The Toronto Fringe

A new musical by creators Robin North (Story & Book), Rachael Cardiello (Music & Lyrics), and Nae Phillips (VFX)
Lost on the subway system and in the early stages of dementia, Odelia, creative and witty, embarks on a fantastical odyssey to find her way home. Come experience hope and fear, wonder and music, as bygone theatrical magic is revived through innovative use of new tech and materials, bringing Odelia’s imagination to life on the stage. Starring Georgia Grant as Odelia.



This is a paid promotion sponsored by The Long Sea Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com

Theatre starts here! We are so excited to welcome you to the 38th annual Toronto Fringe from June 30 - July 12, 2026 with an incredible festival of new works, new adventures, and most importantly new friends gathering together in celebration of Toronto’s robust artistic talent. Shows and schedule are online now, and the box office is open!

With 123 shows in 27 venues across the city, Toronto Fringe will host performances at traditional theatre spaces and pop-up venues spread out between Keele Street, Davenport Avenue, Pape Avenue, and Lake Ontario. We’ve got dramatic theatre, clown, dance, storytelling, sketch comedy, musicals, improv, puppets, and stand up, plus six KidsFest shows at , and free community programming at the Festival Hub at .

See you at the hub!

May photo dump - only 29 sleeps until Toronto Fringe!

1. Rachel and Laura do their best construction site chic
2. Kat Sandler and Tom McGee during our video shoot with
3. Alex and Za getting the munchies after reading the new snack menu
4. Damien and Laura are office twins in matching MUJI jackets
5. Funny Girl program at
6. Laura’s steel pan spring showcase at
7. at Montreal Sketchfest
8. Laura with former Fringe Patron Services alum Erin
9. screening at TIFF Lightbox
10. 12 Litres 8800 Steps at
11. Rachel, Sue-Tanya and Laura at Opening Night of
12. Rachel and Brandon from
13. A visit with Ontario Arts Foundation
14. Wee festival show Capoeira Circança by
15. Sue-Tanya and Otis on an office tour
16. Program for Kinky Boots at
17. Tessa, Rachel, Laura and Damien check out the program guides minutes after arrival
18. opening night
19. Program Guides available for pick up at the office
20. finale emotionally destroyed us

Meet the Mitchells! Sarcastic Bill, high-kicking Rose, and mopey Meg. They’re tightly knit and tightly wound - just your regular, average, totally normal 80s family. Come on in and share in the everyday joy, fear, resentment, and existential dread!

In this dark comedy about family and the urge to escape it, the ties really do bind!

Starring Tim MacLean, Melanie Pyne, and Maïa Greco.



This is a paid promotion sponsored by We All Fall Down Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com

State of Balance (SOB) is a 60-minute, bittersweet solo dramedy set inside a real garage gym, where a 60-year-old actor named Ryan joins thinking it might just save his life.

What begins as an awkward open-house presentation quickly unravels into a funny, deeply human story about missed chances, failing health, and the growing fear that time may already be running out.

State of Balance explores how change doesn’t come in dramatic transformations, but in small, hard-earned steps, and how, sometimes, simply showing up can be enough to start again.

This is a paid promotion sponsored by State of Balance Productions. To check out all the 123 shows playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival this July, go to fringetoronto.com.