Platforming Marginalised and Unheard Voices
What marginalised and unheard means, according to our contributing writers…
People, stories, ideas and visions that:
• have faced barriers in accessing the arts.
• originate from communities that are pushed to the margins through social, political, and cultural discrimination due to their identity or cause.
• exist outwith dominant discourses and narratives, commonly because they represent facts and opinions counterintuitive to existing power structures.
We list shows under marginalised categories to express a focus on representation, exposure and thematic commonality between marginalised groups. You can find these listed under our ‘Categories’ section – if you feel we could platform more themes or use more inclusive language, don’t hesitate to contact us.
For 2026, we promise that…
At least 70% of our coverage will focus on marginalised and unheard stories, groups, and performances.
Our Background
Since starting coverage of EdFringe in 2018, we’ve grown to become a collective of diverse voices writing about live performance work across the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, USA, Czechia, and further afield. We reinvest any advertising revenue into continuing to platform emerging work through reviews, interviews, features and other forms of magazine content here on our site.
For 2026, we will continue to build on our promise to compensate our writers fairly. We will compensate our writers with more than the equivalent of the UK Living Wage (£14) per writing hour for their reviews.
Most of our contributors began creating live performance and we take a performance-led approach to dissecting what we’ve seen. Our U.S.P is that we provide a recommended beverage with every show we feature and review. Like sommeliers at a fancy restaurant, we will give you the perfect aperitif to accompany that delicious show.
