prize5-10, Exercise 3: A five-event timeline

Model answer (one possible choice; check each date):

1. 1947: the first International Festival and the uninvited companies. It shows the starting point: a curated international festival with an unplanned fringe.
2. 1959: the Fringe Society is formed. It gave the open festival a shared structure without selecting what is shown.
3. 1981 onward: the rise of comedy and the main comedy prize. It shows the Fringe turning into a showcase for the industry.
4. Early 1990s: the organised Hogmanay street party. It shows the festival model spreading beyond August and into a winter mass event.
5. 2020: the cancellations. It shows how much the festivals depend on one month and on thousands of independent performers and businesses.

Other defensible choices include 1950 (the Tattoo), 1983 (the Book Festival) or the 2022 short-let rules. The point is to give a reason for each pick.