The scheme is a partnership between Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and arts body Creative Scotland.

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Gerry Mulgrew, the writer and director of the musical, said it was very important for Scottish theatre to play a central role at the Fringe.

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Roosevelt Park, where locals congregate to shoot hoops and splash in water fountains, then catch a show or two at August's month-long Fringe NYC festival, which sees more than 200 international theatre groups hit town.

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