Edinburgh Fringe performers report spike in sexual harassment

An estimated 30,000 male and female artists perform at the Fringe festival, across 3,500 shows

Equity president Maureen Beattie said a"slight level of hysteria" at the event"seems to release this underbelly of bad behaviour".

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