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Dateline: 11th June, 2010

2010 Edinburgh Fringe Facts

The newly launched programme for the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe reveals that

• Fringe 2010 features 40,254 performances of 2,453 shows in 259 venues, an increase of 17% on last year
• Comedy makes up 35% of the programme as it did last year, followed closely by Theatre with 29% (up 1% from last year). Music is next with 16% and then Musicals & Opera with 5%, both the same as last year. Dance & Physical Theatre is down 0.5% at 4.5%. Events are up by 0.5% to 4.5% while Children’s shows continue to make up 4% of the programme and Exhibitions make up the final 2%
• An estimated 21,148 performers will take part, compared to 18,901 in 2009 and 18,792 in 2008
• 558 shows at Fringe 2010 are absolutely free, compared to 465 last year.
• The Fringe has a 75% market share of all attendance at Edinburgh’s year-round festivals and annually generates around £75 million for the Edinburgh and Scottish economy.

C Venues are now the largest venue, with 210 different productions, followed by The Pleasance with 206 and 122 at Assembly. There are four new venues: The Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu, Assembly in Princes St Gardens, and Leith hosts the Mary of Guise Barge at The Shore. Hill Street Theatre reopens its doors to Fringe audiences this year under the artistic management of ReMarkable Arts.

In 2010 several venues are celebrating anniversaries. Bedlam is 30 years old, as is Assembly. Gilded Balloon celebrates 25 years on the Fringe and Zoo Venues turns 10. The Edinburgh Comedy Awards also celebrate their 30th anniversary this year.

There are many famous names in the programme this year, with Alan Cumming performing songs from his debut album in I Bought a Blue Car Today (Assembly), Gyles Brandreth’s new play Wonderland (Assembly) and The Sweeney (Gilded Balloon), which brings a myriad of comedians including Paul Merton, Eddie Izzard, Josie Lawrence and Greg Proops to the stage to chart the remarkable life and work of Fringe veteran Jim Sweeney. There is also an artistic offering from former American President Jimmy Carter which American High School Theatre are performing, an adaption of his children’s book Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer (Church Hill Theatre).

Site-specific shows this year include a restaurant 100 feet above the city, Festival in the Sky (The Sky Gardens), award-winning theatre company Badac with The Cry (Pleasance) in a car park as are CreativeVaQi with The Dream of Sancho (C) and the Rosslyn Chapel goes site specific with The Apprentice. Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell’s Decky Does a Bronco (Traverse), from ground-breaking theatre company Grid Iron, makes a return after its phenomenal success in 2000 and takes place around a swing set in a playground. Assembly will also play host to its own luxury bridal salon in Your Dream Wedding.

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©Peter Lathan 2010