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ORGANISERS of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have admitted inflating its box office numbers by including thousands of free shows in the ticket sales figures.
MAJOR European orchestras, dance and performance companies must offer their staff more flexible holiday dates before the Edinburgh Festival can explore moving its schedule closer to that of the Fri...
IT WAS billed as the unmissable experience of this year's Edinburgh festival season.
TICKET sales at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have soared by more than 95,000 to a record new level – despite claims that the event has hit an audience limit.
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AS A celebratory tribute to conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, Honorary President of the Edinburgh International Festival, who died just a few weeks before he was due to appear at the Usher Hall, Wed...
THIS year’s Edinburgh International Festival theme of “oceans apart” landed on the shores of Australia for the European premiere of the EIF co-commission from Peter Sculthorpe, String Quartet No 18...
Harry Joy could almost be Reggie Perrin. But instead of voluntarily faking his death, he awakens from a heart attack and momentary clinical death, to discover that the true nature of his life has b...
Scottish pianist Steven Osborne just seems to get better every time he gives a concert. For his recital programme at the Queen's Hall, his versatility knew no bounds.
To describe James Crabb simply as an accordionist is to underestimate the power of his free-bass orchestral instrument, which allows both hands to play melodies and chords with a dynamic multi-octa...
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There is more than enough room for both International and Fringe festivals in Edinburgh in August - one brings massive audiences, the other essential international prestige
As the Art Festival develops into a force to be reckoned with, remember that we have another who is here all year and his collection deserves proper recognition
BO Burnham wrote his first joke in fifth grade, aged about 10. "It was, a teacher walks up to a student and says hey, how do you spell calculator? He goes C-A-L, see you later. That's when I p...
If you're looking for a complete spectrum of Scottish songwriting, look no further than Ilka Joy and Treasure.
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