Fringe 2007 featured 31,000 performances of 2,050 shows in 250 venues
An estimated 18,626 performers were on stage at the Fringe in 2007
Theatre made up 31% of the programme followed closely by Comedy with 30.5% Music was next with 17%, Children’s 5.5% Musicals & Opera totals, 5%. Dance & Physical Theatre weighed in at 4.5% Exhibitions is 3.5% and finally Events 3%
40% (815) of the shows were World Premiers and from the remaining 60% of the programme 236 of the shows were European premieres and 93 are UK premieres
304 shows at the Fringe were absolutely free
In 2007 there were 6 new awards available to performers. This is in addition to the 15 that were up for grabs in 2006
At the Fringe in 2007 53,284 tickets were bought in its first week of ticket sales
1.6 Million tickets (1,697,293) were sold during the 2007 Fringe smashing all arts festival records
The Fringe sells 118% more tickets than it did only 10 years ago (776,560 in 1997, 1,531,606 in 2006)
The Fringe has a 75% market share of all attendance at Edinburgh’s year-round festivals and annually generates around £75 million for the Edinburgh and Scottish economy
