Lyn Gardner builds on the recent ‘A Nation’s Theatre’ debate into whether the Edinburgh Fringe is truly a level playing field, finding that artists need greater support if it is to become truly diverse.
Edinburgh is the biggest open access arts festival in the world, but is it really a level playing field and if not, what can be done to change the points of access? It was one of the issues raised in the latest in the A Nation’s Theatre debates which are hosted around the country by Battersea Arts Centre and the Guardian. This one was set up by Northern Stage, who have a strong presence here on the fringe, to consider the place that Edinburgh has in the wider arts ecology, for better or worse.
In fact it was quite clear from the wide-ranging discussion that Edinburgh remains a magnet for theatre-makers and producers and programmers for very good reasons despite the economics of the fringe... Keep reading on the Guardian
Edinburgh is the biggest open access arts festival in the world, but is it really a level playing field and if not, what can be done to change the points of access? It was one of the issues raised in the latest in the A Nation’s Theatre debates which are hosted around the country by Battersea Arts Centre and the Guardian. This one was set up by Northern Stage, who have a strong presence here on the fringe, to consider the place that Edinburgh has in the wider arts ecology, for better or worse.
In fact it was quite clear from the wide-ranging discussion that Edinburgh remains a magnet for theatre-makers and producers and programmers for very good reasons despite the economics of the fringe... Keep reading on the Guardian