Huge Edinburgh Fringe programme to tackle artificial intelligence and the manosphere
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme has been unveiled, featuring 3,649 shows across 258 venues (Getty)
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme has been unveiled, featuring 3,649 shows across 258 venues from 7 to 31 August.
The world’s largest arts festival will host 53,884 performances, exploring contemporary issues such as artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class.
Organisers have noted a significant increase in international artists registering, highlighting the festival’s global appeal.
The programme includes 935 Scottish productions and features unique venues like the refurbished Gilded Balloon Teviot, a “sauna theatre” and a “pianodrome”.
Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, emphasised the Fringe’s continued relevance and importance to artists globally, “despite the economic and political headwinds the world is facing”.
