Fringe

00:39 Jun 8, 2020 

Thank you all. It is the Fringe of Edinburgh festival.

14:31 Jun 4, 2020 

Sorry?? I only put in a reference for Sjaatoul's benefit. I am aware of the origin (I am married to a Scotsman). Thank you though for the information. Regards.

14:22 Jun 4, 2020 

The term "the fringe" has its origin in the Edinburgh International Festival.

"It was not until 1948 that Robert Kemp, a Scottish journalist and playwright, described the situation: "Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems to be more private enterprise than before ... I am afraid some of us are not going to be at home during the evenings!". The name 'fringe' stuck and from its origins in Edinburgh it became a universal term for a certain type of artistic experience."

https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/the-city/history-of-th...

14:06 Jun 4, 2020 

shorturl.at/gnsxR (see page 302). "The fringe" is: "In many ways, fringe theater is London's real theatrical heartbeat. The "fringe", London's equivalent to New York's off- or off-off-Broadway, is now commonly called 'Off West End'.