Edinburgh Festival Fringe
AUG 6–30, 2010
Theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, music, children's shows, exhibitions, musicals and other events take over the city for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The world's biggest and best festival is an arts showcase for everyone from the biggest names in showbiz to the performers in the street. This Festival more than any other transforms the streets of Edinburgh city centre in the month of August, with buskers, street theatre and live entertainment filling nearly every cobblestone.
With no artistic selection anything goes and the Fringe has hosted performances that have been cutting edge, controversial, experimental and brilliant. This open access policy for artists and performers has ensured the variety and diversity of the work on show is truly staggering and festival visitors have come to expect the unexpected!
With an eager festival going audience flocking to Edinburgh many artists choose the Fringe to showcase their new work and the festival has been a launch pad for the careers of Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams, Jude Law, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Billy Connolly and many more.
Featured videos
Kath Mainland
The new Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Kath Mainland, gives you her top tips for making the most of your trip to the festivals: how to grab a bargain; where best to soak up the atmosphere and how to plan your perfect festival day.
Faulty Towers
Dine with snobbish, manic Basil; his domineering wife, Sybil, and hopelessly confused waiter, Manuel. Three course meal included. 'Trust me, it is worth it... highlight of the 2008 Fringe'- ***** (Edinburgh Evening News).
A-Team: The Musical
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. Now they're back. Hannibal, BA, Face, Murdock. With guns, explosives and power ballads. 'Ingenious' (Stage), 'Fabulous' (Chortle.co.uk). Warning: nobody dies.
Janeane Garafalo
he actress famed for her roles in 24, The West Wing, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Reality Bites and Saturday Night Live, began her stand-up career in New York in the 1980s. 2209 was her Edinburgh Fringe debut.
