Friday 1 September at the Festival

Nederlands Dans Theater began its three-night run last night, to a rapturous reception from audience and critics alike. The Herald said ‘Judging by the ecstatic response from an audience of more that 2000… the opening piece.. alone would have been worth the price.’ Continues tonight at 7.30pm at The Edinburgh Playhouse.

Platform, directed by Calixto Bieito and adapted from Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, continues its run at the Royal Lyceum Theatre at 7.30pm. To get a taster of the production, have a look through our gallery of images.
Chekhov's Three Sisters, as realised by the acclaimed Polish director Krystian Lupa, plays at the King’s Theatre at 7.00pm.
Long Life, New Riga Theatre's play without words, continues at The Hub at 7.30pm. Tickets are selling fast, but a small number are still available. The Scotsman said of this production 'the overall impression is vivid beyond words, an impassioned plea from one of Europe's finest young directors...'

This morning's 11.00am concert in the Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series features Pieter Wispelwey with a programme of solo cello pieces by Britten and Bach.
The Lloyds TSB Scotland Concerts conclude tonight with a sold-out performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 9 at 5.30pm, Llŷr Williams playing Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata at 7.30pm and Bruckner Symphony No 8 at 9.30pm.

Today's final Lunchtime Talk features Derek Watson discussing Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, which is performed tomorrow night at the Usher Hall. The Conversations with Artists strand closes with an interview with Nederlands Dans Theater's acclaimed husband-and-wife choreography team Paul Lightfoot and Sol León.