Stage Door News
Stage Door News
Toronto, Ontario– Last night the 2013 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival wrapped up a truly unforgettable 25th anniversary festival. Audiences came out in droves, with the first four days of the festival being the highest grossing in Fringe history. The record breaking ticket sales led to nearly 200 completely sold-out performances, with 57,182 tickets sold and $433,027 returned to artists. As of the end of the 2013 festival, the Toronto Fringe is proud to announce it has now returned over $6 million to artists since its inaugural festival in 1989!
Record rainfall and flash floods might have damped a few tents (and flooded a few streets) but it couldn’t dampen the Fringe spirit. The revamped Fringe Club was busier than ever and featured expanded late-night programming, bands, buskers, as well as a very popular Fringe After Dark series. Over $10,000 was earned by artisans, painters and creators of the Visual Fringe and AlleyPlays.
This year's Toronto Fringe also featured celebratory programming for its 25 year anniversary, including an Underground Dance Party at Honest Ed's, a 25-second video contest and 25-hours playwriting contest, and a special 25th Anniversary Alumni Party at the Tranzac Club. On July 10th, the Toronto Fringe proudly announced the winners of the annual Patrons’ Pick, featuring some of the most sought-after tickets of the summer, including Polly Polly, Stealing Sam, 2 for Tea, and Musical of Musicals.
With 25 years come and gone, and with and with the 25th Toronto Fringe Festival running stronger than ever, Toronto Fringe now looks to the future: 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. This fall, we will announce lineup for the 7th annual Next Stage Festival.
2013-07-15
Toronto: The 25th anniversary edition of the Toronto Fringe Festival sees record-breaking sales