Brian McMaster

Sir Brian John McMaster CBE (b. 1943) is an English arts administrator from Hitchin.

McMaster was managing director at the Welsh National Opera from 1976 to 1991.

He was director of the Edinburgh International Festival from 1991 to 2006. He moved all of the Edinburgh International Festival staff from London to the Scottish capital and appointed Joanna Baker as director of marketing and public affairs. During his tenure, the Empire Theatre on the Southside was acquired and refurbished as the Festival Theatre, opening in 1994 with Scottish Opera's Tristan and Isolde. Theatre productions included a revival of C.P. Taylor's Good, directed by Michael Boyd.…more

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	The Edinburgh International Festival 1947 - 1996 by Eileen Miller 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish Theatre Since the Seventies by Randall Stevenson (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banquo on Thursdays: The Inside Story of Fifty Edinburgh Festivals by Iain Crawford 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars