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Future of Edinburgh Festival Fringe in danger if the Scottish Government don t ease social distancing rules The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has claimed the future of the festival is in danger if the Scottish Government does not ease social distancing rules. Shona McCarthy urged ministers to drop the current two-metre rule for venues to the one-metre rule used in hospitality within a fortnight. She said if this does not change, it places the future of the 75-year-old festival under threat. Ms McCarthy told The Times Scotland: Within another two weeks, it s going to be impossible for any [Edinburgh promoter] to put on anything.