When I was at sixth form college in Manchester in the late 1980s, our college drama group took a play to the Edinburgh Fringe. In the mid 1990s when I was co-writing a play with a drama group in a working class area of Edinburgh, we took a play to the Edinburgh Fringe. Neither of those would be possible nowadays. The college group wouldn't be able to afford to find somewhere to stay while here and neither of the groups would be able to find an affordable venue. It's all changed so much. Plus, this year the Fringe has bought a building that used to be a community centre and hub for adult education and youth work, making a number of community groups homeless.
When I was at sixth form college in Manchester in the late 1980s, our college drama group took a play to the Edinburgh Fringe. In the mid 1990s when I was co-writing a play with a drama group in a working class area of Edinburgh, we took a play to the Edinburgh Fringe. Neither of those would be possible nowadays. The college group wouldn't be able to afford to find somewhere to stay while here and neither of the groups would be able to find an affordable venue. It's all changed so much. Plus, this year the Fringe has bought a building that used to be a community centre and hub for adult education and youth work, making a number of community groups homeless.