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Fringe rebuilding begins with search for new chief

Monday, January 12, 2009

THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe will today finally begin moves to hire a new head as part of a massive shake-up of the way the event is run. An international recruitment drive for the first chief executive in the event’s 62-year history has been unveiled – five months after the festival was taken to the brink [...]

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Bail-out for the Fringe ‘may top £500,000′

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Bail-out for the Fringe 'may top £500,000'

THE financial bail-out for the Edinburgh Fringe in the wake of last year’s box-office disaster is likely to be more than £500,000. Sources say the £250,000 rescue package revealed last week will almost certainly have to be doubled to stave off meltdown over the next few months. City council officials, who have been in lengthy [...]

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