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See theatre at Edinburgh Festivals this summer

Kitty Underwood

By Kitty Underwood First Published 2 August 2022, Last Updated 2 August 2022

Did you know you could use your Theatre Tokens to book for shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival? Now there’s no excuse not to grab your friends and book to see some electrifying plays or side-splitting comedy. See what you can watch below!

Edinburgh International Festival – Various Venues

Fri 5 – Sun 28 Aug

Celebrating 75 years of bringing world cultures together, in 2022 the Edinburgh International Festival returns with its first full programme of theatre, dance, opera and music since the pandemic.

Don’t miss highlights including legendary Scottish actor Alan Cumming’s take on the real Robert Burns in his world premiere show Burn; enter an extraordinary world of wonder in James Thierée’s ROOM; enjoy gigs from Kae Tempest, Herbie Hancock and Princess Nokia; a jaw-dropping performance of movement and sound with The Pulse, and much more.

You can now use your Theatre Tokens to book for all shows at the world’s biggest arts festival!

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

The BruntonFringe Festival and Summer Programme

Wed 3 – Mon 29 Aug

The Brunton has a dazzling summer programme lined up in Musselburgh this Edinburgh Fringe, with a host of live music shows and family theatre. Its charming outdoor theatre season features A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Fisherrow Links, while Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny run riot around Musselburgh Racecourse.

The Brunton’s trad based music programme includes Fringe favourites; Irish singer Cara Dillon, renowned Caledonia singer Dougie MacLean, and award winning Scottish folk singer/songwriter, Siobhan Miller. Classical fans will delight in The Brunton and Young Classical Artists Trust’s three performance showcase, featuring Irène Duval – violin, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula – piano and Maciej Kulakowski – cello, who met at The Kronberg Academy.

 

UnderbellyEdinburgh Festival Fringe

Wed 3 – Mon 29 Aug

The big purple cow is back in all of its full-fat glory at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 2022 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 on the Meadows, Cowgate, and Bristo Square. Shows are on every day, see a full list below.

 

 

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