Audiences defy economic downturn and dreary weather to help fringe register increase in ticket salesThe Edinburgh festival fringe has defied some miserable August weather and the sharp drop in consumer spending by hitting another record for ticket sales.The event estimates that almost 1.88m tickets were taken up by fringe audiences over the past four weeks, a small increase on the 1.83m sold or issued last year.Kath …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM on August 29, 2011