That comedian who posted a pic of herself crying because nobody came to her show then got all the big names boosting her to get sold out shows only for it to be revealed she did exactly the same thing the last time was a highlight.
> Across the festival though, many had a more mixed experience. Some only had one review all month; others struggled to sell tickets. Emily Beecher is doing the fringe for the first time as producer of three shows with The REcreate Agency, but also performer of one of the three, Summer Camp for Broken People. “One day is great; the next day is not,” she says. “Each show has a life of its own.”
So is down and taking time to recover from the pandemic?
I guess we’d need to compare to next year. Assuming the next year isn’t hit by some apocalyptic event.
Are other festivals and events down but heading up?
> Some feel people of colour have struggled harder to get reviewers in, others spotted unconscious bias in reviews they did receive, and others report racist heckles. There were also anti-LGBTQ+ flyers handed out on the streets, and numerous performers reported abuse. “I’ve been working at the fringe for 17 years and this year feels like a real step back for the safety of queer people,” says producer and programmer Pax Lowey. “As a visibly trans person, this year I’ve had slurs directed at me on the street every single day. Multiple comedians have shared horrendous incidents of homophobic and transphobic abuse.”
A bit grim but is that different from anywhere else?
The town felt more alive than the last two years, but not as heaving as it has been further back in the past – to be honest, it felt like we had the right number of tourists, but too many shows.
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That comedian who posted a pic of herself crying because nobody came to her show then got all the big names boosting her to get sold out shows only for it to be revealed she did exactly the same thing the last time was a highlight.
> Across the festival though, many had a more mixed experience. Some only had one review all month; others struggled to sell tickets. Emily Beecher is doing the fringe for the first time as producer of three shows with The REcreate Agency, but also performer of one of the three, Summer Camp for Broken People. “One day is great; the next day is not,” she says. “Each show has a life of its own.”
So is down and taking time to recover from the pandemic?
I guess we’d need to compare to next year. Assuming the next year isn’t hit by some apocalyptic event.
Are other festivals and events down but heading up?
> Some feel people of colour have struggled harder to get reviewers in, others spotted unconscious bias in reviews they did receive, and others report racist heckles. There were also anti-LGBTQ+ flyers handed out on the streets, and numerous performers reported abuse. “I’ve been working at the fringe for 17 years and this year feels like a real step back for the safety of queer people,” says producer and programmer Pax Lowey. “As a visibly trans person, this year I’ve had slurs directed at me on the street every single day. Multiple comedians have shared horrendous incidents of homophobic and transphobic abuse.”
A bit grim but is that different from anywhere else?
The town felt more alive than the last two years, but not as heaving as it has been further back in the past – to be honest, it felt like we had the right number of tourists, but too many shows.