Edinburgh Fringe confirms record-breaking year

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has confirmed it had its best year yet, breaking box office sales for 2009.

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The number of tickets sold for the 2009 Festival hit 1,859,235, up from 21% on last year. It was also a full 9% up on the record-breaking 2007 Festival.

It was a successful year for all of the major venues. Fringe chief executive Kath Mainland said it was “one of the best festivals” she had seen.

The Drama Student Magazine will have a special review of the Edinburgh Festival in the autumn issue of the publication, out at the end of September.

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