EdFringe

Fringe appoints Riverside’s Lankester
Riverside Studios’ CEO Tony Lankester next head of EdFringe Tony Lankester has been named to take over from Shona McCarthy as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the charity which oversees the running of the Edinburgh Fringe. McCarthy announced in October 2024 that she would be stepping down from the role in March, […]

Summerhall confirms EdFringe 2025
Summerhall Arts charity announces future plans
Summerhall will be a venue at EdFringe 2025 according to Summerhall Arts, the independent charity set up in 2023 to take over the running of Summerhall’s arts and performance programme.

It’s a wrap
#NoArtWithoutArtists as EdFringe posts 2.6 million tix
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has posted near-final figures of 2.6 million tickets issued for EdFringe 2024, along with a severe warning from Chief Executive Shona McCarthy against boring and elitist art.

Moon Dragon
★★★★★ Perfectly pitched
Combining puppetry, live music and interactive elements, Dragon Song Productions enchant their young audiences with a revamped version of their original Fringe hit, Moon Dragon, at the LifeCare Centre in Stockbridge.

#Nothing to Review Here
A look back at Edfringe’s Covid years
Four years ago, on Friday 7 August 2020, on what should have been the first day of the Edinburgh Fringe, I was on the Royal Mile with my brother, the photographer Peter Dibdin.

Summerhall reprieved as a Fringe venue
Future of whole complex not clear as sale date set.
Summerhall appears to have been reprieved as a Fringe venue for at least three years, as responsibility for running the venue element of the Summerhall complex is taken over by a new charity ahead of its sale going to a closing date of September 18, 2024.

EdFringe: Made in Edinburgh 2024
All Edinburgh’s Theatre at the Fringe in 2024
Edinburgh is once again hosting the greatest cultural event on earth. People from all over the world who work in and love the performing arts, arrive here for three weeks of brilliant drama, dance, comedy and art. Here’s the guide to Æ’s coverage of everything #MadeInEdinbugh

EdFringe 2024!
Call out for Edinburgh writers and shows…
This is a big “hello” and a call out to Edinburgh’s theatre community. Do you want to review Edinburgh’s theatre at the Fringe? Are you an Edinburgh-based company at the Fringe that wants listing and reviewing?