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New European Songbook: Part One

European musicians join artists who have made their home in Europe to create brand new collaborations, performed for the first time at Edinburgh International Festival.

New European Songbook: Part Two

The final concert where European musicians join artists who have made their home in Europe to perform brand new collaborations for the first time at Edinburgh International Festival.

Martin Creed's Words and Music

Artist, musician and Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed invites you to a delightfully nonconformist evening of words, music and more, as he takes up residence for EIF 2017.

MINEFIELD

Six Argentine and British veterans from both sides of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas conflict come together for this remarkable show exploring the treacherous minefield of their memories.

Royal Court New and Now: Meet the Playwrights

A discussion with all the writers from the series, hosted by Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director of the Royal Court.

Royal Court New and Now: Speech (Discurso)

Guillermo Calderón returns to the subject of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in a new version of this extraordinary monologue.

Royal Court New and Now: There is No One Between You and Me

A woman returns to a hometown she no longer recognises in this haunting new play from Dalia Taha.

Royal Court New and Now: You Never Touched the Dirt

This subtle and witty play tackles the breathtaking economic transformation of China, the dreams it enables and those it crushes.

Royal Court New and Now: Drainage Alley

This story of a quiet alleyway in Havana explores Cuba poised on the cusp of opening up to the world.

Royal Court New and Now: Ghalia's Miles

Fleeing Lebanon in the hope of building a new life in Europe, Ghalia makes an extraordinary journey through the Middle East.

Royal Court New and Now: Bad Roads

A harrowing and bitterly funny new play about Ukraine at war – seen through the eyes of the women fighting, reporting and enduring the conflict.

Reflections on Syria

Six years into a complex conflict, artists from Syria present their stories and memories through film, music and theatre, taking us beyond the headlines and offering fresh perspectives on how war is affecting Syrian lives.

The Power of Plays

Journalists, writers and cultural commentators discuss the unique ability theatre has to examine differing perspectives, effect change and unravel layers of complexity in times of political turmoil.

Arts in the Aftermath of Conflict

This discussion explores the role of artists in post-war contexts and the critical space that needs to be claimed in order to counter a return to paranoia and injustice.

Cultural Connections

Fergus Linehan, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, and Graham Sheffield, Director Arts of the British Council, discuss global citizenship and culture as a connecting spark.

The World in One City

A new documentary weaving together rare archive footage with interviews, conducted by Sir Jonathan Mills, with Festival directors, artists and audience members.

In a special event in partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the cult American writer looks back on his life and work.

One of the greatest singer-songwriters of his generation, Mercury Prize winner Benjamin Clementine takes to the stage at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre.

Spirit of '47's provocative series of talks brings together leading artists, commentators and thinkers from around the world. Catch up through the podcast.