Edinburgh Festival 2022

The world's largest arts festival (Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival) takes place over the month of August each year - check out our guide to keep you up-to-date with all the latest news, reviews, blogs, videos and more...

Top picks of shows you shouldn't miss!

Best rated shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival
Review Round-Ups
Best rated shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival
Here's what should be on your must-see list
Caligari
Features
Editor's picks – top shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe
A selection of top shows to see!
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
Features
Top musicals to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022
The Fringe is back in full force next month
Robert Bathurst
Features
Edinburgh Fringe: Robert Bathurst recommends his top shows
Fringe artists support one another!

Amazing Shows to See in Edinburgh

What did our critics think? Read our Edinburgh Fringe reviews

Caligari at Underbelly Cowgate – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Caligari at Underbelly Cowgate – Edinburgh Fringe review
The award-winning show plays in Edinburgh
Age Is A Feeling at Summerhall – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Age Is A Feeling at Summerhall – Edinburgh Fringe review
Decades trickle away in this heartfelt solo performance
Half-Empty Glasses / A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain at Roundabout – Edinburgh Fringe reviews
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Half-Empty Glasses / A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain at Roundabout – Edinburgh Fringe reviews
Paines Plough's productions run in the state-of-the-art pop-up space
Wilf at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Wilf at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
The show makes a return to the Traverse Theatre
Blood Harmony at Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Blood Harmony at Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
The music of The Staves is brought to the stage in this show about three sisters
Exodus / The Last Return at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Exodus / The Last Return at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
Two shows are placed side by side in our latest review
Alan Cumming in Burn
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Burn starring Alan Cumming at King's Theatre – Edinburgh International Festival review
The National Theatre of Scotland, EIF and Joyce Theater co-production is also set to run in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Perth and New York
Les Dawson: Flying High at Assembly George Square – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Les Dawson: Flying High at Assembly George Square – Edinburgh Fringe review
Jon Culshaw stars in this one-man ode to the great comedian
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! musical – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! musical – Edinburgh Fringe review
The show runs at Roundabout in Summerhall
This is Paradise at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
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This is Paradise at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
Michael John O'Neill's text has a return run
Ian McKellen
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Hamlet with Ian McKellen – Edinburgh Fringe review
Dance and Shakespeare collide in this new production
Happy Meal at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Happy Meal at the Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh Fringe review
Tabby Lamb's new show runs at the Traverse

Have a read of our Edinburgh Festival Blogs and Features

Today I Killed My Very First Bird
Blogs
Edinburgh Blog: How a chance encounter grew into a 'mesmerising' show
Director Lee Hart explains the genesis of Today I Killed My Very First Bird
Alex Roberts in No Place Like Home
Blogs
Edinburgh Blog: How making theatre is just like chemistry
Cameron Carver is the co-creator and director of No Place Like Home
Artwork for Love Them To Death
Blogs
Edinburgh Blog: How my play about illness became something bigger
Writer Max Dickins on Love Them To Death
Joe Sellman-Leava in Fanboy
Blogs
Edinburgh Blog: Joe Sellman-Leava on the impact of winning a Fringe First
'We lose sight of what's important if awards become the goal'
Artwork for Sap
Blogs
Edinburgh Blog: Producer Ellie Keel on the 'rare alchemy' of new plays
What makes a good Fringe play?

About the Edinburgh Festivals

All you need to know about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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All you need to know about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Thinking of taking a trip to the world's largest arts festival and don't know where to start? Read our handy guide
Edinburgh Castle
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Seven things to do at Edinburgh Fringe Festival apart from seeing a show
It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you know?
Best Edinburgh hangout spots
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Best Edinburgh hangout spots
Whether you're looking for Wi-Fi or just a quick lie-down, check out the bars, restaurants and parks to head to during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe
Features
Top tips for doing the Edinburgh Festival on a budget
Edinburgh during August isn't the cheapest place in the world – here're are some tips to give your bank account an easier time

Edinburgh Festival 2022

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Final round of Fringe First winners announced
Theatre News
Final round of Fringe First winners announced
Five productions picked up awards
Karim Khan with Natalie Denton, Charlotte Colbert, Lydia Leonard and Nainita Desai
Theatre News
Karim Khan's Brown Boys Swim wins Popcorn Writing Award 2022
The winner was announced at a ceremony at the Gilded Balloon Library Bar today
Davinia Hamilton and Marta Vella in Blanket Ban
Reviews
Blanket Ban at Underbelly Cowgate – Edinburgh Fringe Review
The Chalk Line Theatre production runs until 28 August
Karim Khan: Broadcasters are still too afraid to commit to Muslim storytellers
Blogs
Karim Khan: Broadcasters are still too afraid to commit to Muslim storytellers
The writer of the award-winning Brown Boys Swim discusses his hit play
Ramsay Nasr and Hans Kesting in A Little Life
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Ivo van Hove's adaptation of A Little Life – Edinburgh International Festival review
The International Theater Amsterdam production ran at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre
The Edinburgh Fringe
Theatre News
Top one-liners of the Edinburgh Fringe announced by Dave
See who has been crowned this year
The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much at Pleasance Dome – Edinburgh Fringe review
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The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much at Pleasance Dome – Edinburgh Fringe review
The show is currently running in Edinburgh
Manic Street Creature at Roundabout – Edinburgh Fringe review
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Manic Street Creature at Roundabout – Edinburgh Fringe review
Music and storytelling are woven into this deftly crafted show

Take a look back at past Edinburgh Festivals and related articles

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The cast of The Incident Room
Theatre News
New Diorama Theatre to co-curate Brits Off-Broadway festival in New York
This is the first year a British theatre has co-curated the festival with American venue 59E59
Hitler's Tasters
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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Five weirdest thing I've seen
Michelle Kholos Brooks, writer of Hitler's Tasters, gives us an American's perspective on the Scottish arts festival
Spliced
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Review: Spliced (Edinburgh Sports Club)
A site-specific solo show from Timmy Creed examines the world of hurling
Fox
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Review: Fox (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh)
Katie Guicciardi comes to the Edinburgh Fringe
The Last of the Pelican Daughters
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Edinburgh Fringe then and now – success stories from the Scottish arts festival
From 50-seat spaces to West End venues, everyone had to start somewhere
The Edinburgh Fringe
Theatre News
Edinburgh Festival 2019: Top 10 jokes revealed by Dave
This year's top puns and gags have been confirmed
Alice Lamb in Wild Swimming
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Review: Wild Swimming (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh)
FullRogue's show comes to the Edinburgh Fringe before a run in Bristol in September
Bobby and Amy
Theatre News
Fringe First Award second week winners announced
Eight more Fringe First winners, awarded by The Scotsman, have been revealed