Edinburgh Fringe Festival 'in danger' if social distancing rules not eased within two weeks
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dailyrecord.co.ukEdinburgh Fringe Festival is "in danger" if the Scottish Government does not ease social distancing rules for venues within a fortnight, the organiser has warned.
Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, urged ministers to drop the current two-metre rule for venues to the one-metre rule used in hospitality.
She said if this does not change, it places the future of the 75-year-old festival under threat. Ms McCarthy told The Times Scotland: "Within another two weeks, it's going to be impossible for any [Edinburgh promoter] to put on anything."There's a real danger for the future of the Fringe.
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