2-4-1 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

EDINBURGH International Festival runs from August 5 – 29 and, in conjunction with the organisers, we are giving you fantastic two-for-one ticket offers to five of the event’s top performances.

Simply book online or call to claim your two-for-one discount for any of the shows listed below. For more information visit eif.co.uk.

Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret

Barry Humphries with Meow Meow and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Join the incomparable Barry Humphries and cabaret star Meow Meow for an evening of foot tapping song and dance in decadent 1930s Berlin.

Mon 8 and Tue 9 August, 7.30pm, Usher Hall. Tickets from £12.50.

Shake

After Shakespeare’s twelfth night, comedy in a typical 1970s seaside resort in a farcical version of Shakespeare’s tale of boys playing girls playing boys playing girls.

Thu 11 – Sat 13 August, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Lyceum Theatre. Tickets from £10.

Scottish Ballet

A world class emotional double bill. A huge corps de ballet fills the stage in a mesmerisingly beautiful work by one of the most exciting choreographers in the world today, Crystal Pite. It is set alongside a powerful work by Angelin Preljocaj, whose 2012 International Festival shows thrilled audiences and critics alike. Thu 18 – Sat 20 August, 7.30pm, Festival Theatre. Tickets from £12.

Russian National Orchestra

Brilliant Russian music from the brilliant Russian Orchestra. with classical compositions by Mussorgsky, tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, the Russian national Orchestra performs in two concerts gleaming with sonic power.

Sat 20, 7.45pm and Sun 21 August, 8pm, Usher Hall. Tickets from £12.50.

The Toad Knew

Stunning circus acrobatics. Join James thierrée for a new show, described by one reviewer as ‘flamboyant, hallucinatory and ravishingly beautiful’, bringing together dancers, contortionists, high wire artists and wonderful performers. Must be booked before August 24.

Wed 24 – Sun 28 August, 7.30pm, King’s Theatre. Tickets from £12.