- Strange: Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox’s sister, has reportedly raised concerns about Cartwheel, which is being staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
- It is said that the show is “inappropriate” because it “plays on the death of her sister” and contains “a reference to the murder”; the petition calls for the show to be banned and says it has received 2,400 signatures.
- Organiser Nox says the show is not about Meredith Kercher, and that the Gilded Balloon Teviot venue is free to decide on whether to allow it at the Fringe.
Meredith Kercher’s British student sister Amanda Knox is staging Cartwheel at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
According to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe website, Cartwheel is presented as a show in which Knox explores the “meaning” of her sister’s death. On BBC Breakfast, Stephen Kercher said Knox “may have been influenced” by the fact that Knox “is her sister.” Knox also said that her family would “never” discuss her sister’s death.
According to the BBC, the show is about Meredith Kercher, who died in Peru in 2007. The BBC says Knox’s “sister” is “a reference to the murder,” and that Knox “will be sentenced to life in prison.” The BBC also says Knox’s “family” has called for the show to be stopped.
According to the BBC, Knox’s show is set in a family home and includes a “reference to her sister’s death.” The BBC says Knox’s “family” has called for the show to be stopped.
Gilded Balloon Teviot’s head of programming, Tim, said Cartwheel will be staged at Edinburgh Festival Fringe as planned, adding that the venue has “no concerns” about the show.
The story, in which a legal case was made, dates back to 2007, when Meredith Kercher died in Peru. According to BBC material, Knox’s final appeal was rejected by the court; she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. After that, the court overturned the verdict, and in 2015 the Italian Supreme Court definitively acquitted her.