Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the latest event to be cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis. Organisers have confirmed that all the major events have been scrapped, following the global health scare – including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Art Festival and the International Book Festival.
Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, confirmed the news in a statement, which read: ‘It’s heartbreaking that the Fringe and our sister August festivals will not take place as planned this summer. ‘However, having taken advice and considered all the options, we collectively believe this is the only appropriate response.’ And Fergus Linehan, director of the International Festival, insisted that next year’s
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