Phoebe Waller-Bridge sets up $120k fund for Fringe festival artists

• Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the star of Fleabag.
• The actor and playwright rose to notoriety at the Fringe Festival with her one-woman show Fleabag.
• The programme aims to aid performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the star of Fleabag, has unveiled a new £100,000 ($120,000) fund to assist artists in showcasing their work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The actor and playwright rose to notoriety at the Fringe Festival with her one-woman show Fleabag in 2013. The programme was afterwards turned into an honorable BBC comedy series.

The programme aims to aid performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Fringe Society’s president is Waller-Bridge. This year, the fund will award 50 grants totaling £2,000 to individuals or organizations submitting work to the Fringe. Waller-goal Bridge’s is to support artists in showcasing their work at the festival.

“For a creative, the festival is one of the most exceptional places on the planet to debut work, meet other artists, and be discovered by audiences, agents, producers, and the media,” Waller-Bridge said when announcing the grants.

“Today’s announcement is deeply personal for me. The Edinburgh Fringe provided “Fleabag” with a platform that changed the game for everyone involved, and we are thrilled that the show can continue to give back to the next generation of creators by helping those who might not otherwise have the chance to submit their work to this incredible festival.

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