The Toronto Fringe Pageant was a powerful success in 2025. The thirty seventh Annual Toronto Fringe Pageant, which simply wrapped up on July 13, noticed a whopping 48,655 tickets issued, and resulted in over $577,500 in income that was returned to the competition artists.
It’s the largest surplus in Fringe historical past.
“The Pageant elevated in dimension by 25% this yr, however we’re thrilled to say that our viewers not solely grew to match however outpaced the attain of final yr’s record-setting competition, seeing unbelievable engagement and hitting 62% of common home gross sales capability!” mentioned Rachel Kennedy, Government Director and Co-Lead in a press release.
“Artists are taking residence greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars}, and lots of have offered out their first reveals as
skilled creators. We couldn’t be extra happy with the Fringe employees, volunteers, and artists for this unbelievable accomplishment and persevering with to interrupt boundaries — no simple feat in 2025.”
One other milestone was hit by the Tip the Fringe donation initiative, which raised greater than $48,000 over the Pageant’s 12 day run, and broke the document set simply final yeat.
The 2025 Toronto Fringe Pageant was run by over 100 paid employees members and 300 enthusiastic volunteers, that includes 106 reveals on 22 phases.
Toronto Fringe Awards
On July 11, 19 competition awards and Patrons’ Picks have been introduced to quite a lot of artists who got here from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Trinidad & Tobago. The awards have been introduced in a ceremony within the Kevin & Roger Garland Cabaret at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto, hosted by Toronto Fringe Co-Leads Rachel Kennedy and Laura Paduch.
Milk Milk Lemonade; Iris (says goodbye); and My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Disaster That Led to His Final Demise took residence two awards every.
The 2025 Toronto Fringe Pageant Award Recipients are:
Volunteers’ Alternative Award (It’s A Tie!)
- ALPHA by Naparima School Drama Membership
- The Ensemble by Perchance Productions
The Second Metropolis Award for Finest Comedy
- Milk Milk Lemonade by Mallowmarsh
Canadian Inexperienced Alliance’s Greenest in Fringe Award
- My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Disaster that Led to His Final Demise by The Misplaced Scribe Collective
What The Pageant! Unusual Maker Award
- Milk Milk Lemonade by Mallowmarsh
Spirit of the Fringe Award
- Lucian, Plato and the Secrets and techniques of the Pussy by certain productions
TO Stay Better of Fringe
- David Lynch’s Seinfeld by Goop2 Productions
- Iris (says goodbye) by Mixtape Tasks
- My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Disaster That Led to His Final Demise by The
- Misplaced Scribe Collective
- Playground by Catchy Tune
- Issues My Dad Saved by Mother & Pop Productions
North(519) Better of Fringe introduced by Theatre Orangeville
- Apothecary by Pitchin’in Productions
- The Iron Masks by Breakaway Leisure
- Me and You and the Highland Coo by Comfortable as a Clam Productions
PATRONS’ PICKS
- Soulpepper’s Michael Younger Theatre: Iris (says goodbye) by Mixtape Tasks
- Soulpepper’s Tank Home Theatre: Lulu by The Strolling Griot
- Soulpepper’s RBC Studio: Galen’s Grocer by Galen’s Grocer
- Soulpepper’s TD Studio: A Horny Pigeon Present by The Lighter Contact Artwork Collective
- KidsFest at Soulpepper’s Garland Cabaret: The Velveteen Rabbit by Rule of Three
- Tarragon Extraspace: Bob Marley: How Reggae Modified the World by Duane Forrest
- Tarragon Solo Room: Hoody by Hoody Ink
- Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse: Candy & Sultry Burlesque by S&S Productions
- Alliance for Canadian Musicals — Theatre Passe Muraille: Individuals Suck: a musical airing of grievances by Acoustic Helicopter Productions
- Native Earth’s Aki Studio: Adam Bailey: My Three Deaths by Nonetheless Your Pal
- Alumnae Theatre: Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Woman by Rebecca Perry Productions
- VideoCabaret — Deanne Taylor Theatre: Jimmy Hogg: The Potato King by Jimmy Hogg
Repeat Performances
If you happen to missed them at Fringe, you’ll have an opportunity to catch repeat performances at TO Stay Better of Fringe from July 18 to twenty on the Meridian Arts Centre. There’s additionally North(519) Better of Fringe by Theatre Orangeville from August 8 to 10.
- Tickets to TO Stay Better of the Fringe 2025 are $25; extra information [HERE].
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Anya Wassenberg is the Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. Beforehand, she was a contract author with a specialty in tradition and journey for 3 a long time, and a inventive writing teacher for Ontariolearn.
