Great discussion here right now Artists in the Age of Covid Edinburgh International Festival Culture Summit youtube.com/watch?v=QM1ycB…

Almost Edinburgh Festival Fringe time 9pm crowdfund.edfringe.com/fringe-on-frid…

Good morning ⁦Edinburgh International Book Festival⁩

So sorry to hear of the death of Toots Hibbert. Toots and the Maytals were due to perform Leith Theatre as part of the final weekend of our festival this year. R.I.P. theguardian.com/music/2020/sep…

#LorneP1 had an amazing time creating their own dances to help learn about counting amounts! Thank you @edinburghfest for our amazing new resource! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #LorneStage

What a delight to wake up to a fully formed and beautifully curated festival programme. Thanks and congratulations to all Sydney Festival sydneyfestival.org.au/explore

PUSH THE BOAT OUT is a new festival launched today - Norman MacCaig's bday - by Jenny Niven & myself. Edinburgh's 1st ever bespoke International Poetry Festival to be held over 4 days at Summer Hall in Oct 2021. Details follow Push The Boat Out & our new website: pushtheboatout.org

Huge congrats to the brother Hugh Linehan on Inside Politics winning Best Podcast at #journoawards2020

Tonight at 8pm join us for the premiere of 'Lament for Sheku Bayoh' by @HanLavery National Theatre of Scotland @lyceumtheatre Edinburgh International Festival eif.buzz/3l8XaHm Photo Mihaela Bodlovic

We're delighted that our performance of Götterdämmerung with Sir Andrew Davis and Royal Scottish National Orchestra from the 2019 International Festival has been nominated for this year's Classical Music Award at the South Bank #SkyArts Awards 🎉 📷 Ryan Buchanan

Didn't realise Other Music had shut down. 😢 Spent obscene amounts of money there through the 00s. youtube.com/watch?v=YsAL99…

Please spread the news about this project that Edinburgh International Festival is working on with The Skinny to support and promote new writing about the performing arts.

Looking forward to @manipulatefest under the new directorship of @dawn_rebecca manipulatefestival.org/whatson/manipu…

Mogwai have been good to us round Edinburgh International Festival Atomic at The Playhouse, Deep Time Opening Event in 2016 and blistering shows Leith Theatre for Light on the Shore. Brilliant news here. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

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So thrilled our short film has been selected for CSIFFILM in South Carolina 🤩

Thanks to the artists, supporters and our amazing festival team for giving us a 2021 Edinburgh International Festival programme. Live and streamed performances Edinburgh International Festival 7 - 29 August Full details eif.co.uk x.com/i/status/14000…

710 days ago we closed the 2019 Festival. Tonight, almost two years later, audiences & artists are back together as we launch the 2021 season. We will always be grateful to those whose creativity, hard work & encouragement got us back onstage. Thank you. youtube.com/watch?v=7xvb0T…

Delighted to hand over the Festival Director mantle to Nicola Benedetti after this year's season. What an inspired appointment by the festival's trustees! More here: eif.buzz/3vtevTf

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Fergus Linehan as our next CEO. An internationally respected arts leader, Fergus is known for leading the Edinburgh International Festival, Sydney Festival, Vivid Live at the Sydney Opera House. He starts on the 1 June 2023.