EdFringe 2024: Youth & student theatre
Edinburgh-made youth and student theatre at #EdFringe 2024
There’s a big upswing in theatre from Edinburgh’s student and youth companies this year. Although the core remains the eight co-productions from the New Celts – a welcome initiative from Napier University to give their students a professional platform on the Fringe.
EdFringe 2024: Grassroots theatre
Edinburgh-made theatre by grassroots companies at #EdFringe 2024
Grassroots companies of one kind or another make up the majority of theatre made in Edinburgh, with an amazing, although quite frankly unwieldy in listings terms, 68 different productions.
EdFringe 2024: Amateur theatre
Edinburgh-made theatre from amateur companies at #EdFringe 2024
Edinburgh’s amateur companies were at the first ever Fringe and they are still here, with an intriguing and hugely ambitious programme of theatre that spans the genres.
EdFringe: Made in Edinburgh 2024
All Edinburgh’s Theatre at the Fringe in 2024
Edinburgh is once again hosting the greatest cultural event on earth. People from all over the world who work in and love the performing arts, arrive here for three weeks of brilliant drama, dance, comedy and art. Here’s the guide to Æ’s coverage of everything #MadeInEdinbugh
Edinburgh-based artists at the 2024 Festivals
Professional Edinburgh-based theatre makers in the 2024 Festivals, collated with the support of EPAD
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Keith Watson
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Keith Watson.
More Tynecastle Story
This is Our Story adds seven more performances
This is Our Story, the play about the 150-year history of Heart of Midlothian football club has added a further seven performances at Tynecastle Park, following decisions on Hearts’ home fixture list for August.
Nikita: Midnight Dancer
Strictly star’s Midnight Dancer tour for Playhouse
Professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, joint runner-up with Layton Williams in the 21st season of Strictly Come Dancing, is taking his first solo show, Midnight Dancer, out on UK tour in 2025.
Greig to leave Lyceum’s AD role
David Greig to step away from AD position at Royal Lyceum
David Greig has announced that he will not be renewing his role as Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum when his current contract ends in 2025, to return to his “first calling” as a writer.
Listings and Preview: Mon 22 – Wed 31 July 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages for the rest of the month?
With the Festivals officially kicking off at the beginning of August (well, August 2), here are your listings for the rest of the July. From then on, it is EdFringe listings for three solid weeks of theatre bliss!
