Lancaster Fringe Fest
From So Good Lancaster by So Good Media
March 20, 2026 · 27 min · Season 1 · Episode 21
About this episode
This episode explores the origins and significance of fringe festivals, particularly focusing on the first one held in Edinburgh in 1947.
Fringe festivals began back in 1947 when the International Festival of Music and Drama was planned in a post-war Edinburgh, Scotland. Eight Edinburgh theatre companies were left out, but decided to book their own festival in smaller, alternative venues around the city. Without an official connection to the larger festival, the acts performing on the fringe could be more open, accessible, and experimental in nature. In the decades that followed, the idea of performing in alternative and found ...
Topics covered
- Fringe festivals
- theatre
- performing arts
- cultural events
- Edinburgh
Keywords
- Fringe festivals
- Edinburgh
- theatre companies
- cultural history
- performing arts
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Edinburgh, Scotland
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