THE performing arts and entertainment union Equity have called on the Edinburgh Fringe Society to compensate performers at this year’s festival affected by the removal of the official Fringe app.
The absence of an app, which is widely seen a vital for the generation of ticket sales, has already been the subject of controversy, with an open letter signed by over 1500 performers, promoters and venues earlier this month expressing dismay over the decision and condemning a lack of transparency from the Fringe Society.
