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823: 1613:, "No-one can say what the quality will be like overall. It does not much matter, actually, for that is not the point of the Fringe ... The Fringe is a forum for ideas and achievement unique in the UK, and in the whole world ... Where else could all this be attempted, let alone work?". Views from the middle ground of this perennial debate point out that the Fringe is not complete artistic anarchy. Some venues do influence or decide on the content of their programme, such as the Traverse and Aurora Nova, who used to run their own venue but are now just a production group. 839: 623:) could hold its head up in any major world festival. However, in 1982, 24% of the Fringe was housed in The Circuit/Assembly, both of which were being commercially marketed, and this attracted complaints, including from Traverse Theatre founder, Richard Demarco, who felt the Fringe should not have allowed either venue. By 1988, there was, according to former Fringe Administrator Michael Dale, a feeling that "smaller venues may lose out, but this case may be overstated... The episode of the super-venues, the Assembly Rooms in particular, has some way to go yet". 847: 243: 1836: 1412: 523: 831: 391:, director of Oxford Theatre Group. A constitution was drawn up, in which the policy of not vetting or censoring shows was set out, and the Society produced the first guide to Fringe shows. Nineteen companies participated in the Fringe in that year. By that time it provided a "complete... counter-festival programme" although efforts were still being made to gain publicity through the International Festival programme. The YMCA became established as the first central Fringe ticket office. 688: 1036: 696: 42: 855: 2296: 728:

was estimated at £300,000, which it was forced to meet from its reserves, although other sources report this at £900,000. These events attracted much comment from the UK and world media. More debts emerged as the year went on, and an independent report criticised the Board and the current and previous Fringe Directors for a failure of management and an inability to provide the basic service.

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direct result of the wishes of the participants, the Society had been set up to help the performers that come to Edinburgh and to promote them collectively to the public. It did not come together so that groups could be invited, or in some way artistically vetted. What was performed and how it was done was left entirely to each Fringe group". This approach is now sometimes referred to as an

958:– Some promoters use a different financial model. Instead of charging performers to hire the room, and audiences to attend, they make their spaces available for free, with audiences making a donation at the end of the show if they have enjoyed it. These promoters tend to operate out of pubs and clubs – the rooms being made free to use as a way of boosting bar takings. The original 2172: 929:. The term 'Big Four' being an adopted label. These are in some cases the most long-standing venues (Underbelly being a relative newcomer, having been founded in 1996). They each operate multi-room venue complexes, often across multiple sites. They tend to specialise in comedy, and in 2008, they briefly and controversially tried to re-brand themselves as 1256: 134:) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,317 different shows across 262 venues from 58 different countries. Of those shows, the largest section was comedy, representing almost 40% of shows, followed by theatre, which was 26.6% of shows. 494:

it became clear after a few weeks that the role would have to be permanent. Milligan was responsible for a number of innovations which remain in place today, such as the numbering system for venues and the Fringe map in the brochure, and he was also credited with establishing the co-operative spirit of the Fringe. He left in 1976.

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difficult to promote the Fringe on merit given the Society's position of neutrality. Increasing show numbers was therefore a way of attracting more attention. At this point, the Fringe operated on only two full-time members of staff. In 1977, the office moved to a converted shop and basement at 170 High Street.

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and the Fringe Office becomes the focal point for theatre companies to hand out flyers, perform scenes from their shows, and attempt to sell tickets. These performances run alongside the Fringe Street Events which feature more than 200 street performers and thousands of buskers on the High Street and

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has been integral to the Fringe since the start, and has become known for its comprehensive festival coverage in August. Originally, it aimed to review every show on the Fringe. Now they are more selective, as there are simply too many shows to cover, although they do see almost every new play being

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In 2012, there was criticism of the increasing commercialism of the Pay-To-Play fringe venues who charge acts to perform in advance of the Fringe. In many cases venue costs such as: venue rents / guarantees, compulsory marketing and various deductions mean that performers are being charged more than

