Article | By Emily McClanathan | March 12, 2025
With Dummy in Diaspora, Chicago Native Esho Rasho Brings His 'Singular Identity' to the Stage
Following a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the solo show makes it U.S. premiere at the Broadway Armory Park in Chicago
Article | By Margaret Hall | May 24, 2024
Let Brian Cox and the Fringe Society Help You Bring a Show to Edinburgh in 2025
The Keep It Fringe fund will offer American artists grants to offset the costs of bringing a show to the Fringe.
Article | By Margaret Hall | May 23, 2024
Meet The 180 Recipients of the 2024 Keep it Fringe Fund
The program increases accessibility and inclusivity at the festival by giving artists grants to offset the costs of bringing a show to the Fringe.
Article | By Meg Masseron | April 17, 2024
Alex Edelman, Leslie Odom, Jr., Colman Domingo, and More Broadway Names Make 2024 Time100 List
See why Octavia Spencer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge think these Broadway stars have earned a spot on the annual list of the most influential people in the world.
Article | By Meg Masseron | March 14, 2024
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Will Offer Apple and Google Wallet Ticketing This Year
This year's festival begins August 2, offering exciting new works of theatre from all around the globe.
Article | By Margaret Hall | January 19, 2024
What is the Edinburgh Fringe and Why Is Playbill Covering It (Again)?
A brief history of the legendary arts festival.
Article | By Margaret Hall, Leah Putnam | January 8, 2024
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Applications Have Opened for 2024
The world's largest arts festival, which fills the Scottish city every August, featured 3,535 shows in 2023.
Article | By Margaret Hall | September 6, 2023
Why Tony Winner Brandon Uranowitz Was in Scotland This Summer
The Leopoldstadt star spent his August seeing shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (and he wasn't the only award-winning actor in attendance).
Article | By Margaret Hall | August 25, 2023
These Shows Won the 3rd Round of The Scotsman's Fringe First Awards
Recognizing the best of new writing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the newspaper's Fringe First Awards are coveted by artists.
Article | By Leah Putnam | August 11, 2023
The Scotsman Announces 1st Round of Fringe First Awards
Recognizing the best of new writing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the newspaper's Fringe First Awards are a recognition coveted by artists.
Article | By Leah Putnam | August 10, 2023
How Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Funding Edinburgh Fringe Artists
The Fringe Society and its president of Fleabag fame is testing out a new program for helping make the festival more inclusive and accessible.
Article | By Diep Tran | August 10, 2023
This Comedian Can't Speak, But He's Making Audiences Laugh at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
After a rare neurological condition caused Alex Gibbon to lose his ability to speak, he decided to turn to comedy.
Article | By Meg Masseron | August 2, 2023
With Nearly 3,500 Shows, the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Is the Second-Largest Ever
Local businesses are also reporting a rise to pre-pandemic economic activity.
Article | By Meg Masseron | July 19, 2023
New Study Shows That Edinburgh Festival Fringe Helps Power Scotland's Economic Recovery
Edinburgh Festival attendance is on par with the FIFA World Cup.
Article | By Leah Putnam | April 5, 2023
Fleabag to Return to Cinemas in National Theatre Live Broadcast
Before it was a hit TV series, Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and performed Fleabag as a solo play.
Article | By Leah Putnam | March 14, 2023
From Fleabag to Six: 7 Shows Launched by Edinburgh Fringe
These shows’ successes at the festival have catapulted them to stages and screens around the world.
Article | By Margaret Hall | February 3, 2023
Playbill Is Packing for a Trip to the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Playbill will immerse itself in the world's largest arts festival this coming August.
Article | By Leah Putnam | January 10, 2023
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Applications Have Opened
The world's largest arts festival, which fills the Scottish city every August, featured 3,334 shows in 2022.
Article | By Margaret Hall | July 29, 2022
A Look Back: Celebrate 75 Years of the Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world.
Article | By Andrew Gans | July 11, 2021
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