The High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom is pleased to announce Spotlight Canada 2025, celebrating the depth and breadth of Canadian programming at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals, thanks to the generous support of the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.
Spotlight Canada brings together a diverse roster of Canadian talent across all the major festivals in Edinburgh, with the goal of championing the shows, events and performances featuring Canadian theatre-makers, writers, comedians, musicians, filmmakers and performers who will claim their place in the spotlight amid the city’s annual explosion of art, community and fun.
Congratulations to the Canadian artists and companies featured in Spotlight Canada 2025!
Edinburgh Fringe
Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) – Montréal, Quebec
Imago – Vancouver, British Columbia
Tree of Dreams – Toronto, Ontario
Because You Never Asked – Montréal, Quebec
SLUGS – Toronto, Ontario/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Swan? – Calgary, Alberta
FLIP Fabrique: Six° – Montréal, Quebec
Climate Change Theatre Action 2025 – Montréal, Quebec
Red Like Fruit – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Edinburgh International Festival
Bruce Liu – Montréal, Quebec
Ryan Wang – Vancouver, British Columbia
Canvas of Sound – Oakville, Ontario
Emily D’angelo & Sophie Munoz – Toronto, Ontario
As You Like It – Toronto, Ontario
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Miriam Toews – Toronto, Ontario
Madeleine Thien – Vancouver, British Columbia
David Szalay – Montréal, Quebec
Alice Mah – Smithers, British Columbia
Tanya Talaga – Fort William First Nation, Treaty Nine Territory (Ontario)
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Best Boy – Montréal, Quebec
Dead Lover – Edmonton, Alberta
Mortician – Canada
Witness: An Organima Film – Montréal, Quebec