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was nominated for best newcomer in 2015. Other promoters such as Just the Tonic, The Pleasance and C Venues have since introduced the model to some of their venues. In 2016, Gilded Balloon adopted PWYW for the Counting House, which had previously been a Free Festival venue, and has since returned to

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A computerised booking system was first installed in the early 1990s, allowing tickets to be bought at a number of locations around the city. The internet began to have an impact in 2000 with the launch of the Fringe's official website, which sold more than half a million tickets online by 2005. The

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has complained of "an infestation of stand-up comics... an epidemic for which there is no cure", which "overwhelms the possibility of serious theatre". Others have commented that a large proportion of newer audiences are drawn almost exclusively to stand-up comics (particularly to television comedy

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Putting on shows is costly to venues as well, due to theatre licence fees which by 2009 had risen 800% in the preceding three years, and were eight times as high as fees in English cities, starting at £824 for a venue of up to 200 people and rising to £2,472 for a venue of up to 5,000 people. These

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In 2008, the Fringe faced its biggest crisis so far when the computerised ticketing system failed. The events surrounding the failed box office software led to the resignation of Fringe Director Jon Morgan after only one full year in post. The resultant financial loss suffered by the Fringe Society

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Problems then began to arise as the Fringe became too big for students and volunteers to deal with. Eventually in 1969, the Fringe Society became a constituted body, and in 1970 it employed its first administrator, John Milligan. He started work in January 1971, originally on a part-time basis, but

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from 1981) provided nightly showcases of Fringe fare to allow audiences to sample shows. In its earlier years the club also provided a significant space for after-hours socialising at a time when Edinburgh's strict licensing laws meant a 10pm pub closing time. For a time, the main ticket office was

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Over the first two decades of the Fringe, each performing group used its own performing space, or venue. However, by the late 1960s, the concept of sharing a venue became popular, principally as a means of cutting costs. It soon became common for halls to host up to six or seven different shows per

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Festival Club), the investment in staging, lighting and sound meant that the original amateur or student theatricals were left behind. In the same year, the YMCA in South St Andrew Street, which had been an important venue since the early days, closed. However, the subsequent rise in prominence of

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The International Festival, now under the direction of John Drummond, became more accommodating towards the Fringe in the late 1970s and some successful Fringe performers transferred to perform works at the Festival. These included Richard Crane and Faynia Williams, who in 1981 produced a sell-out

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compiled a list of shows under the title "Other Events" in their omnibus festival brochure, but it was printer C. J. Cousland who was the first to publish a listings guide, in 1954. This was funded by participating companies and was entitled "Additional Entertainments", since the name "Fringe" was

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In the mid-1990s, only the occasional top show charged £10 per seat, while the average price was £5–£7; in 2006, prices were frequently over £10, and reached £20 for the first time in 2006, for a one-hour show. Reasons people put forward for the increases include: increasing costs of hiring large

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The freedom to put on any show has led periodically to controversy when individual tastes in sexual explicitness or religion have been contravened. This has brought some into conflict with local city councillors. There have been occasional performing groups that have deliberately tried to provoke

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The first Fringe featured eight companies performing in five venues. By 1959, there were 19 companies; by 1969, 57; by 1979, 324. In 1981, there were 494, and the growth of the festival began to slow. But by 1999, there were over 600 companies giving 15,000 performances and in 2010, 1,900 giving

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The Fringe itself at times sprouts a fringe. While the festival is unjuried, participating in the Fringe requires registration, payment of a registration fee, and use of a Fringe venue. For example, the 2008 registration fee was £289.05. Some outdoor spaces also require registration, notably the

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The Fringe is an open access festival. The role of the Fringe Society is solely to facilitate the festival, concentrating mainly on the challenging logistics of organising such a large event. Alistair Moffat (Fringe administrator 1976–1981) summarised the role of the Society when he said, "As a

