Happy New Year Fringe Fans!  We’ve been a tad quiet due to the holidays & watching covid unfold. This pandemic affects us all, but in terms of organising a festival, it’s the unknowns that make it difficult. We don’t know what restrictions will be in place and we can only hope that we’ll be well past the peak of infections …

Philanthropy and corporate sponsorship have been on my mind lately. I wear several hats in my business life. I’m a features writer for a couple of local magazines, I’m the vice-chair of Newcastle Fringe Festival and I run my own freelance copywriting, marketing & publicity business specialising in creative industries, women-led businesses and agency work. This morning I had to …

Newcastle Fringe Festival is excited to be launching our new look website and getting ready for our 2021 season. Newcastle Fringe volunteers and board were devastated to have to cancel this year’s festival. It had been gearing up to be the biggest festival we had ever held and ticket sales were strong. We made the call to cancel with just …