Her warning came as the festival announced that its theme next year would be “The Truth We Seek”, inviting audiences to explore truth in all its forms.
Performances include Mary, Queen of Scots, a world premiere from Scottish Ballet, an Australian reimagining of opera Orpheus and Eurydice featuring acrobatics, and Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra 2 in their first-ever European tour.
But Francesca Hegyi, the EIF chief executive, warned in August that the EIF was having to “plan for the worst” for 2025 and beyond due to a lack of clarity over its public funding.
The festival has received about £2.5 million from the Scottish Government in recent years and had expected to get a decision from the quango Creative Scotland last month on its funding for the next three years.
But it is now not expected to get a decision until the end of January, following the Scottish Budget on Dec 4, less than two months before its programme launch.
