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 [...]

Thank you Edmonton.
This has been an experience to say the least. We had our final show today at noon, and we shared our last day with a great audience. We were nearly sold out, and the energy was high. We loaded up our set, and now we are catching the last couple of shows, and [...]