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The comedy section has grown over recent decades to become the biggest section of the programme. The 2008 Fringe marked the first time that comedy has made up the largest category of entertainment. This has led to criticism that it has changed the nature of the Fringe, and separated it from its

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Putting on a show at the Fringe with the big venues can be costly to performers, due to registration fees, venue hire, cost of accommodation, and travel to Edinburgh. In recent years venue costs and the need for expensive marketing have been increasingly challenged by Free and other Independent

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Moffatt believed the growth of the Fringe would stop due to a lack of venues, but just as that limit seemed to be being reached, groups began to find more efficient ways of sharing spaces. Venues could be fully utilised from 10am to 2am, with up to seven different groups throughout the day. The

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in Newington came on board. Moffat also expanded the street performance aspect and brought in sponsorship deals, particularly local breweries. In this way, the Fringe ascended to its current position as the largest arts festival in the world. This was a deliberate policy by Moffat, who found it

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are among the comedians who have performed at more Edinburgh Fringe festivals than anyone else. Arthur Smith has performed regularly at the Festival for over 40 years (since 1977), Paul Merton has been performing regularly at the festival since 1985. Barry Cryer performed at about 25 Edinburgh

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and Paradise Green. They may specialise in certain genres or run a programme across all genres (theSpaceUK, C venues, Zoo Venues and Greenside Venues). Although focusing on new writing rather than comedy, one is larger, theSpaceUK hosted over 400 shows at the 2019 Fringe, making it the largest

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opened here in 1993. It had a 700-seat marquee auditorium, which hosted, among other things, opera, even though the organisers had been told it was no such place for the artform. The venue also took over the nearby Heriot-Watt Students' Association and the Little Lyceum. In total, it hosted 38

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In 2022, the festival's 75th anniversary year, the Fringe Society consulted with stakeholders from across the festival – from artists to venues, residents to government bodies – to create a shared vision and set of values. The vision was “to give anyone a stage and everyone a seat”. Rooted in

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From the performers' perspective, the decision on where to perform is typically based on a mixture of cost, location (close proximity to the main Fringe hubs around the university is seen as an advantage), and the philosophy of the venue – some of whom specialise in amateur, school or college

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The Fringe board of directors is drawn from members of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, many of whom are Fringe participants themselves – performers or venue operators. Elections are held once a year, in August, and board members serve a term of four years. The Board appoints the Fringe

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The 2015 Fringe issued an estimated 2,298,090 tickets for 50,459 performances of 3,314 shows in 313 venues over 25 days; the 2016 Fringe issued an estimated 2,475,143 tickets for 50,266 performances of 3,269 shows; and the 2017 Fringe 2,696,884 tickets for 53,232 performances of 3,398 shows.

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The Board eventually decided that the post of "Director" (instituted in 1992 in lieu of "Fringe Administrator") would be abolished and replaced by a Chief Executive, to reinforce the Fringe head's basic administrative function. A report into the failure was commissioned from accountancy firm

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This meant that two defining features of the future Fringe were established at the very beginning – the lack of official invitations to perform and the use of unconventional venues. Originally, these groups referred to themselves as the "Festival Adjuncts" and were also referred to as the

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venues. There is a change happening at the Fringe and performers can increasingly negotiate with the big venues. The festival is also a networking opportunity, training ground or springboard for future career advancement, and exciting and fun for performers as well as spectators.

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The groups that operate the venues are also diverse: some are commercial and others not-for-profit; some operate year-round, while others exist only to run venues at the Fringe. Some are local, others are based in London and elsewhere and transfer to Edinburgh for August.

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The 2021 festival took place during 6–30 August 2021, though it was much reduced in size, with 528 shows in person and 414 online. The 2022 festival took place from 5–29 August 2022 and marked a return to pre-pandemic levels, with 3,334 shows. Fifty were livestreamed, by

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Statistics for 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe concluded that it was the largest on record: there were over 40,000 performances of over 2,500 different shows in 258 venues. Ticket sales amounted to around 1.8 million. There are now 12 full-time members of staff.

