Toronto Fringe Festival
iPhoto caption: Adam Francis Proulx, Elm Reyes, Kay-Ann Ward in a Fringe promo photo by Joy Adeola.
REVIEWS: Toronto Fringe Festival 2025
This collection of Toronto Fringe Festival capsule reviews will be updated throughout the festival with writing from 20 different critics.
iPhoto caption: Shanice Stanislaus and Rachel
Resnik in '$$$.' Photo by Arin Sang-Urai.
Toronto Fringe is getting ready to send in the clowns
If there’s one notable trend in the 2025 Toronto Fringe lineup, it’s that this year's festival will feature more clowns than you can fit into a very small car.
iPhoto caption: L: Lara Arabian in promo still for 'Siranoush.' Photo by Robert J. Brodey.
R: Babz Johnston as Ginger Spice in Wannabe: A Spice Girls Tribute. Photo by Screamsmedia.
“It feels lovely to be in this curated window of [the festival],” says Siranoush writer-performer Lara Arabian. "We are excited to have a conversation with the Fringe audience.”
iPhoto caption: Photo of Kay-Ann Ward, El Experimento, and Adam Francis-Proulx by Joy Adeola.
Toronto Fringe unveils full 2025 programming
Tickets are now on sale for the 37th annual Toronto Fringe Festival, showcasing over 100 shows in 22 spaces across the city.