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Fringe 2009: 7-31 August
Fringe 2009 runs from 7-31 August here in the vibrant, historic city of Edinburgh.
It's
the biggest arts festival in the world, with something for everyone:
theatre, comedy, music, dance, exhibitions and much, much more. In
fact, it's the number-one tourist attraction in the whole of Britain.
Edfringe.com is your one-stop source for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. You can use it to order the official Fringe Programme, shop for Fringe merchandise and of course, purchase your tickets for Fringe shows. And if you're interested in taking part by performing at the Fringe or would like to support the Fringe as a sponsor, you'll find everything you need right here.
Support the Fringe and Save Some Money
Become a Friend of the Fringe for 2009 and you'll not only make the most of your Fringe
experience, you could also save yourself money!
Over
800 Fringe shows offered Friends of the Fringe an exclusive 2 for 1
ticket deal in 2008.Two-day advance ticket booking window
as little as £18! Sign up now! (Terms and conditions apply.)
You can now also join us on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
For some video related Fringe fun check out edfest tv.
Where to Get Your 2009 Fringe Programme
The Fringe Programme is the official source for information on
all the shows taking part in the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It's a
must-have resource for Fringe-goers, and is available absolutely free.
You can pick up a 2009 Programme from dozens of places including the
Fringe Shop, 180 High Street, Edinburgh. And if you're not a Edinburgh
local there are plenty of other ways to get your copy too.
You can order one to be sent to you directly. Click here to fill in an online ordering form. (Postage and handling charges apply.)
You can also find the Programme at a variety of locations around the UK and Ireland. For distributors in Scotland, click
here. For locations in England, click
here. And for the full the list of HMV and Fopp stores where you can pick up this year's Fringe Programme, click
here.
You can even read the Programme online as a digital PDF.
If you are having any problems ordering your programme online you can call +44 (0)131 226 0026.
Shows and Tickets 2009
Start your search for a show below
by typing in the name of the show you wish to see. If you would like
more options, including start time, 2 for 1 offers and preview shows,
please use our advanced search form.
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edfringe.com
is packed with tools to help you plan your visit to the Fringe, work
out what shows you want to come and see, schedule them into your diary
- and of course book tickets online!
Advance sales for tickets to Fringe up 40%
Published: 6/8/2009
Accessibility Information
The Fringe Box Office and Fringe Venues put on a number of
services to increase accessibility. The Fringe Box Office has dedicated
Box Office staff trained to investigate venues and show access options.
You can phone 0131 226 0026 for more information.
The Programme can be viewed online using a zoom tool to enable viewing with larger text.
Scroll further down the page to find out information on BSL signed shows, captioned shows and shows that are audio described.
For information about other accessible services in Edinburgh such as
parking, public toilets, public transport and other leisure services
please click on the relevant link on the top right hand side of this
page.
Venues Accessibility
DisabledGo have worked with the City of Edinburgh Council to provide
detailed access information to disabled visitors to various Fringe
Venues listed below. DisabledGo hope to increase the number of Fringe
venues listed in coming years. Click on the venue to access the full
information on these venues through the DisabledGo website.
Assembly @ George St
Queen's Hall
Brunton Theatre
C
C central
C cubed
C too
Church Hill Theatre
City Art Centre
Dean Gallery
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Greenside
Greyfriars Kirk
National Gallery Complex
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Studio 24
Theatre Workshop
Traverse Theatre
Traverse at The Fruitmarket Gallery
venue 150 - EICC, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Signed, Captioned and Audio Described Shows
The following shows and events in Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009 will have additional access support.
Please contact the venues directly for dates and times.
The list will be continually updated.
