Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Fringe chiefs rule out full scale return until 2022
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have admitted it is unlikely to return any kind of normality until 2022 - amid fears that audiences are unwilling to pay to watch shows online and are suffering from "digital fatigue."
The Scotsman, 25th October 2020Tim Key: when the Ashes & the Fringe aligned in 2005
The poet, comedian and actor takes on his generation's big one. And, yes, he is well aware of the responsibility.
Tim Key for Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Guardian, 30th September 2020How Free EdFest brought comedy online
Alex Petty, who runs The Laughing Horse's Free Edinburgh Festival, said that the organization wanted to find a way of supporting performers during the pandemic by providing a way for them to make some money through donations, as well as giving them a platform for creative output.
Sooraj Shah, Forbes, 8th September 2020Shedinburgh mows down the fringe
With the Edinburgh festival shelved by Covid, stand-ups have turned a garden shed into a stage for an online extravaganza. Brian Logan enjoys flashes of brilliance amid a dislocating experience.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th September 2020Looking beyond Fringe for signs of a brighter future
It remains to be seen what share of arts funding will find its way to comedy clubs.
Karen Koren, Edinburgh Evening News, 3rd September 2020Steve Coogan reveals plans to stage Fringe comeback
Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan has revealed he wants to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show - nearly 30 years after he shot to fame at the event.
Brian Ferguson, Edinburgh Evening News, 29th August 2020The damaging ripple effect of the cancelled Fringe
Last year, 3,841 Edinburgh Fringe shows were performed across the space of a month. This year there were none. Isobel Lewis explores the impact of the loss of the Fringe.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 19th August 2020Edinburgh Festival Fringe set for radical 2021 overhaul
A radical vision for the return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe could see its programme cut in size by more than half, audiences encouraged to watch shows from the other side of the world and an end to performers being "priced out" of being able to afford to take part in the event.
The Scotsman, 14th August 2020Are we witnessing the death of Scotland's comedy scene?
Crisis for the Arts as Covid-19 forces Scottish Arts Festivals to shut down for the first time since their creation. Fortunately, aid is on the way for some art forms, but is comedy being forgotten? And will this be the death knell of Scotland's comedy scene?
Andrew Cook, The EFC, 12th August 2020Over £140,000 raised for Fringe creatives
A new crowdfunding platform, designed to help Fringe artists and venues raise vital funds in the absence of a physical festival in 2020, has raised over £140,000 in just over a week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th August 2020Previous years
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