Press Releases

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January 9, 2024 - Toronto Fringe Appoints Rachel Kennedy as Executive Director, Co-Lead; Laura Paduch as Managing Director, Co-Lead; Kate Supleve succeeds Jason Murray as Board Chair

october 31, 2023 - 16th Annual Next Stage Theatre Festival Celebrates Success at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

October 26, 2023 - Toronto Fringe Utilizes Community Services Recovery Fund to Expand Accessibility and Community Care 

october 17, 2023 - Toronto Fringe Says Goodbye to Executive Director Lucy Eveleigh

september 6, 2023 - Toronto Fringe Announces the 16th annual next stage theatre festival

July 18th, 2023 - THE TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL WRAPS UP FOR 2023

July 15, 2023 - THE TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

June 14, 2023 - The Toronto Fringe Festival reveals programming and schedule

MAY 17, 2023 - THE 35TH TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL RETURNS JULY 5 - 16, 2023

January 24, 2023 - A Statement From The Toronto Fringe

September 28, 2022 - The Toronto Fringe a recipient of Slaight foundation's historic gift

July 20, 2022 - The 34th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival Returned with great success

June 22, 2022 - The 34th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival Returns July 6 - 17, 2022

April 11, 2022 - 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival is officially back to in-person at the tranzac

February 24, 2022 - 2022 Next Stage Theatre Festival Celebrates a Successful Switch to Online

January 31, 2022 - 2022 Next Stage Theatre Festival Extended to February 13, 2022

JANUARY 11, 2022 - 2022 NEXT STAGE THEATRE FESTIVAL MOVES ONLINE WITH 10 DIGITAL SHOWS

DECEMBER 9, 2021 - TORONTO FRINGE ANNOUNCES NEXT STAGE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2022

OCTOBER 15, 2021 - COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR CLAIRE WYNVEEN STEPS DOWN FROM TORONTO FRINGE

October 14, 2021 - toronto fringe announces programming for new primetime festival

SEptember 21, 2021 - Toronto fringe announces new festival and plans for next stage 2022

August 25, 2021 - the digital fringe showcases toronto to the world

July 7, 2021 - 2021 Digital Fringe festival Listings Announced

June 8, 2021 - Jon Kaplan’s Legacy Lives On at the Toronto Fringe Festival

march 8, 2021 - Toronto Fringe Opens Digital Lottery Applications, Reserving 50% of Festival Slots for BIPOC Artists

feb 24, 2021 - announcing the 2021 digital toronto fringe festival

Feb 4, 2021 - Next Stage Community Booster Wrap-Up

jan 7, 2021 - ANNOUNCING NEXT STAGE COMMUNITY BOOSTER

Oct 1, 2020 - Next Stage Will Become Community Platform in 2021

July 13, 2020 - Fringe Collective wrap-Up

June 19, 2020 - toronto fringe reveals listings of digital festival

june 17, 2020 - an update on the 2021 next stage theatre festival

June 8, 2020 - An anti-racist reading list

June 5, 2020A letter from our Executive Director on addressing systemic barriers at Fringe

june 1, 2020 - Our statement in solidarity with organizations fighting anti-black racism

April 7, 2020 - 2020 Toronto Fringe Festival Cancelled Due to COVID-19

JAN 20, 2020 - 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival Wrap-Up 

SEPT 5, 2019 - Announcing the 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival

July 15, 2019 - 2019 fringe smashes all box office records

july 13, 2019 - announcing the 2019 award winning shows

june 18, 2019 - 2019 postscript patio programming

may 27, 2019 - announcing the 2019 toronto fringe festival

APRIL 30, 2019 - THE TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL HEADS EAST!

January 21, 2019 - Next Stage Launched the 2019 Theatre Season with Sold-Out Shows and Electric Buzz

September 11, 2018 - Announcing the 2019 Next Stage Theatre Festival

July 27, 2018 - Statement of Solidarity with IATSE Local 58

July 15, 2018 - 30th Toronto Fringe Festival Launches Itself into the Next 30 Years with Record-Breaking Sales

July 7, 2018 - Statement by Lucy Eveleigh in regards to the incident at Tarragon Theatre on July 7

January 15, 2018 - Next Stage Kept Audiences Warm with Critically-Acclaimed Hits and Sold-Out Houses

November 27, 2017 - Tickets On Sale Now for the Next Stage Theatre Festival

October 2, 2017 - Managing Director Lucy Eveleigh becomes the new Executive Director of the Toronto Fringe

September 12, 2017 - Announcing the 2018 Next Stage Theatre Festival