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Amanda Knox Edinburgh Fringe comedy controversy

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Amanda Knox’s one‑woman show *Cartwheel* opened at the Edinburgh Fringe on 7 August 2026 and ran for 11 sold‑out nights until 17 August. nights. The monologue frames performance blends autobiographical material about her 2007 arrest, trial and 2015 acquittal as a commentary on with themes of motherhood, wrongful imprisonment women’s safety and the media circus, wrongful imprisonment, and explicitly states it does not joke about Meredith Kercher’s murder but seeks to honour her memory and expose the violence both women endured. memory. Meredith Kercher’s sister, Stephanie Kercher, condemned the production as “normalising and trivialising violence against women,” women” and appealed to Scottish Labour leader Andy Burnham (later referenced as UK Prime Minister) Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, to intervene. A petition against to cancel the show gathered more than between 2,400 signatures, with some reports citing nearly 5,000. and 5,000 signatures. Italian lawyer Francesco Maresca described called the show as “offensive and deplorable.” Fringe organisers and the Gilded Balloon venue reiterated that the festival does not curate individual works and have no plans to will not cancel the show, noting they are prepared for such disputes. show. Festival director Tony Lancaster said the Fringe is “not afraid of controversy” and will allow the performance to proceed. Knox defended the performance show on Instagram, arguing asserting it “honours Meredith Kercher’s memory and calls out the violence that was done to her and to Kercher. me.” Former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito also commented publicly. The controversy dispute continues to fuel debate over freedom of expression, the use of true‑crime material in the arts, and the lasting impact of the case.

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