricks-of The Lonely One at the Underbelly. (more...)

BEATS' Kieran Hurley Features in Forest Fringe's PAPER STAGES Performance Art Book for Edfringe, Beg. Aug 11

Forest Fringe has announced Paper Stages, a beautifully designed free book co-authored by over twenty Forest Fringe artists, each page of which will be a different instruction-based performance for the reader or readers to perform themselves. Paper Stages will be launches today, 11th of August with a raucus party at an as-yet secret location. Featured writers include Kieran Hurley, writer-performer of the CATS Award-winning Beats. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: NICK MOHAMMED IS MR SWALLOW:2012, the Pleasance Courtyard, August 6

Excellent character comedy from the very talented Nick Mohammed at the Pleasance. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at DEPARTURE LOUNGE at Edinburgh Fringe

Michael Fletcher joins the cast of InSTEP Theatre's award-winning production of Departure Lounge direct from ITV's Superstar. He is extremely positive about his experience on the show and is delighted that he is able to join the rest of the cast for Dougal Irvine's award-winning musical Departure Lounge this summer in Edinburgh. Get a first look at Fletcher and the rest of the cast in the photos below! (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE IDIOT AT THE WALL at Edinburgh Fringe

FirstBicycle presents the world premiere of Elspeth Turner's debut play The Idiot at the Wall at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, directed by Emily Reutlinger. The run plays now through August 25, 2012. All performances take place at 15:25 pm at Bedlam Theatre (Venue 49). Get a first look at the production in the photos below! (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: BOY IN A DRESS at Stand 3, August 5

A weird and wonderful show; Boy in a Dress does impress. (more...)

TwoSquared Productions Presents ASSASSINS at Edinburgh Fringe, Now thru Aug 12

TwoSquared Productions in association with Debbie Hicks presents Sondheim and Weidman's multi award-winning ASSASSINS for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: UNMYTHABLE at the Zoo Venues' Monkey House, August 5

Michael Elm reviews the show that not that many are people are talking about - not yet anyway- Unmythable. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: THE BLIND, August 3

Noise and energy were present in equally large measures as THE BLIND launches at the Edinburgh festival. (more...)

EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: CELIA PACQUOLA - DELAYED, August 1

Michael Elm reviews a preview of Celia Pacquola's upcoming Edinburgh show and compares it to a cup of tea. (more...)