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Dateline:
24th February, 2005
Edfringe 2004 Facts
Some weird and wonderful facts from the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe:
- Fringe 2004 presented 25,326 performances of 1695 shows by 735 companies
in 236 venues. (2003: 21,594 performances of 1541 shows by 668 companies
in 207 venues).
- An estimated 15,629 Fringe performers were on Edinburgh’s stages
in August.
- Theatre, as ever, was the most popular art form (587 shows, 35%),
followed by Comedy (23%) then Music (21%). Events made up 5% of the
programme, with Children’s Shows, Dance & Physical Theatre,
Exhibitions and Musicals each providing 4% of the programme.
- A third of all shows were World Premieres. 6% are UK premieres,
6% European Premieres.
- 139 shows at Fringe 2004 were absolutely free.
- It would take you 5 years and 53 days to see every 2004 performance
back-to-back.
- In 2004 the Fringe sold 1,253,776 tickets. In 2003, the Fringe sold
1,184,738 tickets. It was the first time the Fringe broke the million
ticket barrier.
- The Fringe has a 73% market share of all attendances at Edinburgh’s
year-round festivals.
- The Fringe’s on-line ticketing operation, on www.edfringe.com
fulfils 44% of the Fringe’s sales, making it one of the most
successful arts websites in the UK.
- There were 23% more journalists, reviewers and promoters than last
year. There were 1.9 billion opportunities to see Fringe media coverage
in 2004. The value of total coverage coming to £6.9 million.
- Fringe Sunday broke all records this year with 210,000 people turning
up on the Meadows on August 15th to enjoy a feast of Fringe for free.
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