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Edinburgh Fringe Launches Amanda Knox Show Amid Protests

8/8/2026

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Summary

Amanda Knox Opens

The Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland opened Amanda Knox’s show “Cartwheel” for an 11-night run.
Knox says the show honors Meredith Kercher, condemns violence against women, and reflects on motherhood after wrongful imprisonment.
Stephanie Kercher condemned the show as normalising violence against women and asked U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene.
Fringe organizers refused to cancel the show, citing artistic programming decisions.

Summary

Amanda Knox Exonerated

The Italian Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling cleared Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of all charges related to Meredith Kercher’s murder.
A 2014 retrial had briefly reinstated their convictions before the appellate decision reversed them.
Knox returned to the United States in 2011 after completing four years in an Italian prison.

History

Historical Context

The 1991 Court of Appeal overturned the Birmingham Six’s 1975 convictions, ending 16 years of wrongful imprisonment and awarding about £1 million in compensation. Their case joined the earlier exonerations of the Guildford Four (1989) and Maguire Seven (1991), establishing a legacy of miscarriages of justice that Amanda Knox’s 2024 Edinburgh Fringe show revives, prompting debate among the Arts Council Scotland and UK officials.

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Amanda Knox Opens

The Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland opened Amanda Knox’s show “Cartwheel” for an 11-night run.
Knox says the show honors Meredith Kercher, condemns violence against women, and reflects on motherhood after wrongful imprisonment.
Stephanie Kercher condemned the show as normalising violence against women and asked U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene.
Fringe organizers refused to cancel the show, citing artistic programming decisions.

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