BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:29:00
Since the cancellation of edinburgh's summer festivals during covid, the fringe is almost back to the pre—pandemic numbers it saw in 2019, when there were a record number of shows — 3,8a1. last year still felt that there was a lot of tension in the air from the artists community, nervous about making the investment to come back from audiences, knowing that there is a cost—of—living crisis approaching. but this year just feels. .. it feels totally different. it feels like there's a positivity, there's a sense that a global pandemic is behind us, and that we are now, in some ways, emergi...