Deborah Frances-White to give Fringe opening address | Comic's words of wisdom to fellow festival performers

Deborah Frances-White to give Fringe opening address

Comic's words of wisdom to fellow festival performers

Deborah Frances-White will deliver the address welcoming performers to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

The comedian, and host of the hit Guilty Feminist podcast, said: ‘The Fringe is an adventure playground of ideas, a marvellous meshing of minds and the largest, most animated anthology of the human spirit and self-expression in the world. 

‘I look forward to giving the Fringe Central Welcome Address the same way an athlete would look forward to opening the Olympic Games - only with more jokes.’

Fringe chief executive Shona McCarthy added: ‘I am delighted that Deborah is delivering the Fringe Central welcome address this year.  I’m sure artists will be inspired by Deborah’s experience as a performer, writer, and broadcaster.’

This is the 10th anniversary of Fringe Central, the festival’s centre for performers, venues, media and arts industry professionals. In August it is offering a programme of 125 professional development sessions, all  free to Fringe participants.

Frances-White – who is piloting a female-led topical comedy show for Channel 4 – will be giving her address on August 3.

Published: 29 May 2018

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