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the Fringe

arts festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Hong Kong Fringe Club revives Fringe Festival after 27-year gap • Dec. 19, 2024, 2:26 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

the Fringe, Edinburgh arts festival that presents a variety of plays, performances, and exhibitions for three weeks every August. It is one of several annual festivals held in Edinburgh. The Fringe began in 1947, concurrently with the Edinburgh International Festival, an invitation-only festival. In that first year eight theatre troupes who had not been invited to perform arrived on the scene, arranged a performance space, and put on their shows during the run of the official festival. Their efforts were fruitful, and the following year even more unofficial participants were present. Because they operated within venues on the margins of ...(100 of 247 words)

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