Hit shows from Edinburgh's Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks
One day2 outlets reported this in 7 reports over 1 day - a further 5 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
The headline, as it travelled
All 7 reports used the same wording across 7 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 7 reports on Mon, 31 August 2026
What it is about
Fringe festivalEdinburghAmericaNadja Leonard-HopperGarry StarrNadja Leonhard-HopperMatt CrockettAndrew Lloyd WebberLittle PrinceDamien Warren-SmithBen Montgomery GettyRebecca RosmanLouise MothersoleMoby DickJess FuchsZach ZuckerJohn RobertsonMax NormanJake BraschNational Galleries Of Scotland
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
krvs.org
ypradio.org
wgcu.org
kasu.org
wfae.org
wnyc.org
31 Aug, 09:00over 4 hours31 Aug, 12:30
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 2 original reports, 5 reprints
Mon, 31 August 2026
2 reports- NPR News09:00
The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.
5 reprints
- krvs.org31 Aug, 09:00their copy
- ypradio.org31 Aug, 09:00their copy
- wgcu.org31 Aug, 09:00their copy
- kasu.org31 Aug, 09:00their copy
- wfae.org31 Aug, 09:00their copy
- wnyc.org12:30first to report