Edinburgh International Festival launches 'Play On: Stages'

The theatrical project, Play On: Stages, has seen the construction of outdoor stages in four primary school playgrounds, which are accompanied by bespoke packages to encourage creative arts engagement. 

Supported by Aberdeen Standard Investments, the International Festival has built stages at Hermitage Park Primary School, Lorne Primary School, Leith Primary School, and St Mary’s RC (Leith) Primary School. 

Each stage will provide teachers with a platform from which to develop learning and creative activities, assisted by the digital educational resources created by the Festival. These will introduce pupils to the stage and the different artforms that feature at the Festival each year. In the future, the pupils will co-design the backdrop of their stage.