Returning favourites and big names dominate the programme for EdFest.com as Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly announce their line up for this year’s Fringe.
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Tynecastle becomes beating heart of Festival’s opening event
Hearts’ Tynecastle Park stadium will host an orchestral opening event for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival as organisers opt for a change of tone.
‘Unaffordable’ Fringe needs help from business
As the hotels, pubs, cafes and landlords reflected on another profitable Edinburgh Fringe, the last of the trains were leaving town packed with performers nursing their losses and wondering whether they could afford to do it again next year.
Fizzing voice of millennials wins top comedy prize
A 26-year-old New Zealander described as “the fizzing charismatic voice of Millennials” was the winner of this year’s Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fear and loathing portrays the politics of today
A Beginner’s Guide to Populism (rating 4/5) Think Trump. Think walls. That should provide an essential understanding of how this 50-minute production seeks to explore the nastier aspects of trying to ride on a popular ticket when it all goes unchecked. The fear of being invaded, whether violent, political or economic has a long history, […]