Press

Herald Angel 2008
Peter Brook Award Special mention 2008
Scotsman Fringe First 2009
Peter Brook Award 2009

“It seems to me that in its back-to-basics approach, it is totally forward-thinking – and potentially revolutionary in scope. Whatever the next decade holds, the seeds of the next wave of theatre – and probably even of our recover itself, lie in the expansive, inexpensive miracle that is Forest Fringe.”
Dominic Cavendish of The Telgraph in his Peter Brook Award speech

“Like being a kid, let loose in a sweet shop full of tantalising choices… Much better than sweets. You can gorge on Forest Fringe and never get sick, or tired of the flavours.”
Mary Brennan, The Herald, on the Forest Fringe Microfestival

“One of the Edinburgh Festival’s brightest success stories.”
Donald Hutera, The Times.

“Boundlessly enthusiastic, insanely optimistic, entirely free and inexpressibly charming.”
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

If any of the good people of the press would like to contact us they can do so through:

Andy Field – Co-Director of Forest Fringe
andy@forestfringe.co.uk
07894 345627

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