Before the pandemic, the story of Edinburgh Fringe was one of unstoppable growth and opportunity. Each year, press releases trumpeted the “biggest arts festival to date” line, as it ballooned from a ...

It began on the edgy margins of a mainstream festival — which it's now eclipsed. But nearly 80 years on, performers and spectators say rising... Is Edinburgh's Fringe still fringe, or has it — gasp — ...

What makes a hit Fringe show? It’s a drizzly Edinburgh morning, and I’m part of an impromptu focus group considering the question at the request of performer Hannah Maxwell. We’re gathered in a tiny ...

Joan Collins Blocked Me on Twitter’ is a fleabag-inspired, one-man, theatrical extravaganza. This one hour spectacle spotlights Theodore Emory Jones, one of England’s finest thespian exports (in his ...

The annual Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, is one of the world's largest ticketed events. Here's a look inside the festivities that have helped launch shows like "Baby Reindeer" and "Fleabag." ...

When the TV channel Dave announced it was scrapping its long-running Joke of the Fringe award, I felt a weird mixture of relief and trepidation. Yes, the widely publicised one-liners increasingly felt ...