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Free stuff, basically, as Juliette Burton explains...
28/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
by Aaron Nemo, aka Shitty Mozart
27/07/2024 … Greetings, esteemed British readers.
© byronv2/CC BY-SA 2.0 Ian Wolf has a very radical solution to the festival's problems...
27/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
More ideas to fix the Fringe from Jim Judges and enny Shakes
26/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
One anonymous performer gives their verdict on what's wrong with the Fringe
25/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Amy Annette on ideas to fix the festival
24/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Mabel Thomas has some suggestions
23/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
© Andy Hollingworth ...but in the meantime Sian Davies suggests three sticking-plaster solutions
22/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
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