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The 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 56th
Edinburgh Festival Fringe . The Fringe ran from 3–25 August 2003 and presented 1541 shows over 207 venues. 2003 was the first year that over one million tickets were sold at the Fringe.
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Venues
The Pod, a 400-seater theatre on Festival Square, was erected for the first time and hosted acts including
Daniel Kitson ,
Tommy Tiernan and
Danny Bhoy
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The Spiegeltent moved to a new location on George Square Gardens, to where it has returned each year since.
Unusual venues at the 2003 Fringe included a public toilet, a bus and a lift.
Awards
Comedy
Perrier Comedy Awards
Perrier Comedy Award
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Winner:
Nominees:
Best Newcomer Award
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Winner:
Nominees:
So You Think You're Funny?
BBC New Comedy Award
Theatre
Scotsman Fringe First Awards
Pandora 88 (Fabrik)
Those Eyes, That Mouth (
Grid Iron Theatre Company )
Pugilist Specialist (The Riot Group)
The People Next Door (
Traverse Theatre Company )
Boy Steals Train (78th Street Theatre Lab)
NE 2nd Avenue (Teo Castellanos)
Pickle (Indian ink)
Baby Jane: Show Number 113 (The People Show)
The Birds of Sarajevo (Théâtre de la Fenêtre)
The Echo Chamber (en masse theatre)
Love, Sex and Cider (
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama )
Thebans (Theatre Babel)
White Cabin (Akhe Group)
Ladies and Gents (Semper Fi)
A Very Naughty Boy (VSM)
References