The Edinburgh fringe is too long, too expensive and too gruelling. It must change or die
I've spent my whole professional life loving and writing about the fringe. But rocketing rents, a lack of diversity and its overwhelming scale are pushing this world-class cultural crucible to crisis point. No wonder artists are asking themselves: is it worth the candle? With litter strewn across the streets, the heavens opening, and drawn faces on every comic who didn't make the awards shortlists, there's a post-a…