Contents

Edinburgh & Its Festivals
Festival History
August Feast
Future Threats
Useful Links
Venues
Picture Gallery
More Pictures
Further Reading
Bits & Pieces

2010 Festival
News Snippets
Previews - Info & Links

2009 Festival
News Snippets
Previews - Info & Links
Reviews-Info, Links & Awards

2008 Festival
News Snippets
Previews - Info & Links
Reviews - Info & Awards
Punters' 2008 Visit

2007 Festival
Pre-fest Punter Thoughts
News Snippets
Previews - Info & Links
Reviews - Info & Awards
Summary of 2007 Visit

2006 Festival
Previews
Reviews

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Web Links Relating to Edinburgh and its Festivals

Here are some useful web links for those who are interested in Edinburgh and its Festivals. I will gladly receive any suggestions for additions to this page. Also, I would be grateful if you could inform me of any broken links.

Links last checked on July 27th, 2009
Page last updated on January 16th, 2010.

All-round sites
Portal to festival sites
Festivals Edinburgh
Festival Sites
The International Festival
The Fringe
International Book Festival  
Jazz and Blues Festival 
International Film Festival
The Military Tattoo
Art Festival
Fringe venues
Comedy "festival"
Forest Fringe
Previews & reviews
Scotsman
Guardian
Herald
Times
Telegraph
Independent
The Stage
WhatsOnStage.com
British Theatre Guide
Festmag
Threeweeks
EdinburghGuide.com
The List
Fringe Review
Edinburgh Festival Magazine
BroadwayBaby
Total Theatre
One4review
OnstageScotland
Blogs
Lyn Gardner
Guardian Theatre Blogs
View from the Stalls
Forest Fringe Blog
The Edinburgh Blog
Miscellaneous
Edinburgh World Heritage
EdinburghFestivalJobs.com
MailingList/Friends/Supporters
These links can be found on the home page		 Visual Arts & Museums
National Galleries in Edinburgh
Fruitmarket gallery
Edinburgh gallery guide
City of Edinburgh museums and galleries
Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh History
Old Edinburgh Club
Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh
Mary Queen of Scots
Wikipedia
The Story of Leith
Scottish History Online
rampantscotland.com
Original New Town plan
Map showing chronological expansion of the city
A brief history of some of Edinburgh's pubs
Edinburgh World Heritage Site House Histories e-newsletters: issue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Refreshments
edinburghguide.com food and drink guide
edinburghrestaurants.co.uk restaurant guide
travelscotland.co.uk restaurant guide
edinburgh.pubs.freeuk.com pub guide
edinburgh-pubs.co.uk pub guide
edinburghpubguide.co.uk
Accommodation
26 Abercromby Place
38 Dublin Street
AboutScotland.com
Alastair Sawday's Special Places
Tourist Board
EdinburghGuide.com
EdinburghFirst.com
various links on The Scotsman's festival web site		 Performers & companies
Traverse Theatre
National Theatre of Scotland
Paines Plough
Druid Theatre Company
Volcano Theatre Co. (Canada)
Rough Magic
Red Shift
Arches Theatre Co.
Grid Iron
Toldbyanidiot Theatre Co.
Teatr Wierszalin
Peepolykus (comedy theatre)
Guy Masterson
Tim Crouch
Steven Berkoff
Pip Utton
Owen O'Neill
Jerry Sadowitz
John Hegley
Daniel Kitson
Bill Bailey
Stewart Lee
Will Adamsdale
Rainer Hersch
Derevo
DO Theatre

Recently established and emerging companies ...
Uninvited Guests
Filter
Third Angel
Vanishing Point
Graeme Miller
1927
Analogue
Present Attempt
Precarious
Les Enfants Terribles
The River People
Unpacked
Look Left Look Right

Past companies / performers ...
Complicite
Communicado
7:84
National Theatre of Brent
The Right Size
Will Durst