Category Orchestra

REVIEW: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the get go, I had goosebumps. Opening with Prokofiev's terrific 'Dance of the Knights', the show continued with passion and astounding elegance. Not having adapted Shakespeare before, Matthew Bourne has done so with success in his reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet, showing at Sadler's Wells now until 2nd September. Bourne reimagines the classic story and turns it into something utterly modern, compelling, and inventive.

HIGHLIGHT: EIF offers free concert coinciding with American Independence Day and EIF’s 75th Anniversary year

Reading Time: 2 minutesCoinciding with American Independence Day and its 75th anniversary year, Edinburgh International Festival is thrilled to now release over 3,000 tickets to a special free concert featuring one of the USA’s leading orchestras, The Philadelphia Orchestra.