EdFringe History
#EdFringe Made in Edinburgh
All Edinburgh’s Theatre at the Fringe:
Edinburgh is about to host the greatest cultural event in the world. People from all over the world, who work in and love the performing arts arrive here for four weeks of brilliant drama, dance, comedy and art…
Birth of the Fringe
Memories of one who was there – part two:
At the first Festival, in 1947, there were eight theatre groups who turned up to take advantage of potential audiences attracted to the Festival.
The First Edinburgh Festival
By Bruce Cannon:
I was a schoolboy in Edinburgh in 1947 and remember well the air of excitement in the city as the first Festival was about to be launched.
