- Fringe creates inspiration for new work, new festivals, even ideas like pubs hosting shows
o Need for skills sharing
- Touring
o Fringe Society made Marketplace – gap of shows that are hoping to tour but aren’t using it
 Getting lost in emails? Another thing for busy producers to do?
 As a result, programmers aren’t using it
o Need for venues to be transparent on their timelines, tech specs, programming policy
 Venues North Routes In guide https://arconline.co.uk/take-part/for-artists/current-projects/venues-north/
o Burden is on independent producers to individually email venues -> burden should shift to people on salaried hours (e.g. in venues)
 Venues are short staffed – large number of enquiries not able to be answered
 Importance of making relationships between programmers and artists -> can be difficult if programmers move on
 Idea of Fringe Society supporting drop-in sessions for programmers to meet artists
- Not all work made to succeed at Edinburgh is going to work for touring
o Artists might not be able to recognise this
o Importance of producers/venues meeting with artists to create relationship which could lead to commissions
- Connecting with regional artists
o There used to be venues which hosted for instance Welsh work
o International delegations have become a big thing and do well.
o Idea to look at regional delegations/networks -> maybe this is something venues need to take a lead on
- Idea of having a Fringe TV channel
o People not able to come to the Fringe – audience and industry
o There was some on-demand work in the pandemic – unclear how successful this was, and it’s not happening anymore
 Nothing beats live experience!
o Creating filmed work is expensive!
 Could there be support with this?
- Fringe Society should host case studies so artists have a chance to read about experiences that aren’t the huge success stories like Fleabag & Baby Reindeer. These could include artists who have brought work multiple times, tours of work following the fringe, etc.
- There needs to be better understanding of what artist’s specific aims are?
o Aims have shifted, for instance more work now being pitched at TV