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| Probe into Fringe ticket problems | Probe into Fringe ticket problems |
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| The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is to launch an independent inquiry into its own box office, it has emerged. | The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is to launch an independent inquiry into its own box office, it has emerged. |
| It follows weeks of problems which left many shows oversold and some customers without tickets. | It follows weeks of problems which left many shows oversold and some customers without tickets. |
| Members of the Fringe board are to attend a meeting for representatives from all 200 venues across the city. | |
| They will announce details of an independent inquiry and a new temporary general manager for the remaining two weeks of the arts festival. | |
| The board aims to allow the venues to air their problems and share possible solutions. | The board aims to allow the venues to air their problems and share possible solutions. |
| In the run-up to the Fringe, technical issues meant thousands of people were still waiting for tickets only two weeks before the event began. | |
| Printing problems meant the deadline for mailing tickets was missed. | Printing problems meant the deadline for mailing tickets was missed. |
| Other shows have been hit with problems of overselling, and the Fringe box office has advised ticket holders to check the website for details of how to collect tickets for specific performances. |