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Top Picks: Edinburgh International Festival
from Fest Preview 2022
by The Skinny
International Festival programme
Counting and Cracking
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The Lyceum, 8-14 Aug, times vary
This profound play tells the tale of love and political strife through one Sri Lankan-Australian family over four generations, from 1956 to 2004. Performed in English, Tamil and Sinhalese, with live translation into English.
An Untitled Love
King’s Theatre, 20-21 Aug, times vary
Choreographer Kyle Abraham draws from D’Angelo’s rich catalogue of R&B and soul music for his newest fulllength work, which pays homage to self-love and Black love.
The Best In Theatre And Dance
Samsara
The Lyceum, 18-20 Aug, times vary
UK/Indian dancer Aakash Odedra and Chinese dancer Hu Shenyuan take on this piece inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, exploring the Buddhist philosophy of the cycles of birth, misery and death.
As British As A Watermelon
The Studio, 23-26 Aug, 8pm
Zimbabwean performer mandla rae presents a personal exploration of childhood migration memories, using unflinching narrative, poetry and storytelling together with colourful chaos.
A Little Life
Festival Theatre, 20-22 Aug, times vary
Acclaimed director Ivo van Hove adapts Hanya Yanagihara’s novel, which follows four men, bound tightly together by friendship, over a period of more than thirty years.
