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Article: Big venues 'squeezing out the spirit of Edinburgh Fringe'
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2008
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The head of Edinburgh's most prestigious comedy awards has warned
that the "spirit of the Fringe" is in danger of being lost because
of the attention given to the festival's largest venues.
Nica Burns, the producer of the if.comedy awards - formerly the
Perrier awards - has ruffled feathers by criticising the "big four"
venues which put on about 30 per cent of all comedy performances at
the Fringe.
She says more attention should be given to the other comedy
shows, including the 300 free events, as well as the whole range of
weird and wonderful theatre, dance, performing arts and children's
events that still make up the majority of the festival.
"There is a divide between the professional and ...