Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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 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.
CS calls emergency board meeting
Creative Scotland responds to pressure over RFO cuts:
Creative Scotland has today, Tuesday 30 January 2018, responded to pressure from across the theatre community at the removal of 20 organisations from its network of Regularly Funded Organisations.
Shock cuts to theatre companies
Mixed results in Creative Scotland’s latest funding round:
Edinburgh’s Catherine Wheels and Lung Ha’s theatre companies have had 100% core funding cuts in a day of mixed fortune for the city’s theatre as Creative Scotland announced its latest funding round.
Æ critic up for award
Lucy Evans makes Allen Wright Award shortlist:
Æ writer Lucy Evans has made the shortlists of the Allen Wright Award, organised by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society to encourage and reward quality writing in arts journalism from young critics on the fringe.
World Fringe Day set for July 11
International celebration of #EdFringe’s 70th anniversary
The Edinburgh fringe is leading plans for an inaugural World Fringe Day on July 11, to acknowledge the 70th anniversary of what would become the Edinburgh fringe.
Shona McCarthy for EdFringe
Northern Irish culture leader takes over as Fringe CEO:
Shona McCarthy, who headed the company responsible for leading Derry-Londonderry’s year as UK City of Culture, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Fringe.
Mainland quits #EdFringe
Chief Exec Kath Mainland leaves for Melbourne job:
The Edinburgh Fringe has just announced that Kath Mainland is to leave the organisation after seven years as its Chief Executive. She will take on the role of Executive Director of the Melbourne Festival in February 2016.
Ravenhill for Starters
For the first time ever, the Edinburgh Fringe had a welcoming address for participants. It was given on Friday the 2nd of August at Fringe Central by Mark Ravenhill.