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comedy was the biggest artform by number of shows, followed by theatre. The exact breakdown was: 34% comedy, 27% theatre, 14% music, 5% children's shows, 4% each cabaret/variety, dance/circus/physical theatre, spoken word, events, 3% musicals/opera, 2% exhibitions.

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and the Fringe during August. It set a standard to which other companies on the Fringe aspired. The Traverse is occasionally referred to as "The Fringe venue that got away", reflecting its current status as a permanent and integral part of the Edinburgh arts scene.

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by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (2017). Over the years, it has attracted a number of companies that have made repeated visits to the Fringe, and in doing so helped to set high artistic standards. They have included: the London Club Theatre Group (1950s),

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for excellence in the field of physical and visual theatre since 1997. The categories under which these awards are given vary from year to year. A notable addition in 2007 was the inclusion of a Wild Card award chosen by the festival-going

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venues, where punters could 'Buy a ticket in advance to guarantee a seat or Pay What You Want (PWYW) on exit'. The model is a mixture of Paid and Free and enables performers to find a paying audience without risking large marketing spend.

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in 1947. With the International Festival using the city's major venues, these companies took over smaller, alternative venues for their productions. Seven performed in Edinburgh, and one undertook a version of the medieval morality play

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controversy as a means of advertising their shows, and this has led to censorship of sexual explicitness in such shows. Organisers continued to defend the festival's role as an open platform when they contacted controversial YouTuber

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Three values were also established to guide the behaviours and decisions of everyone involved with the Fringe. The Fringe Society said they would “live by them, champion them and uphold them where necessary”. The three values are:

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arts editor Allen Wright to encourage new theatre writing, and are given only to new plays (or new translations), and several are awarded for each of the three weeks of the Fringe – usually by a celebrity at a prestigious

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Scotland (1970s), the Children's Music Theatre, later the National Youth Music Theatre under Jeremy James Taylor, the National Student Theatre Company (from the 1970s), Communicado (1980s and 1990s), Red Shift (1990s),

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called an "official unofficial festival". A first attempt was made to provide a central booking service in 1955 by students from the university, although it lost money, which was blamed on those who had not taken part.

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Awards have three categories - Comic Originality, Cunning Stunt and Act Most Likely To Make A Million Quid They were presented originally for ten years, 2008–2017 and again from 2019, when they were taken over by the

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Scott-Moncrieff. Several venues now use their own ticketing systems; this is partly due to issues of commissions and how ticket revenue is distributed, but was reinforced by this 2008 failure of the main box office.

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Since it was not yet fully developed, much of the early years of the Fringe has gone unrecorded, except through anecdote. It did not benefit from any official organisation until 1951, when students of the

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with the Oxford Theatre Group in 1958. Due to many reviewers only being able to attend Fringe events late night after the official festival was finished, the Fringe came to be seen as being about revues.

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Over the years, this approach has led to adverse criticism about the quality of the Fringe. Much of this criticism comes from individual arts critics in national newspapers, hard-line aficionados of the

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Even with the rise of super venues, there was still theatre done on a shoestring, but several cultural entrepreneurs had raised the stakes to the point where a venue like Aurora (St Stephen's Church,

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and was succeeded by his deputy, Mhairi Mackenzie-Robinson, who left in 1993 to pursue a career in business. Hilary Strong served in the position until 1999, when she then became director of the

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followed a few years later. After the turn of the millennium, these were joined by online publications, some of which specialised in the Fringe, some of which had a broader remit. These include

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Royal Mile. Thus some artists perform outside the auspices of the Fringe, either individually or as part of a festival or in association with a venue, either outdoors or in non-Fringe venues.

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in Fife. These groups aimed to take advantage of the large assembled theatre crowds to showcase their own alternative theatre. Although at the time it was not recognised as such, this was the

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Of the shows, theatre had been the largest genre in terms of number of shows until 2008, when it was overtaken by comedy, which has been the major growth area over the last 20 years. At the

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the Fringe began to establish its reputation for size and variety and the tension between it and the more formal International Festival became of mutual benefit.

