Shona McCarthy
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Update from Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
The Fringe Society has issued this statement today. This comes following complaints about the absence of the Fringe App this year and an imminent open letter being sent to the Fringe Society asking for more transparency.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2022Fringe chief predicts 2022 will see event's 'renaissance' for 75th anniversary
Shona McCarthy said she was "more optimistic about the future than ever before" ahead of the Fringe's 75th anniversary season in August.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 4th January 2022Fringe boss: We're not measuring success by size
Organisers of the Edinburgh Fringe have declined to reveal how big this year's festival was - saying it's time to 'stop defining success by scale'.
Chortle, 31st August 2021Fringe venues report better than expected ticket sales
As this year's Fringe drew to a close, Shona McCarthy hailed it as a "huge success all round" given the eleventh-hour nature of crucial decisions on what restrictions would be in place during this year's event.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th August 2021Shona McCarthy interview
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society's chief executive tells Lyn Gardner about this year's hybrid event and explains how the society is working to address issues of affordability and accessibility.
Lyn Gardner, The Stage, 16th June 2021Covid in Scotland: Two weeks to save the Fringe
The future of the Edinburgh Fringe is in jeopardy unless social distancing rules for theatres are relaxed "within two weeks", the event's chief has warned. Shona McCarthy pleaded with the Scottish government to drop its strict two-metre requirement for venues in favour of the one-metre rule used in England, enabling producers to put on viable shows at this festival in August.
Mike Wade, The Times, 29th May 2021Edinburgh Festival Fringe - latest update
Following last week's registration announcement, there is a new update from Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Fringe Society. In it she shares some information on the newly launched Fringe Artist and Venue Recovery Fund, as well as some additional thoughts around what this year's Fringe might look like.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th April 2021Social distancing set to remain at Fringe this summer
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe say audiences are likely to be socially distanced at shows this summer as they have admitted the event "won't be the same as it was" when it returns in August.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd April 2021Phoebe Waller-Bridge becomes Edinburgh Fringe Society president
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been named as the new president of the society that runs Edinburgh's fringe festival.
British Comedy Guide, 19th February 2021Edinburgh Festival Fringe set for radical 2021 overhaul
A radical vision for the return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe could see its programme cut in size by more than half, audiences encouraged to watch shows from the other side of the world and an end to performers being "priced out" of being able to afford to take part in the event.
The Scotsman, 14th August 2020