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Amanda Knox Launches Self-Funded ‘Cartwheel’ Amid Petition

8/7/2026

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Amanda Knox Debuts

Amanda Knox's one-woman comedy “Cartwheel” will run 11 nights at the Gilded Balloon Teviot starting Friday, August 7, 2026.
The show is billed as a comedy about motherhood and Knox’s wrongful imprisonment.
The Edinburgh Fringe says it does not select or curate performances.
Stephanie Kercher said the show trivialises the murder and would not be funny.
Knox said a petition with 4,500 signatures makes false assumptions and that “Cartwheel” honours Kercher’s memory.

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Amanda Knox Self-Funds

The Gilded Balloon venue says artists must cover all costs, so Amanda Knox self-funded “Cartwheel.”
Knox presents “Cartwheel” as an independent one-woman show with no external backing.
Fringe organisers stress the open-access model lets creators finance and stage works without Fringe Society curation.
Petition supporters frame the campaign as defending against a production they say makes false accusations that shame a wronged woman.

History

Historical Context

In 1947 the Edinburgh International Festival launched alongside an uncurated off-shoot that Robert Kemp and the newly formed Fringe Society called the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, booking eight venues and drawing about 30,000 spectators. The open-access principle made the Fringe the world’s largest arts festival and still lets performers such as Amanda Knox stage self-funded shows despite petitions from Stephanie Kercher supporters.

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Amanda Knox Debuts

Amanda Knox's one-woman comedy “Cartwheel” will run 11 nights at the Gilded Balloon Teviot starting Friday, August 7, 2026.
The show is billed as a comedy about motherhood and Knox’s wrongful imprisonment.
The Edinburgh Fringe says it does not select or curate performances.
Stephanie Kercher said the show trivialises the murder and would not be funny.
Knox said a petition with 4,500 signatures makes false assumptions and that “Cartwheel” honours Kercher’s memory.

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