Edinburgh Fringe listing for Amanda Knox show draws renewed scrutiny over Kercher case
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Amanda Knox is set to perform a one-woman comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that draws on her experience of being accused and later acquitted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
The show, titled “Cartwheel,” is scheduled to run from Aug. 7-17 at the Gilded Balloon Teviot as part of the 2026 Fringe program, according to the festival listing.
Knox, now 39, was a 20-year-old American exchange student in Perugia, Italy, when Kercher, her British flatmate, was found dead in the apartment they shared. Knox and her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of murder in 2009, acquitted in 2011, convicted again on appeal in 2014 and definitively acquitted by Italy’s highest court in 2015. Rudy Guede was ultimately convicted in connection with Kercher’s murder and served a prison sentence.
According to promotional material and interviews cited by British media, Knox says the Fringe show is not intended to make light of Kercher’s death. Instead, she describes it as an exploration of trauma, public judgment and the years she spent fighting to clear her name.
The title “Cartwheel” appears to reference a cartwheel Knox performed during the early stages of the police investigation, an incident that attracted significant media attention at the time.
The announcement has reignited debate surrounding Knox’s public projects related to the case. Critics, including representatives of the Kercher family, have previously argued that such ventures are insensitive to the family’s continuing grief. Knox has said she regrets the pain caused by the events surrounding the case while maintaining that she was wrongfully imprisoned.
The Edinburgh Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts festival, is due to run from Aug. 7-31 and will feature thousands of performances across hundreds of venues in the Scottish capital.
