Fleabag star’s new post

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has appointed Phoebe Waller-Bridge as its first president. The actress and writer will act as a representative and advocate for the Fringe Society, the charity that supports everyone who wants to participate in The Fringe. Waller-Bridge performed her hugely successful one-woman play, Fleabag, at Underbelly during the 2013 Fringe. The show earned an Olivier

Award nomination and a Special Commendation from the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and was adapted into a hit BBC series.