Social Distancing To Remain During Edinburgh International Festival : The Indiependent

<p>Further tickets will not be sold in advance of Edinburgh International Festival, despite many sold out performances.</p> <p>Many performances will take place in temporary outdoor venues to ensure greater safety for the performers, staff and audiences involved. Two of these outdoor venues, Edinburgh Academy Junior School and Edinburgh Park, have a capacity of 670, and a third, Edinburgh University&rsquo;s Old College Quad, has a capacity of only 230, a fraction of the numbers that would usually attend.</p> <p>Some shows being staged indoors at the Royal Lyceum Theatre and the Festival Theatre, including Scottish Opera&rsquo;s production of&nbsp;<em>Falstaff</em>, will also be performed with lower audience capacities.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-indiependent/social-distancing-to-remain-during-edinburgh-international-festival-the-indiependent-69699464704c"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>