What? Edinburgh Fringe

When? 4 – 31 August 2010

Fringe features 40,254 performances of 2453 shows in 259 venues

www.edfringe.com

The Edinburgh Fringe is one of the world's leading arts festivals.  In this year's programme, Edinburgh in August will be bursting with the most talented artists from every area of the arts world.  Nowhere else can you see such a variety of world class talent and range of shows that are guaranteed to engage, enthral, excite and delight.

Every year thousands of performers take to a multitude of stages all over Edinburgh to present shows for every taste.  From big names in the worlds of entertainment and comedy to unknown artists and students looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, musicals, opera, music, exhibitions and events.

There is a buzz about Edinburgh in August that is unlike any other.  As a performer or venue management team, it's hard (but thoroughly enjoyable) labour and as an audience, you have the opportunity to spend 20 hours a day being inspired and challenged and enthralled by stories and ideas.  Inside and out, there is always something happening that will surprise you.

For me, Edinburgh Fringe is a benchmark of quality event management in the creative sector that brings together the high level strategic opportunities and the immense logistics of this scale of work. And at the same time, manage to ensure that there is creativity at the heart of it which is exactly what we aim to achieve with all our events (but on a much smaller scale!).

Claire

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