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'We won’t get close to breaking even' – Edinburgh Fringe artists open up on finances

Clockwise, from top left: Ellie Keel (photo: Alex Brenner), Lexie Ward, Craig Manson (photo: Daniel Hughes), Rachel Stockdale (photo: Samuel Black) and Mabel Thomas, who have each worked on shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe
Clockwise, from top left: Ellie Keel (photo: Alex Brenner), Lexie Ward, Craig Manson (photo: Daniel Hughes), Rachel Stockdale (photo: Samuel Black) and Mabel Thomas, who have each worked on shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe
From crowdfunding to cryptocurrency to commuting from Carlisle, theatremakers tell us how they are financing their Edinburgh shows this year amid the spiralling costs of accommodation and the wider cost-of-living crisis

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