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What now for the Edinburgh Fringe? The questions that hover over the festival in its fallow year

Long ReadsAug 5, 2020
The Edinburgh Fringe will be back... but will it differ from the festival as we know it? Photo: Shutterstock
The Edinburgh Fringe will be back... but will it differ from the festival as we know it? Photo: Shutterstock
With the fringe cancelled this summer, Edinburgh hopefuls are eyeing 2021 – but will it be back next year? And if so, what will it look like and what size will it be? Artists and fringe leaders tell The Stage about the value of the festival and how this could be a chance to remake it for the future

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