Audio Described
Theatre
Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind 5-22Aug (not 9 and 16)
Midsummer (A Play With Songs) 20 Aug
Orphans 19 Aug
Personal War – (Stories of the Mumbai terror Attacks) - Free
Radio Star
Storytelling Art Tours 10,12,15,16,18,23,30 Aug
Comedy
Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2009 29 Aug
Tom Adams: Dropped As A Child
Visual Art
John McCracken 6 Aug - 6 Sept
Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals at the Mansfield Traquair Centre 9-28 Aug
Dance and Physical Theatre
ME (Mobile/Evolution)
Captioned
Music
Alexander McCall Smith’s Scotland At Night 15 Aug
Magazine 09 30 Aug
Dance & Physical Theatre
Crime Of The Century
Theatre
EONN-ic Eclections
Four Epaulets 25, 26 Aug
Garden Detectives
Sky, Death and Wonder
Year Of The Horse
Comedy
Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2009 29 Aug
Signed – BSL unless otherwise stated
Comedy
Adam Hills: Inflatable 9,16,23,30 Aug
Craig Hill – 40 Love…? 20,29 Aug
Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2009 29 Aug
Stand Up For Freedom 12,19 Aug
Music
Alexander McCall Smith’s Scotland At Night 15 Aug
Magazine 09 30 Aug
Dance & Physical Theatre
Crime Of The Century
Theatre
Garden Detectives
Mark Twain Show – Free 9 Aug
Midsummer (A Play With Songs) 20 Aug
Orphans 19 Aug
Sky, Death and Wonder
The 14th Tale - 29 August
Dance & Physical Theatre
ME (Mobile/Evolution) - Aug 21st only
Is your show or venue putting on a service to increase accessibility? Please let us know. Contact club@edfringe.com
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have tinnitus, join RNID for all the information and support you need. Click
here for more information.
About The Fringe
What is the Fringe?
What is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...?
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is officially the largest arts festival in the world!
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (commonly known as The Fringe)
started in 1947 when 8 theatre groups turned up uninvited to the first
Edinburgh International Festival (EIF). Over the years, more perfomers
came to Edinburgh to perform on the outskirts of the EIF and by 1958
the Festival Fringe Society was formed to provide information, a
central box office and a published programme of all the Fringe shows.
Central to the society's constitution was the policy that there should
be no artistic vetting from the society. Which still holds true to this
very day.
The Fringe caters for the biggest names in showbiz to
the performers in the street and covers all sorts of art forms such as
theatre, comedy, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals,
operas, all genres of music, exhibitions, and events. In 2008,
hundreds of groups participated in putting on 2,088 different shows
with a total of 31,320 performances in 247 venues.
The
Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest of a whole range of festivals
that form what is commonly known as the 'Edinburgh Festivals'.
The Fringe is the largest of a number of festivals that come
together in Scotland's capital every year, in and around August. For
more information on these other festivals as well as finding our what
else Edinburgh has to offer, please click here.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is an open arts festival.
The
Fringe is an open arts festival, which means that anyone can perform
without any constraints from the Festival Fringe Society. The Festival
Fringe Society (commonly known as the Fringe Office) does not
produce any of the shows, does not invite anybody to perform, does not
run any venues and pays no fees to performers. We do, however, help
performers every step of the way.
You can find general information about how to bring a show to the Fringe on this website, just click here'
For information on the general costs of bringing a show including 2009 programme entry deadlines and fees, click here
More...
If you would like to find
out more about the history
of the Fringe, please click
here.
If you would like to know
more of the Fringe's facts
and figures, please click here.
If you have any queries,
give us a call on
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Advance sales for tickets to Fringe up 40%
Published: 6/8/2009
ADVANCE sales of Fringe tickets have soared by 40 per cent.
A number of possible reasons have been given for the hike in sales after the disastrous results of last year's sales.
The weak pound, local people reluctant to go on holiday abroad and
those keen to get their briefs early in case of a repeat of last year's
box office fiasco have all been given as possible explanations.
Fringe chiefs will now wait anxiously to see if on-the-door sales –
which traditionally make up for about 60 per cent of all sales – match
the increase of advance bookings.
Pleasance director Anthony Alderson said: "By my calculation, we are close to 38 per cent up on this time last year.
"Our courtyard was buzzing from 10am this morning."
Fringe bosses also understand that half of all ticket sales have come from the EH postcode area.
Not only is the rise a huge improvement on last year, it is also 20
per cent up on 2007, which was considered to be a bumper year at the
time.
