The 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 56th Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe ran from 3 25 August 2003 and presented 1541 shows over 207 venues. 2003 was the first year that over one million tickets were sold at the Fringe.^[1]

Venues

The Pod, a 400 seater theatre on Festival Square, was erected for the first time and hosted acts including Daniel Kitson, Tommy Tiernan and Danny Bhoy^[2]

The Spiegeltent moved to a new location on George Square Gardens, to where it has returned each year since.

Unusual venues at the 2003 Fringe included a public toilet, a bus and a lift.

Awards

Comedy

Perrier Comedy Awards

Perrier Comedy Award^[3]

Winner:

• Demetri Martin - If I

Nominees:

• Adam Hills - Cut Loose
• Flight of the Conchords - High on Folk
• Howard Read - The Big Howard and Little Howard Show
• Reginald D. Hunter - White Woman

Best Newcomer Award^[4]

Winner:

• Gary Le Strange Polaroid Suitcase - (with Waen Shepherd)

Nominees:

• Alex Horne - Making Fish Laugh (with Tim Key)
• Miles Jupp - Gentlemen Prefer Brogues
• Michael McIntyre

So You Think You're Funny?

• Tom Wrigglesworth

BBC New Comedy Award

• Rhod Gilbert

Theatre

Scotsman Fringe First Awards

• Pandora 88 (Fabrik)
• Those Eyes, That Mouth (Grid Iron)
• Pugilist Specialist (The Riot Group)
• The People Next Door (Traverse Theatre Company)
• Boy Steals Train (78th Street Theatre Lab)
• NE 2nd Avenue (Teo Castellanos)
• Pickle (indian ink)
• Baby Jane: Show Number 113 (The People Show)
• The Birds of Sarajevo (Th tre de la Fen tre)
• The Echo Chamber (en masse theatre)
• Love, Sex and Cider (Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama)
• Thebans (Theatre Babel)
• White Cabin (Akhe Group)
• Ladies and Gents (Semper Fi)
• A Very Naughty Boy (Vivienne Smith Management)

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