what's trending at edfringe 2022?
What happens when a data scientist and an arts writer have one too many late-night drinks? Fringebiscuit Trends is what — a unique data platform dedicated to bringing you high quality, easily digestible analysis of a kind seen nowhere else at the Fringe. The Trends homepage is a permanent repository for all our insights and plots, including the famous daily-updated Twitter tracker.
1. LIVE EDFRINGE 2022 TOP 25 Show TRACKER — UPDATED DAILY!
This is our famous #FringebiscuitTrends Twitter tracker! Updated each and every day with the freshest, juiciest Twitter data from Edfringe audiences, we’re calculating daily mentions and positivity for each and every show at the Fringe (see here for a detailed explanation of how we do this). Remember, the wider the ribbon, the more positive vibes that show is generating amongst Fringegoers! Our plots are 100% interactive, so you can hover, zoom, track and select the shows you’re interested in.
We’ll be analysing Trends data throughout the festival and publishing insights on shows, performers, venues and loads more to this page. Want a sneak peek? Check out our archived analysis from Edfringe 2019 here.
Latest Insights
There’s been a lot of movement in our Trends tracker over the first week of Edfringe 2018. We round up the frontrunners and pick out some acts to keep an eye on…
In 2013, my younger sister went on a school trip to see 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime' at the Apollo Theatre in London. Midway through the performance, the ceiling caved in…
Trends show emerging companies at theSpace are drumming up an impressive amount of grassroots support.
Fringe favorite Paul Sinha is the most talked about act at The Stand, followed by Loki AKA Darren McGarvey and Jessie Cave.
Underbelly has some of the biggest acts of Edfringe 2018, but initial trends suggest that it’s new plays ‘Dangerous Wild Animals’ and ‘Queens of Sheba’ who will be the biggest crowdpleasers.
A lacklustre press launch from C venues doesn’t seem to reflect the growing online support for many of its acts.
The small venue showcases a strong line up of theatre and comedy that's gaining traction online.
With the wealth of data that's coming in from our daily Trends analysis, we got to thinking: Which Fringe venues have booked acts that everyone is talking about?
We are obsessed, in Western society, with numbers. But just how useful are they when talking about art?
How do Edfringe venues support their performers on Twitter? We run the numbers to find out.