Fringe Festival

A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.

Radioactive Drag Queens from the Year 3000 – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release

From press release

The Emotive Emu Incorporation presents
RADIOACTIVE DRAG QUEENS FROM THE YEAR 3000

A fabulous sci-fi comedy at the Toronto Fringe Festival (July 8–17)

Radioactive Drag Queens from the Year 3000 promises to be the most fabulous and campy sci-fi comedy at the 2011 Fringe! It tells the story of Mademoiselle Betty Croquet, a struggling present-day drag queen who confronts her deepest fears when she’s visited by time-travelling radioactive colleagues from the future.

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Cendrillon at the Bar Mitzvah: 2011 Toronto Fringe Dance Interviews

Illustration of Cinderella by Arthur Rackham

“A poor girl and her ugly step-sisters are totally, wildly obsessed with a boy. When the invitation to his Bar Mitzvah arrives, they must transcend their tween styles and outshine each other for his attentions.” Patricia Allison and Kevin Michael Shea contort the Cinderella story….Get ready: they are also doing Summerworks!
 Patricia and Kevin answers some of my questions below.

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Halcyon Youth – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release


From press release

The neighbourhood kids challenge you to a game of street-hockey!

Variation Theatre has taken over the playground at the Shaw Street School. Come out to the playground and challenge the students to a game of ball-hockey. The audience will actually participate in the game, with a different prominent member of the Toronto arts community joining the audience team each day.  All profits from this show will be returned to the Givins/Shaw Junior Public School, for programs that need funding. Juice boxes will be served at the end of each game, win or lose.

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The Cage – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release

From press release

The Cage

At the 2011 Toronto Fringe
Receives Civil Liberties Association Endorsement

“The Cage” premiering at the Toronto Fringe Festival Thursday July 7th 2011 has received official support from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), as well as the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE).

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is a national organization dedicated to promoting respect for and observance of fundamental human rights and civil liberties. Its work, which includes research, public education and advocacy, aims to defend and ensure the protection and full exercise of those rights and liberties.

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Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the week of July 4th, 2011

Every week we post 5 shows that are under $20 to attend. This week Toronto theatre-goers are in luck, because the Toronto Fringe Festival is in town and all Fringe shows are super cheap – and sometimes even free!

Fringe tickets cost only $10 at the door, and $11 in advance. You can save even more money and watch more shows by purchasing a discount pass. At-the-door tickets can be purchased at the show’s venue one hour before starting time.

Visit our index of all Fringe press releases sent to us, which includes handy extras like pictures, performance dates, venues, and more. For a full listing of plays, visit the official Fringe Toronto website.