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has collated comedy reviews from as many publications as possible. In 2018, it gathered over 4,700 reviews from 135 publications, up from 4,300 from 83 different publications in 2014.

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first performed as a solo show at Underbelly in 2013, later became a TV series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was later announced as President of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in 2021.

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in 1947, when a critic remarked it was a shame the show was so far out "on the fringe of the Festival". In 1950, it was still being referred to in similar terms, with a small 'f':

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fees have been cited as punitive to smaller venues and site-specific performances by such figures as Julian Caddy, which in 2009 featured site-specific shows in such venues as

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Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems to be more private enterprise than before ... I am afraid some of us are not going to be at home during the evenings!

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By that year, the Fringe was attracting around a dozen companies, and a meeting was held to discuss creating "a small organisation to act as a brain for the Fringe", or what

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For many groups at the Fringe, the ultimate goal is a favourable review—which, apart from the welcome kudos, may help minimise financial losses from putting on the show.

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Mound Precinct. Many shows are "2 for 1" on the first Monday and Tuesday of the festival and different venues operate independent ticket offers throughout the festival.

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judging panel. In 2012 a second type of Bobby was launched called the Technical Bobby, awarded for technical achievement at the Fringe, such as lighting or set design.

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first appeared at the Fringe in the twilight of his career in 2013, and commented: "I've become Edinburgh's publicity agent. I tell everybody, 'You've got to be in it.

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in the University Chaplaincy Centre, and then in the Royal Mile Centre on the High Street. Although the Fringe was now associated with the High Street, areas like the

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in 1983. Fringe Sunday was held on the second Sunday of the Fringe when companies performed for free. Having outgrown even Holyrood Park, this showcase took place on

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since 1995. Around a dozen awards are given out each year, including a Special Award, given for the first time in 2014. Winners of the Special Award to date include

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sharing led to the rise of bigger, more centralised venues. Rents increased too, with a venue like Heriot-Watt Students' Union doubling their rent in three years.

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Moffat resigned as the Fringe Society Administrator in 1981 and was succeeded by Michael Dale, who changed the programme layout and helped the Fringe consolidate.

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in 2007, and continuing in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, under the co-directorship of Andy Field and Pearson, a primary "Fringe of the Fringe" festival was held, at

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was performed at the Fringe in 2013 before it was adapted for television, was named the first-ever President of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in 2021.

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In the field of comedy, the Fringe has provided a platform that has allowed the careers of many performers to bloom. In the 1960s, various members of the

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Fringe venues come in all shapes and sizes, with use being made of nearly any viable space that is available, from regular theatres (e.g. the Traverse or

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Student shows continued to thrive with the National Student Theatre Company, National Youth Music Theatre, Cambridge Mummers, Oxford Theatre Group and

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won the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award and was credited with challenging stand-up comedy convention. It subsequently developed a worldwide audience via

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Free Festival. Although the term "Free Fringe" originally referred to Buckley Hill's operation, it is now often used as shorthand for any free venue.

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day. The obvious next step was to partition a venue into two or more performing spaces; the majority of today's major venues fit into this category.

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On the fringe of the official Festival there are many praiseworthy "extras," including presentations by the Scottish Community Drama Association and

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and Fringe manager Kath Mainland was appointed in February 2009 to stabilise the situation, becoming the Fringe's first Chief Executive.

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the Assembly Rooms meant there was now a balance in the Fringe between the Old Town and the New Town, with Princes Street in the middle.

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The now defunct Festival Media Network was founded in 2010 to act as a trade organisation for these independent media. Its members were

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Formal organisation progressed in 1959, with the formation of the Festival Fringe Society. The push for such an organisation was led by

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Late-night revues, which would become a feature of Fringes, began to appear in the early 1950s. The first one was the New Drama Group's

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venues, theatre licences and related costs—and the price of accommodation, which is expensive for performers as well as for audiences.

