Festival season in Edinburgh this August

By Tony BeckinghamPublished 10 July 2023

We’re just a few weeks away from August, which means Festival season in Edinburgh. Now that you can use your Theatre Tokens for both Edinburgh’s International and Fringe Festival, there’sno excuse not to enjoy the world’s biggest performing arts festival.

Edinburgh International Festival

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Fri 4 – Sun 27 Aug

The Edinburgh International Festival returns in 2023 with a new Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti, who asks the question “Where do we go from here?”

Don’t miss highlights including The Threepenny Opera by Brecht’s own Berliner Ensemble, Cheek By Jowl’s first Spanish-language production and music from stars such as Jake Bugg and Alison Goldfrapp

You can now use your Theatre Tokens to book for all shows at the world’s biggest arts festival by calling 0131 473 2000.

Click here to see the full list of shows being performed at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Edinburgh Festival FringeUnderbelly

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Wed 2 – Mon 28 Aug

The big purple cow is back in all of its full-fat glory at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 2023 with an udderly spectacular line-up of live entertainment for you to get your hooves stuck into.

With nearly 3,000 performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, Underbelly is the place to be.

Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe will run across 19 venues and four sites: George Square, Circus Hub, Cowgate and Bristo Square. Shows are on every day and you can book with Theatre Tokens by calling 0131 510 0395.

The BruntonOut & About In 2023

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Thurs 10 Aug – Sat 2 Sept

The Brunton has a dazzling summer programme lined up in Musselburgh this Edinburgh Fringe, with a host of live music shows and family theatre across five venues. Enjoy a professional production of Bugsy Malone, spend an evening in the company with Taggart creator Glenn Chandler and join the jury in Silence In Court.

Click here to see highlights of The Brunton’s Fringe Festival programme.

 

Year Round Theatre in Edinburgh

Although all eyes are on Edinburgh for August, you can use your Theatre Tokens all year round in all of Edinburgh’s main theatres. With exciting programmes for both the Festival month and beyond, don’t forget to check out what’s on at: