Reviews
iPhoto caption: Toronto Fringe promo photo by Robbie Harper.
REVIEWS: Toronto Fringe Festival 2026
This collection of Toronto Fringe Festival capsule reviews will be updated throughout the festival with writing from 10 different critics.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Medusa.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Soulpepper’s Medusa creates a mess it refuses to tidy
Speaking in sibilant murmurs via headsets wired into each seat of the Baillie Theatre, a chorus of intimate voices infiltrates the audience experience, drowning out dialogue and weaving an overstimulating soundscape.
iPhoto caption: An Ottawa Fringe event. Photo by Erik Stolpmann.
REVIEW: Ottawa Fringe delivers geese, gloves, potholes, and more
The opening weekend of the 2026 Ottawa Fringe Festival was a grey and rainy one, but the festival's energy wasn’t dampened.
iPhoto caption: Sara Farb and Qasim Khan in 'Funny Girl.' Photo by David Cooper.
REVIEW: Sara Farb shines in Funny Girl at the Shaw Festival
One theme of Funny Girl is acceptance of the self despite its flaws and inconsistencies. The musical, likewise, is full of flaws and inconsistencies, but compelling all the same. Luckily, Sara Farb as Fanny Brice in all her boastful vulnerability gives us that central figure who delights — an umbrella to ward off the rain.