Covid-19
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.
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.
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.
Anger at government “advice”
Government’s refusal to ban social gatherings slammed, but theatres aren’t giving up the day job just yet.
The Government has been attacked for insisting on providing “advice” to the public on social distancing and to organisers in pulling public events, rather than providing clear instructions to do so.
Covid-19 Theatre status
The current status of Edinburgh’s theatres due to Covid-19:
As the Covid-19 situation changes hourly, this page contains the current open or closed status of each Edinburgh theatre.
King’s, Festival & Studio dark
Capital Theatres “cancels or postpones” all March & April shows
Capital Theatres, which runs the King’s, the Festival and the Studio theatres, has announced that it is cancelling or postponing all performances at the three venues in March and April 2020.
Covid-19 Latest – Sunday 15 March
Round up of Edinburgh theatres’ responses:
Edinburgh’s theatres have continued with their scheduled performances over the weekend and have announced their intentions to continue with their planned programmes for the immediate future.
Festivals respond to Covid-19
EIF & EdFringe issue Coronavirus updates:
Edinburgh’s August festivals are set to continue as planned according to the statements from The Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society today (Friday 13 March 2020).
Donate your ticket!
Support theatres, donate your cancelled ticket
Theatre goers are being asked to support theatres by donating the cost of tickets for cancelled events back to the theatre involved.