The first weekend of the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival has been awash with four and five star reviews. Read on to find out what the critics have been enjoying so far.
Until 11 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A compelling historical epic'
Read more on the The Telegraph
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'combines masterly storytelling with metaphorical resonance'
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ '‘an overwhelming lament for a nation’s shame’
Read more in The Herald
a sweeping saga with deep currents
Until 5 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A triumph for the company’
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Scottish Ballet has many achievements to celebrate in its new production’
Read more on The Scotsman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘this Crucible has atmosphere, drama and paciness in spades’
Read more on The Daily Telegraph
Bewitchingly good
Until 10 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'a fascinating, complex, vulnerable and very funny central performance from James McArdle'
Read more on The Scotsman
Until 25 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Cardiff and Miller remind us of the magic technology can create, and the darkness just under the surface of the city we inhabit.’
Read more on The Scotsman
Until 5 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐ '‘A raw yet calculated spectacle from the world’s most controversial director’
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a gripping evening’
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Until 5 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An electrifying reclaiming of cultural roots delivered with power and grace’
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Until 6 August | More information and tickets
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Physically intense piece that succeeds in giving a choreographic understanding of being profoundly deaf’
Read more on The Stage
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Film scores serve up a winning start’
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'The Edinburgh International Festival curtain-raiser was a resounding success, with Tynecastle rocking to music not normally associated with a packed football stadium'
Read more on Edinburgh Evening News
A cracker of a festival opener