Fringe News
Fringe News
Toronto, Ontario – The Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival opens one week from today, and runs from July 2nd to 13th, 2014. This year, the Fringe features 136 plays (including 14 site specifics, 6 FringeKids! shows, 7 dance shows) and over 1,100 energized and passionate independent theatre artists ready to inspire, entertain and ready to be the next big thing.
You’re Invited: Toronto Fringe Festival Opening Ceremonies
Join Executive Director Kelly Straughan and special keynote speaker Olivia Chow as we celebrate the launch of the 26th annual Toronto Fringe Festival. Hundreds of indie artists will amass at the Fringe Club in the alley behind Honest Ed’s historic marquee, sporting eccentric costumes and trying to “out-Fringe” each other to win the first annual Fringe Costume Contest! Plus: there’s half-priced beer from 4pm to 5pm, so join us for a toast to Fringe spirit, indie theatre and the arts community in this vibrant city.
Opening Ceremonies Agenda (at the Fringe Club behind Honest Ed’s, 581 Bloor St. W.)
July 2, 2014
4:00pm: Half-Priced Beer and Costume Contest kick-off
4:30pm: Opening speeches and remarks (plus announcement of Costume Contest winners)
5:00pm: Free cupcakes from “For the Love of Cake!” and general merriment
The Fringe Club behind Honest Ed’s is Toronto’s hottest pop-up patio, art market, performance venue and social hub! Open daily, the Fringe Club is abuzz with excitement from early afternoon until the wee hours of the morning and has programming for families, culture lovers and adventurous urban explorers. Click here to learn more about food vendors, the Visual Fringe, buskers, special events, Tent Talks and Fringe After Dark.
Are you ready to Fringe?!
This year it’s easier than ever to navigate the Fringe Festival. The new Toronto Fringe smartphone app helps you plan your festival and connect with Fringe. (App can be downloaded via Google Play or the App Store.) Or for more info on Fringe, follow these links to view all show listings, the digital Fringe Program Book, and read more about the Fringe Club.
The 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival: July 2 – 13, 2014
Show venues: Various locations around the Annex neighbourhood and the downtown core.
The Fringe Club is located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s (581 Bloor St. W., southwest corner of Bloor and Bathurst). The Fringe Club is the festival headquarters, with a box office, beer tent, great food, and free programming.
Performance schedule: Daily between 11:00am and midnight
Ticket Prices: $12 in advance, $10 at the door.
(FringeKids! performances for children 12 and under: $5 in advance and at the door)
NEW THIS YEAR: 100% of tickets will be available online, over the phone, or at the Festival Box Office up to three hours before show time. Any unsold tickets will be available for purchase at individual venues. In the past, 50% of tickets to all show have been held for at-the-door sales. This is no longer the case.
Purchase tickets starting June 12, 2014 the following four ways:
1. Over the phone at 416.966.1062
2. Online at www.fringetoronto.com
3. In-person at the play’s venue, starting one hour before show-time
4. At the main box office in the Fringe Club, from noon-9pm during the festival
All shows start on time. Latecomers will not be admitted. No exceptions.
The Toronto Fringe
Now celebrating its 26th year, the Toronto Fringe provides creative opportunities for artists and audiences by producing two important festivals – the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Next Stage Theatre Festival – and by running outreach activities that benefit youth, artists and the theatre community at large. In 2014, the Toronto Fringe launched a national crowdfunding platform for indie artists, called Fund What You Can (FWYC). Our home, the Fringe Creation Lab, welcomes independent artists year round, encouraging their creative work by offering them affordable space to make art, congregate and innovate. For more information, visit www.fringetoronto.com
2014-06-25
The 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival opens next week