From August 13 – 23, 2009, more than 550,000 local, national, and international visitors came together in Edmonton and brought about a revolution like no other at the 28th annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. Themed Stage a Revolution, this year’s festival will definitely hold a prominent page in Fringe Festival history books.

Final Greetings, fellow ex-Fringers!
Yes, here we go with my 40th…and last…column. The Fringe is well and truly over. Just the Artist cheques to collect, the accounts to do, and the final reckoning as to whether we’ve made a profit, just broken even…or paid for the honour of coming here!
Whatever the case, it has all been [...]

Greetings, Fringers past, present and future!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve really had the most wonderful time here at the Edmonton Fringe. It’s not just about audience numbers, or reviews, or hold-overs….it’s about atmosphere. So many people having a great time. Of course there is the rough as well as the smooth. The reviews [...]

Greetings, Ex-Fringers!
Well, here we are on the morning after the night before. The last performances have performed, the sets have been cleared, the traders have moved out, and there is only the Tumbleweed of redundant show-posters blowing in the wind to remind us of the fun we’ve all just had. Sad…in a way, but so [...]

Greetings fellow Fringers!
Yes, I’m back on the subject of Reviews again. I did warn you, didn’t I?! Thanks to those of you who sent feedback or otherwise made their feelings known following my last visits to this subject. At that time, I deliberately wrote BEFORE the reviews for our shows had come out. There was [...]