EdFringe

Fringe appoints Riverside’s Lankester

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, […]

Jan 30 2025 | By | Reply More
Summerhall confirms EdFringe 2025

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.

Jan 10 2025 | By | Reply More
It’s a wrap

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.

Aug 26 2024 | By | Reply More
Shakespeare adjacent pairings

Shakespeare adjacent pairings

It’s the Bard, Bill, just not as you know him

Following Necessary Cat’s brilliant pairing of Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the Fringe of 2023, the Edinburgh-based company is back with Macbeth and David Greig’s Dunsinane.

Aug 5 2024 | By | Reply More
Moon Dragon

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.

Aug 4 2024 | By | Reply More
#Nothing to Review Here

#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.

Aug 2 2024 | By | Reply More
Summerhall reprieved as a Fringe venue

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.

Aug 1 2024 | By | Reply More
EdFringe: Made in Edinburgh 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

Jul 30 2024 | By | Reply More
Edinburgh-based artists at the 2024 Festivals

Edinburgh-based artists at the 2024 Festivals

Professional Edinburgh-based theatre makers in the 2024 Festivals, collated with the support of EPAD

Jul 30 2024 | By | Reply More
EdFringe 2024!

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?

Jul 3 2024 | By | Reply More