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Many notable original shows originated at the Fringe and it has helped establish the careers of many writers and performers, including

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The planned 2020 Fringe Festival was suspended along with all of the city's other major summer festivals. This came as a result of the

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as "Bing Hitler", a "parody of all the über-patriotic native folk singers who seemed to infect every public performance in Scotland".

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staged as part of the Fringe's theatre programme, because of their Fringe First awards. For many years, the Scotsman's Arts Editor,

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The same year, other incidents conspired to add to the negative publicity. Fringe Sunday – a vast free showcase of events held on

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Society's Chief Executive (formerly known as the Fringe Administrator or Director). The Chief Executive operates under the chair.

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in 2007. Gervais was accused of greed and taking audiences away from smaller shows. Gervais donated the profits from the show to

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Some Fringe commentators agree that the Fringe will have to change and that the independent promoters are leading that change.

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for best drama was introduced in 2004. To be eligible for this award a show must have received a four or five star rating in

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There also continue to be single, independent venues, sometimes only hosting one show, sometimes only for a limited period.

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newspaper, started offering special ticket prices for different shows each day. This sold 45,000 tickets in its first year.

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to request that he clarify the fact that he had not been banned, which ran contrary to the punch line of one of his jokes.

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in response to the increasing costs to performers of appearing at the Fringe. The other main free promoter is Alex Petty's

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The early 1980s saw the arrival of the "super-venue" – locations that contained multiple performing spaces. By 1981 when

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In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Fringe Street Events is run each day of the festival, primarily on the

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The Fringe's own position on this debate may be summed up by Michael Dale (Fringe Administrator 1982–1986) in his book

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to performers or shows deemed worthy of recognition. Similar to Fringe Firsts, they are given each week of the Fringe.

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was founded by Jess Brough in response to what they termed the "overwhelming whiteness" of the Edinburgh Festivals.

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scene was also beginning to take shape. Previously, comedy at the Fringe had taken the form of student revues. Now

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Comedy finally surpassed theatre as the biggest section of the programme in 2008, with 660 comedy entries to 599.

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debuted at the Fringe, ahead of a national tour. The show would later go to the West End, then Broadway in 2020.

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In the 21st century, shows that have debuted at the Fringe and then gone on to wider fame (or notoriety) include

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The first chair of the board of directors was Lord Grant, a High Court judge, who gave way in 1970 to the actor

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The Fringe Club ceased operation in 2004, but various venues still provide "the Best of the Fest" and similar.

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equality and inclusiveness, it was designed inspire all Fringe stakeholders to pull in the same direction.

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In 2019 there were more than 3,800 shows registered in the programme taking place in 322 different venues.

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In 1988, the Society moved from 170 High Street to expanded headquarters at 158–166 High Street on the

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is awarded, along with a list of the top 10. This award is currently sponsored by the TV channel Dave.

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Many performers have spoken highly of the Fringe, and the effect it has had on their career. Magician

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In the field of drama, the Edinburgh Fringe has premièred several plays and musicals, most notably

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Editors' Awards was introduced in 2005 and are given to the ten things that have most excited the

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stars in famous venues), and that they are starting to regard non-comedy events as "peripheral".

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has been copied around the world. The largest and most celebrated of these spawned festivals are

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and must not have previously played in New York, as the prize is to put the show on in New York.

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was a familiar figure at the Fringe and today, the young critics' award is named in his honour.

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The Fringe has made the careers of many on the artistic and organisational side of the Fringe.

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Fringe Sunday started in the High Street in 1981 and moved, through pressure of popularity, to

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outbreak in the early months of the year, with concerns of spreading the virus any further.

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There are a growing number of awards for Fringe shows, particularly in the field of drama:

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Not long afterwards came the first complaints that the Fringe had become too big. Director

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The Fringe started life when eight theatre companies turned up uninvited to the inaugural

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introduced the prestigious Fringe First awards in 1973. These awards were established by

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In August 2016, the Adelaide Fringe began an official partnership with Edinburgh Fringe.

