Has the Edinburgh Festival Fringe become too commercial?

Some performers believe the festival has become a victim of its own success.

Critics say that one of the world’s biggest arts festivals is becoming too commercial – and too expensive to participate in.

Today, thousands of performing artists show every year at Edinburgh Fringe, up from a few acts when it started over 70 years ago.

 

Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from the Scottish capital.