Edinburgh international festival to feature tales of refugees and migration

Festival's 75th anniversary will include stage reimagining of The Jungle Book following Mowgli's journey as a climate refugee

An adaptation of The Jungle Book that reimagines the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a climate refugee is part of the programme at this year's Edinburgh international festival, which shines a spotlight on themes of refugeehood and migration.

The outgoing festival director, Fergus Linehan, said the 75^th anniversary programme was an opportunity to pay tribute to our first artistic director, Rudolf Bing, a refugee of war in Europe".