A Fringe performer outside Edinburgh's St. Giles Cathedral/Patricia LeslieThis is what some of the “fringe” looked like at the beginning of this year's annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the granddaddy of them all, with 30,000 (!) performances and 2,600 productions.
How is this fellow afloat? You figure it out/Patricia LeslieTickets for Edinburgh's Fringe are about the only thing found in the U.K. and Ireland which are cheaper or almost equal to prices in the U.S. ($22 converted vs. $24 for the D.C. Fringe with admission button.) Plus, there are many cheaper tickets and some free performances, too, along High Street (the Royal Mile) in Edinburgh.
A jeweled empress presides over the Royal Mile kingdom (queendom?)/Patricia Leslie What is the Fringe? It's performances of all makes and models by artists from around the world who perform short (usually under 60 minutes) uncensored dance, opera, theatre, comedy, musicals, you name it, in various local venues, often with minimalist sets.
The Museum of Natural History wants to inventory her face/Patricia LeslieLast year 1.8 million tickets were sold at the festival which ends August 27. Wikipedia says Dudley Moore (1960) and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Gilderstern are Dead (1966) got their starts at the festival, now celebrating its 65th year.
Ah, Edinburgh!Patricia Leslie
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