A second Fringe performer has seen their huge promotional poster defaced with red ink proclaiming ‘Boycott the Fringe’.
Stand up Aaron Twitchen heard his poster had been defaced with the slogan before he even arrived in Edinburgh.
Now debut comic Will Robbins has also had the slogan scrawled across his giant poster near the Pleasance.
He said: “When I first saw it I was a bit annoyed. Now I think it’s fine. You can still see all the details about my show on the poster. And with it being about boycotting the Fringe as a whole, it’s at least not a personal attack on me.
“I was a bit sad when I first saw the poster had been graffitied, but at the end of the day, who cares? And I have got a couple of other posters dotted about, however, this was my biggest, and in the best spot.
“I guess I was just unlucky it was me who had my poster covered in graffiti. I didn’t know there was an anti Fringe element in Edinburgh. It must be a Fringe worker who thinks they are underpaid, which is fine if that’s their gripe, I get it.”
Will Robbins has decided to leave the graffiti on the poster saying: “I got offered a replacement poster but I said to just leave it. At least my poster stands out now, it will catch people’s eyes if nothing else. It’s defacing someone’s art, but at this stage I’m just going to leave it.”
Other performers have rallied round those who have had their posters defaced – encouraging people to come and see their shows.
You can see Aaron Twitchen in his show Himbo at the Gilded Balloon at 19.00.
Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World is at Pleasance Courtyard at 18.00.
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/will-robbins-with-the-best-will-in-the-world
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/aaron-twitchen-himbo
The Fringe Society has been invited to comment.
