Talk:Fringe theatre

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These two pages should not be merged.. It is not a Fringe Festival. The Fringe is a single concept of theater that has spread across the world. Just saying that we should merge other kinds of alternative theater isn't enough. The Fringe is an entity in its own. It's a way of running a festival where there are 150 performances over the course of 2 weeks. JUST alternative theater doesn't accomplish that.

• Seconded. Perhaps in England "Off West End" is synonymous with "fringe theatre," but that's in one country alone.

See any publication of TIME OUT london for the difference between Off West End and fringe listings! They are 2 separate categories!

The article needs a major cleanup. Off West End is just a marketing concept and has no meaning within the English theatre, references to it need to removed. There needs to be a careful distinction made between Fringe Theatre, Fringe Theatre Festivals, and alternative theatre; there is no identity between them, but there are parallels, so perhaps a single article is appropriate. Kbthompson 09:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)