THE future of the Edinburgh Fringe is in “very real danger” due to the soaring cost of accommodation in the capital, according to eight of the arts festival’s biggest producing venues.
As this year’s Fringe draws to a close, a collective statement from Assembly, Dance Base, Gilded Balloon, Just the Tonic, Pleasance, Summerhall, Underbelly and ZOO has warned of the need for action from “local and national government, landlords, the universities, Fringe venues and the Fringe Society” to find a “lasting solution” to Edinburgh’s increasing lack of affordability for both performers and audiences.