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using established comedians in the roles of the twelve jurors. Directed and produced by

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Fringes (since the 90s) and Richard Herring has performed at 25 Fringes (since 1987).

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In July 2017, a campaign was set up to raise awareness of and challenge alleged poor

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attended the very first Fringe as a 23-year-old in 1947 and hosted his long-standing

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companies. The next year it became a "tented village", with several smaller tents.

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Sore Throats and Overdrafts: An illustrated story of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the

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publish a large number of Edinburgh reviews, especially of the drama programme.

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1981 was a watershed for comedy at the Fringe too. It was the first year of the

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claimed in 1961 that "it would be much better if only ten halls were licensed".

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After an interim period, during which Tim Hawkins, formerly general manager of

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For many years, the Fringe Club (variously in the High Street from 1971 and at

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The artistic credentials of the Fringe were established by the creators of the

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for the Festival, after having been successful in the Fringe during the '70s.

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Established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot to (and on the "fringe" of) the

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Fringe show flyers and posters compete for space on a High Street phone booth

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During the 1980s, the Fringe attracted a number of major touring companies.

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It was a few years before an official programme for the Fringe was created.

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The first full-time Fringe chief was John Milligan, who had worked for the

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The following year, 1982, The Circuit became a prominent venue. Run by the

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is credited with pioneering the one-man Fringe show with his show based on

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in 2011 and are given to the best shows of the festival as decided by the

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Watson, Roland; Sylvester, Rachel; Hopkins, Kathryn (24 February 2012).

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was first performed in its full version at the 1966 Fringe. Noted actor

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as a comedy venue in the former J. & R. Allan's department store on

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and rebranded as the Edinburgh Comedy awards, or "Eddies". As of 2024,

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Festival in 1971 and had organised a small festival in his hometown of

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were among the first established acts to embrace this model along with

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for Comedy came into existence in 1981 when the award was won by the

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The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide: How To Make Your Show A Success

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During the Fringe the pedestrianised area of the High Street around

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producing well-received new work. Among professional companies, the

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following year, a Half Price Ticket Tent, run in association with

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Angels and Archangels are awarded by the team of arts writers of

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The Scotsman - The Stars Who Made It Big At The Edinburgh Fringe

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Most of the London-based broadsheets also review, in particular

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The main venue operators can broadly be split into four groups:

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to promote Edinburgh as 'The Festival City' for the first time.

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every August. The combination of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and

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Kemp, Robert (14 August 1948). "More that is Fresh in Drama".

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From the 1990s onwards, Fringe-specific publications emerged.

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In 2009, theSpaceUK launched their multi-space complex at the

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Other Scottish media outlets that provide coverage include:

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served as the 6,000-seat venue for a one-off performance by

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In 1983, the Fringe joined with the International Festival,

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categorises shows into sections for theatre, comedy, dance,

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introduced the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award in 2002.

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productions, some of whom are semi or wholly professional.

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during the Fringe. The campaign received support from the

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team appeared in student productions, as subsequently did

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was once again the most prolific reviewer, followed by

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Box Office for the Assembly, George Square venue, 2013

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In 1986, the Fringe saw the break-out performance of

