Edinburgh Festival 2022: best shows and events to book now

What’s on at the fringe and international festivals in Scotland’s capital city

Ian McKellen performing in Hamlet at the Theatre Royal in Windsor in 2021
Ian McKellen performing in Hamlet at the Theatre Royal in Windsor in 2021
(Image credit: Matt Crossick/Empics/Alamy)

1. Hamlet with Ian McKellen

Theatre: 2-7 August and other dates

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