▁Majesty ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Aber de en ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁E den ▁Court ▁Theatre ▁in ▁In ver ness . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Festival , ▁a ▁strong ▁standard ▁of ▁provision ▁from ▁visit ing ▁companies ▁has ▁normally ▁formed ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁oper atic ▁year . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁an ▁Edinburgh ▁ven ue ▁suitable ▁for ▁international ▁theatre ▁companies ▁was ▁however ▁a ▁problem ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁obvious ▁solution ▁was ▁to ▁fin ance ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁modern ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁sort ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁over se as ▁capit als . ▁After ▁much ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁in ade qu acy ▁of ▁ven ues , ▁a ▁plan ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁long ▁over due ▁opera ▁house - con cert ▁hall ▁complex ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁long - running ▁s aga ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁" hole ▁in ▁the ▁ground ". ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁eventually ▁abandoned ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁cost ▁pro jections ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁political ▁will ▁to ▁start ▁implementing ▁it . ▁The ▁site ▁in ▁Castle ▁Terra ce ▁was ▁eventually ▁le ased ▁for ▁office ▁development ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁Festival ▁opera ▁has ▁found ▁its ▁home ▁in ▁large ▁traditional ▁Edinburgh ▁ven ues , ▁renov ated ▁in ▁turn ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁up ▁to ▁modern ▁standards . ▁For ▁some ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Play house ▁with ▁its ▁impress ive ▁official ▁capacity ▁of