Amanda Knox defies critics with ‘powerful’ Edinburgh Fringe show
- Amanda Knox’s controversial comedy show, Cartwheel, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on Friday night despite calls for its cancellation.
- Knox was falsely imprisoned for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy and was later cleared by the country’s Supreme Court in 2015.
- Kercher’s sister, Stephanie, had urged the show’s removal, claiming it “normalises and trivialises violence against women”, and a petition was signed by over 6,000 people.
- Audience members on opening night described Cartwheel as “respectful”, “powerful”, and “genuinely funny”, noting its focus on storytelling rather than traditional stand-up comedy.
- Knox said that the show is about raising a daughter and honouring Kercher’s memory.
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