She said: “I am so proud to continue to be a part of this phenomenal event, 10 years after Fleabag premiered there. This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the year Fringe Society president Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fringe show Fleabag debuted at the event in August 2013, going on to be adapted into a hit BBC sitcom and winning a host of awards. Porter will share stories of her “mental life and mental mind” in Hung, Drawn And Portered at the Assembly venue, while film director Loach will appear twice at The Stand’s New Town Theatre.Įlsewhere, in Deaf Action Presents: Red Aphrodite by Amy Murray, the star of Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origin, aims to “break down all the taboos about womanhood” while using British Sign Language.Īt Pleasance, broadcaster Iain Dale will invite a roster of political figures to join him for onstage interviews, including the Scottish and Welsh First Ministers and others including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, former Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes and Labour MP Harriet Harman. “To Edinburgh’s local business community, we thank you for your continued support, and to Edinburgh and Scotland’s residents who come out in their thousands, and all our Fringe-goers who keep this phenomenal event relevant and sustained by coming to see the work, we can’t wait to explore the Fringe programme with you this August.”įringe Society president Phoebe Waller-Bridge urged people to attend (Matt Crossick/PA) “To all the artists, venues, workers, technicians, promoters and support staff, thank-you for making it happen, we wish you a wonderful Fringe. “The Fringe 23 programme is bursting with every kind of live performance, so whether theatre premieres are your thing, or the best of live comedy, street arts or circus, jump straight in and fill yer boots with as much as you can. “The ideas, originality and passion that performers bring to Fringe stages every year is testament to the role that Edinburgh plays in celebrating and promoting their work to the world.

Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: “Getting the programme out into the world is such an important moment for everyone involved in the Fringe, and most of all for the thousands of artists coming to Edinburgh this August. Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf will be among those appearing (Jeff Mitchell/PA)

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