In Search of Truth: Edinburgh International Festival Unites Artists and Audiences

Edinburgh International Festival unites artists and audiences in latest launch - Scottish Business News

Tomorrow the curtain rises on the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival, welcoming over 2000 artists from 42 countries to Edinburgh for a 24-day global celebration of world-class performing arts.  The third year under Festival Director and celebrated Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, this year’s International Festival welcomes audiences to explore opera, music, theatre and dance through the lens of the theme The Truth We Seek, a journey into …

In Search of Truth: Edinburgh International Festival unites artists and audiences

2025 THEME – THE TRUTH WE SEEK The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival begins today with the first of more than 133 performances: the ultimate destination to experience world-class artists across music, theatre, opera and dance in creative and unconventional ways in Edinburgh this August. Exploring the theme The Truth We Seek, more than 2,000 internationally renowned artists from across 42 nations, including a third of artists based in Scotla…

Edinburgh International Festival breaks boundaries in a year exploring ‘The Truth We Seek’

This August Edinburgh International Festival presents a hand-picked selection of leading international and local artists in the world’s Festival City, with 24 days of world-class opera, dance, music and theatre. The Festival’s 2025 programme offers opportunities to experience world-class artists in thought-provoking and unconventional ways – including an eight-hour choral extravaganza, a distinctive outdoor promenade dance piece and a circus inf…

Preview: Edinburgh Festival 2025

Following on from our coverage of the Britten Pears 2025/26 season yesterday, here are details of this year's Edinburgh Festival:The Edinburgh International Festival opens on 1 August and features 1700 artists from 42 countries across a curated programme of music, theatre, dance and operaClick here to read the brochureWorld premiere stage performancesMake It Happen, an eye-opening take on the 2008 financial crisis set in Edinburgh, starring Bria…