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These Violent Delights review – Scottish Ballet’s feverish Romeo and Juliet is bold and unsettling

A taut, dreamlike reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy strips away romance in favour of dread, creating an engrossing and fiercely physical dance film

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

Edinburgh Fringe Festival performers on tourist tax: ‘The city needs it – hen dos are pretty destructive’

Performers back Edinburgh’s tourist tax and think even more people should pay

The Independent UK · Jul 28

High costs in Edinburgh ‘little to do’ with new visitor levy, says council

The UK’s first visitor levy is set to come into force on Friday as performers speak out against rising costs.

Evening Standard · Jul 23

First details of 2025 Edinburgh International Festival line-up announced

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place between August 1-24 2025.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Scottish ballet dancer wins international competition judged by Darcey Bussell

A SCOTTISH ballet dancer has won gold at a prestigious international competition judged by Dame Darcey Bussell.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2024

Scottish Ballet: Cinders! review – zippy gender-swap ballet is a festive treat

Audiences won’t know until they arrive if their Cinders is male or female in Scottish Ballet’s charmingly tweaked version

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Scottish performing arts in double triumph at UK awards ceremony

THE 2023 UK Theatre Awards, held at the historic Guildhall in central London on Sunday, marked an evening of success for Scotland’s performing…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2023

Ballet and opera figures recognised in honours list

Christopher Hampson of Scottish Ballet and Peter Lawson of Scottish Opera have been made CBEs.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire is stunning

IT is some 11 years since Scottish Ballet’s acclaimed adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2023

Coppélia at Sadler’s Wells review: Silicon Valley reboot of this classic ballet couldn’t be more timely

Scottish Ballet continues to punch above its weight with another hit

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023