The economics make no sense – but somehow the world’s biggest theatre festival still manages to showcase great work

THIS YEAR’S Edinburgh Festival started a week later than usual, which tells a story. Due to greedy landlords, almost no performers can afford a month here. A company who played a sold out run in a biggish venue last year told me that they still made a significant loss due to accommodation costs. So most companies now come for one or two weeks of the shortened span, spending what they can afford but almost guaranteeing insolvency.

Get Instant Access

Continue Reading

Register for free to read this article in full

REGISTER

Subscribe for unlimited access

SUBSCRIBE NOW

From just £37.50 quarterly

  Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door.
  Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
  Access to the weekly digital copy of The Tablet.
  Full access to The Tablet’s archive – over 180 years of back issues.

Already a subscriber? Login