This year’s festival ran from February 6 to 15 and featured a wide variety of shows — from an interactive escape room scenario to an original musical about going to space. Here’s my take on the three I was able to catch.
By Lucy Baker /Feb 24, 2025
iPhoto caption: Graphic courtesy of Ottawa Fringe.
“Fringe is really like a sandbox for creativity,” says the award-winning collective. “[We’re] seeing where we can go outside of the box. It’s stories we want to tell and it's stories that reflect our experience.”
Selected by lottery and made up of 50 productions playing a total of more than 300 performances, the offerings include drama, comedy, musical theatre, improv, and more.