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Vittorio Angelone on treading the fine line between comedy and activism

With the world so divided by opinions and controversy, Vittorio Angelone's return to the Edinburgh Fringe comes at the perfect time ...

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Voices: I won a game show, but even that wasn’t enough to cover performing at the Edinburgh Fringe

COMMENT: I had to use my ‘Weakest Link’ winnings to put on my Edinburgh play, writes Kat Brown. Twenty years on, I don’t know how today’s performers can afford to do it

The Independent UK

I'm camping during the Edinburgh Fringe so I can afford to perform my one-woman show

ROCKETING rents in Edinburgh are forcing Fringe performer Narin Özenci to camp in a tent for the duration of the August festival ...

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John Swinney brands Gaza as ‘genocide’ for first time as Fringe show disrupted

JOHN Swinney has described what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza as a “genocide” for the first time ...

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Fringe organisers call on audiences to ‘dare to discover’ as festival begins

Thousands of shows will take place across the capital in August as the Fringe Festival and Edinburgh International Festival get under way.

The Independent UK

It’s not all haggis and Scotch pies up here

Brief letters: Food at the fringe | A gardener’s worst nightmare | Well-informed voters | Remembering Tom Lehrer | Lionesses/Lions

The Guardian - UK

Tiff Stevenson asks what post-coitus politics would look like in Fringe show

HOW different would the world be if our political leaders only made big decisions post-coitus? That’s the question Tiff Stevenson is asking at…

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Outrage as Jewish comedians’ Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled ‘over staff safety concerns’

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon both criticised the decision ahead of the annual arts festival

The Independent UK

Wacky, brilliant, and moving: 11 shows not to miss at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2025: Big celebrity names and familiar premises are simply not the point of Edinburgh Fringe. Isobel Lewis collates some of the best shows at this year’s festival worth taking a chance on

The Independent UK

Performers speak out against 'eye-wateringly expensive' Fringe Festival

BUM-CLENCHINGLY expensive is how one performer has described the cost of bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe ...

The National (Scotland)

Mhairi Black leaves SNP as she slates party direction

Mhairi Black has quit the SNP after becoming unhappy with the direction of the party.

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Ready for some female rage? Get set for Lauren Lyle’s return as Scottish cop Karen Pirie

The actor is making waves as the no-nonsense detective - and now, she’s got a new murder to solve

Evening Standard

Comedian cancels Fringe show over 'terror' charge bail conditions'

A comedian has cancelled her Edinburgh Fringe show due to travel restrictions imposed as part of her bail on terror charges after a van was rammed…

The National (Scotland)

Alba playwright puts his money where his mouth with Fringe show

JACK Byrne is so determined to keep Scottish working-class voices on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe that he has sunk his savings into a new play.

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I'm performing at the Fringe but fear I won't be allowed to re-enter the US

Advertised as the “play Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see,” US-based Priyanka Shetty is preparing for her run at the Fringe, by contacting…

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'I had pushed down my Palestinian heritage. But now that's all changed'

PROMOTING his Edinburgh Fringe show, opening later this month, Sami Abu Wardeh worries that he might have been funnier ...

The National (Scotland)

I was homeless and using drugs. Now I'm playing at the Edinburgh Fringe

A SCOTS comedian performing at the Edinburgh Fringe has discussed how he managed to kickstart his comedy career after battling addiction and…

Evening Standard

NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

The Spotlight On Theatre And Dance From Northern Ireland initiative will be held on August 19

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One-woman play will explore consequences of explosion in extreme sex acts on OnlyFans

THE backlash to the women who have turned sex into a competitive sport has inspired a controversial play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe ...

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I'm a performer at the Fringe - here's why I'm having to CAMP in Edinburgh all month

ROCKETING rents in Edinburgh are forcing one Fringe performer to camp in a tent for the duration of the August festival.Rents of £7000 for one…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's first dedicated comedy club celebrates 30th birthday

Scotland's first dedicated comedy club has officially celebrated its 30th birthday

The National (Scotland)

Palestine Comedy Club to be brought to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

PALESTINIAN comedians are set to be given a chance to share their material at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe through a new show.

The National (Scotland)

'Joy, celebration and warmth' of Palestinian art to be showcased at Edinburgh Fringe

A group of Palestinian artists are preparing to take to the stage at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, as part of a mini-festival aimed at…

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh Fringe programme launches with 3350 shows across 265 venues

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3350 shows across 265 venues

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme launched

Topics at the event in August include the apocalypse, rave culture, disability and sexuality.

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