Shona McCarthy
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Edinburgh Fringe chief quits
Shona McCarthy is stepping down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society after nearly a decade at the helm.
Chortle, 8th October 2024Fringe Society calls for more support for artists
At the close of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Fringe Society has called for more political support for the arts.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship
Investment management firm cancelled deals with UK literary festivals over links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.
Libby Brooks, The Guardian, 12th June 2024Creative Scotland raises concerns over "precarious" running of Fringe Society
Fringe Society chief executive Shona McCarthy has been accused of painting an "inaccurate" picture of funding support.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 24th April 2024Edinburgh Fringe to launch 'festival village' rooms for participants
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced a new partnership with Queen Margaret University to provide an accommodation option for hundreds of Fringe participants as part of a new 'festival village' during August. Rooms will be priced at £269.50 per week on the university campus, which is a six-minute train ride away from Waverley Station.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe chiefs say 'difficult and challenging' shows must be allowed on its stages
Senior figures have spoken out in the wake of controversies over venues pulling the plug on several shows this year and last year.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 25th August 2023Scotsman opinion: The importance of a Fringe free to offend
It is shocking the Chief Executive of the Fringe Society needs to defend free expression, but her intervention was vital.
The Scotsman, 25th August 2023Edinburgh focus: What can be done to save the world's biggest and best arts festival?
As Edinburgh's annual summer spectacular kicks off amid cost-of-living hikes, rising accommodation costs and ongoing concerns about its sheer size and direction of travel, Fergus Morgan asks voices from the industry and beyond about the one thing they would change to secure the festival's future.
Fergus Morgan, The Stage, 4th August 202350 £2k awards announced from the £100k 'Keep It Fringe Fund'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the recipients of the 'Keep it Fringe' fund, a new initiative to support Fringe artists, led by Fringe Society President Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd April 2023The comics spurning the Edinburgh Fringe
Stand-ups used to think they'd never make it if they didn't play the festival. But it's leaving many saddled with debt, stuck in squalid flats and even suicidal. Refuseniks tell us why they're bowing out.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 11th July 2022