Executives urge audiences to ‘fill yer boots’ and watch as many shows as possible amid Covid fightback
The Edinburgh festival fringe is expecting to host artists from nearly 70 countries this year, with participants hungry to return to live performances after the Covid crisis, its directors have said.
The fringe, regarded until the pandemic as the world’s largest arts event, is fighting to rebuild its finances and win back audiences after the twin shocks of Covid and the economic crises triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Liz Truss’s short-lived government last year.
