Entrants' Home Page - How to enter the Fringe

Next year's Fringe dates will be July 8th to 26th. This means we start and finish 2 days before the Festival who will be finishing on a Tuesday. We think it better to finish as ever on a Sunday and also not to get any closer to Edinburgh!

Fees structure and deadline for 2009: From November 7th 2008 until February 28th 2009 you only pay £45. From March 1st to 31st the entry fee is £65 and from April 1st to 25th it is £80.

We will be open for entries from November 7th 2008.

Don't forget: next year is our 30th. We start the celebrations on November 7th with a Fringe show in the Opera House. All previous entrants will be invited (but you'll have to pay for a ticket I'm afraid). The party on stage after will be free thanks to sponsorship from Trevor Osborne of the Buxton Crescent Hotel and Thermal Spa Company Ltd.

Want to be kept in touch with our news? We plan to send occasional emails to all registered users so simply go to our Online area and follow the simple instructions. If you already have an account (because you entered the Fringe last year) then just check that our contact details are correct by logging in and clicking on the My Profile link.

We have reintroduced one type of cross-referencing. Because For Families is a non-genre based category we think it sensible that you should be able to cross reference from any other category to For Families. If you do this we ask you to enter an age range on the on-line form.

Also, next year we are introducing a local Schools Link scheme offering you the chance to work with local schools. Owing to the time required to co-ordinate with the schools, you must express your interest in this scheme by 20th March 2009. Only the details of entrants who have paid their entry fee by this date will be passed on to the schools.

New writing: We have been having difficulty determining what is new writing (an awards category) so when you come to enter you will now be asked about this on the online form.

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What we believe

We are a charity run by volunteers.

We believe that art is for all, not just an elite. This applies both to artists and audience.

We aim to provide an opportunity for artists to perform or exhibit in an environment that is low cost and an atmosphere that is receptive.

We hope that our Fringe Festival encourages artists to take risks and experiment.

We hope that our audiences are enthusiastic and encouraging of innovation and new work.

Anybody can do anything on the Fringe. We do not select.

We will not censor nor selectively promote any work.

What we do

We run this web-site.

We provide information and advice on venues and programming.

We have a Press Officer with nation wide contacts.

We supply entrants with press lists.

We publish the Fringe Programme and distribute it to our mailing list and publicity outlets.

We run the Fringe Information Desk which handles information and publicity for artists and audience.

We offer an advance sales facility through the Opera House. (There is an additional fee for this)

We review each entry, usually on the first night, and publish the reviews the next morning on the web-site and at the Desk. Artists frequently use these for publicity here and elsewhere.

What you do

You make your own arrangements with venues.

You pay our entry fee and fill in the electronic form to enter the Fringe.

You pay the extra fee and enter the extra information on the entry form if you decide to use the advance sales facility.

You produce your own publicity materials.

You print your own tickets for sale on the door (the advance sales service provides its own tickets).

You offer a free ticket to your Official Fringe Reviewer and 10% discount to Friends of the Fringe. This discount does not apply to tickets that are already concessions.

You keep all your takings (or your share if using a managed venue).

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