News
Support for festivals and workers
Festivals can repurpose existing grants:
The Scottish government and Edinburgh Council have both said that Edinburgh’s August festivals can repurpose existing grants to ensure their future.
All five August Fests off
All Edinburgh’s August 2020 festivals have been pulled:
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Book Festival, Art Festival and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tatttoo will not be held in 2020.
EdFringe announcement
The statement from Shona McCarthy in full:
“Just a few months ago, the idea of Edinburgh without the Fringe and our sister festivals would have been totally unthinkable;
EdFringe Off
Fringe society withdraws support
The Edinburgh Fringe has been pulled for 2020, with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announcing that it is withdrawing its services overseeing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
White Easter Egg
Catherine Wheels’ White gets Easter streaming
Catherine Wheels are to live stream Any Manley’s smash hit children’s theatre play White for free on YouTube over the Easter weekend, Friday 10 – Monday 13 April 2020.
Covid latest news
Latest updates on effects of Covid lockdown
EdFringe to announce this week; Creative Scotland announces funding package for creative community; Traverse shutters to June; King’s refurb on ice.
Cultural quickies
Edinburgh’s responses to Covid-19
With everyone having to stay at home, and all the theatres and TV studios dark, it seems that every actor and their cat has started up a daily YouTube or Facebook Live show.
7,000 tune in to Stand
First Saturday Night Live from The Stand a hit:
Almost 7,000 people tuned in live to watch the Edinburgh Stand comedy club’s first ever Saturday Night Live streaming event on Youtube.
Scenes for Survival
NTS creates online theatre project, supports artists:
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is to deliver a digital season of new theatre, fulfilling its “without walls” remit and providing support to theatre practitioners.
Comedy keeps Standing
The Stand to stream Saturday Night Live free
Edinburgh’s Stand has announced it is to live stream its Saturday Night Live show, this Saturday 21 March 2020. The stream will be free, with donations welcome.