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She took up the position in March 2016. 660:In 1986, promoter Karen Koren established 334:, a series of sketches taking place after 5382:"'Pure greed' of 800% rise in venue fees" 4563:"A Tom Stoppard Bibliography: Chronology" 246:1971 Festival Fringe Club Membership Card 6563:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 6295:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 6278:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 5048: 5046: 5017:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 4296:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 3277:. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 2411: 1834: 1628:, with support from 2008 to 2010 by the 1310:, the meeting place on the Mound of the 864:List of Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues 6332: 6305: 5857:"The List's Top-Rated Shows Statistics" 5624:"Comedians infest the Edinburgh Fringe" 5031:. 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He left in 1976 to run the 842:The Pleasance Courtyard, 2013 769:took charge, the established 707:, who performed in 2008, and 8297:Comedy festivals in Scotland 7154:Scottish Storytelling Centre 6812:McMillan, J., Carnegie, J., 5592:Dibdin, Thom (5 June 2008). 5474:Stewart Lee (30 July 2012). 5163:Gardner, Lyn (21 May 2008). 4815:Vale, Paul (9 August 2015). 3967:Venables, Ben (9 May 2017). 1994:and the Scottish edition of 1602:, and occasionally from the 1455:Officials and administrators 1204:National Theatre of Scotland 872:), function rooms (e.g. the 7442:Funniest Joke of the Fringe 6416:"Fringe Annual Report 2001" 6074:"The Malcolm Hardee Awards" 6022:"Broadway Baby Bobby Award" 5762:. Edinburgh Festival Fringe 4511:. Chortle. 26 February 2016 4483:"Comedy Awards - Adam Hess" 2409:and at the Mound Precinct. 2374:Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2287:were introduced in 2007 by 1772:Reduced Shakespeare Company 1486:and been a researcher with 1259:Fleabag at the Fringe, 2013 1236:in the role made famous by 1161:Joint Stock Theatre Company 458:as early as 1955. 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Chortle. 28 August 2012 5355:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 5222:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 5090:"High Street Information" 4980:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 4420:"Edinburgh Fringe Venues" 3643:British Newspaper Archive 3465:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3436:"Review of the year 2021" 3349:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3240:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3136: 2027:was founded in 1996, and 1940:City of Edinburgh Council 1760:National Theatre of Brent 1586:open access arts festival 1284:In 2005, a production of 1209:Jerry Springer: The Opera 931:Edinburgh Comedy Festival 858:Summerhall arts hub, 2013 781:Royal College of Surgeons 757:Edinburgh Comedy Festival 614:The Greatest Show On Legs 132:Edinburgh Fringe Festival 122:(also referred to as the 120:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 39: 35:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 8079:Budapest Fringe Festival 5784:. Festival Media Network 5733:"Obituary: Allen Wright" 5503:. Chortle. 23 March 2012 5072:"How much will it cost?" 4444:. 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Lovebirds The Musical 2289:Musical Theatre Matters 1930:Work and pay conditions 1851:and The Laughing Horse 1788:Flight of the Conchords 1784:The League of Gentlemen 1526:Glasgow Garden Festival 1494:, and was succeeded by 1165:The Great Celestial Cow 1003:Edinburgh Comedy Awards 962:was set up by comedian 771:Edinburgh Book Festival 711:who performed in 1994. 575:Edinburgh Comedy Awards 438:Pleasance Theatre Trust 321:University of Edinburgh 190:Edinburgh Comedy Awards 8258:Skeptics on The Fringe 8148:Dublin Fringe Festival 8112:Buxton Festival Fringe 8084:Prague Fringe Festival 7600:Christopher Richardson 7575:William Burdett-Coutts 7264:The Famous Spiegeltent 7114:Royal Over-Seas League 6734:Dale, Michael (1988). 5289:: CS1 maint: others ( 5261:Inside South Australia 4745:Edinburgh Evening News 3591:Edinburgh Evening News 2300: 2179: 1905:Stewart Lee stated in 1840: 1703:(1994), which starred 1667:National Arts Festival 1515:Cambridge Arts Theatre 1419: 1260: 1240:, Juror number eight. 1045: 886:The Famous Spiegeltent 859: 851: 843: 835: 827: 700: 692: 597:Actors Touring Company 532:William Burdett-Coutts 527: 512:The Brothers Karamazov 316: 294: 247: 8194:Skeptical conferences 8121:Edinburgh Free Fringe 7437:Malcolm Hardee Awards 7349:Glasgow Unity Theatre 7089:George Square Theatre 7079:The Stand Comedy Club 6753:Fisher, Mark (2012). 5394:on 19 September 2018. 5265:Brand South Australia 4422:. 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