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SNP MP Joanna Cherry slams Edinburgh comedy club for 'no-platforming' her in trans row

Cherry had been due to speak at a Fringe festival event in August at a club co-founded by fellow SNP MP Tommy Sheppard.

Daily Record

New Edinburgh Fringe hub plans move forward as council discusses city centre lease

Detailed discussions have begun between the Fringe Society and council chiefs but there is still a "considerable amount of work" to be done before a lease is signed.

Edinburgh Live

Adelaide Fringe sets seven-figure record as festival sells 1 million tickets for first time

The Adelaide Fringe becomes the first Australian festival to sell 1 million tickets, according to organisers, attracting record crowds over the past four weeks.

ABC News

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Fleabag star announces Edinburgh Fringe support fund for performers

FLEABAG star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has announced a new £100,000 fund to help performers put on new shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The National (Scotland)

Greedy Edinburgh landlords charging five-figure sums for Fringe short-term lets

Analysis of accommodation on short-term letting sites such as Airbnb and Vrbo reveals a gulf in pricing for stays now and in August.

Daily Record

Adelaide Fringe battle underway between dominant large venues and smaller upstarts

The Garden of Unearthly Delights and Gluttony dominate ticket sales at the Adelaide Fringe, making it difficult for new venues and upcoming artists to get noticed.

ABC News

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: First shows announced including Daniel Sloss and Rhod Gilbert

The first line-up of Edinburgh Fringe 2023 shows has been announced with tickets on sale from today and stars like Danny Bhoy and Rhod Gilbert confirmed alongside acts like the internationally renowned act The Black Blues Brothers.

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COVID-19 wave expected to peak during upcoming Adelaide Fringe and festival season

With a peak of about 6,000 COVID-19 cases predicted in South Australia by the middle of March, health experts say revellers can still enjoy Adelaide's annual festival season, but they should take steps to reduce the risk of infection.

ABC News

Anger as Travelodge charges £200 a night for Edinburgh Festival Fringe stay

Prices vary but most dates in August cost well over £200 a night for a basic room without Wi-Fi or breakfast

Wales Online

What’s in store at the 2023 Adelaide Fringe

International shows at Adelaide Fringe will return to pre-pandemic numbers in 2023, with a total line-up of more than 1200 events

The New Daily

Swansea Fringe Festival 2022: Where you can see live music, comedy and more over five days and when

The festival takes place from November 3-6

Wales Online

Leo Reich: ‘It’s f***ed, obviously, how many successful comedians are Cambridge grads’

In one of this year’s funniest Edinburgh Fringe shows, 24-year-old stand-up Leo Reich joked about Gen Z’s narcissism and his own privilege. He talks to Isobel Lewis about his onstage persona, the effectiveness of political satire, and the amount of Cambridge grads in the comedy world

The Independent UK

New Edinburgh theatre to be named in honour of Sir Ian McKellen

The actor performed an acclaimed season of Hamlet at the 2022 Fringe festival.

The Independent UK

The best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows to see in London

Some of the top acts of the 2022 fringe are bringing their shows to London. Here’s our pick...

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘We need an intervention’: five ways to fix the Edinburgh festival fringe

Too pricy, too elitist, just too big? After the criticisms of this year’s event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh’s summer spectacular

The National (Scotland)

Prague Fringe set to get a taste of the Scottish independence movement

Edinburgh based singer songwriters, Kevin Gore and Bobby Nicholson, will be performing their show, Gone Edinburgh in the Czech capital in late…

The National (Scotland)

Rising accommodation costs endanger the future of the Fringe

THE Future of the Edinburgh Fringe is in “very real danger” due to the cost of accommodation in the capital, according to eight of the…

The National (Scotland)

How a toddler dancing on the streets created a Scottish centre of arts excellence

IT’S fortunate for Scotland that the talent of Morag Deyes was spotted when she used to dance in her Edinburgh street because there wasn’t…

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The Independent UK

The Week on Stage at Edinburgh Fringe: Amy Gledhill, Colin Hoult, Vir Das, Age Is a Feeling

A guide to comedy and theatre from the final week of the Fringe

The National (Scotland)

Australian comic Sam Campbell wins top comedy award at Fringe festival

AUSTRALIAN comic Sam Campbell has won the top prize for his show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Sam Campbell wins Best Show of the Fringe

This year’s top prize went to an absurdist comic with sharp observations and snappy one-liners

The Independent UK

Ukraine is about more than war, says Fringe Ballet Freedom performer

Performers in Ukraine’s Ballet Freedom say they want people to see the country is about more than the war.

The National (Scotland)

Unionist protesters linked to Holocaust-denier target Nicola Sturgeon Fringe event

PROTESTERS linked to a Holocaust denier demonstrated outside an Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue where the First Minister was appearing.

Edinburgh Live

These 17 unearthed photos show the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe in full swing

Cache of recently unearthed press photographs capture all the fun, artistry and magic of the Edinburgh Fringe during what would turn out to be a record-breaking August.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Festival closing fireworks will not go ahead this year

Organisers of the Edinburgh International Festival have confirmed the traditional firework display to mark the end of the celebrations will not be going ahead for 2022.

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