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{ "b" : "Festival: Fringe Festival," , "cite" : "various venues, Dublin, September 12-October 2."}

In Edinburgh in 1947, eight theatre groups showed up uninvited to the first Edinburgh International Festival. Most of the main venues and stages were full, so they set up their performances in other venues around the city.

Over subsequent years, students set up a drop-in centre for performers to get cheap food and a bed. Then a central ...