Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival

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The Edmonton Fringe aimed to have a wide variety of artists participate while empowering audiences with the ability to decide for themselves the truly great productions from the good, the bad and the gloriously disastrous. Performances ranged from the classics to new works and sketch comedies to dance. Audiences embraced this eclectic mix of theatre productions and attendance grew wildly. The tremendous success and growth of The Edmonton Fringe Festival soon led to the creation of Fringe Festivals right across Canada and the United States . Each festival has its own unique and distinctive flavor yet all are dedicated to the Fringe philosophy of accessible, inexpensive and fun theatre-going. There are now twenty-three members of The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF). Canada now enjoys more Fringe Festivals than any other country in the world and each Festival is a leader in the development of theatre artists and audiences in their community. The first Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival took place in 1989 with 4 venues and 40 productions. The festival has grown to become Toronto 's largest theatre festival, and the third largest Fringe in Canada . In 2005, the Toronto Fringe featured eleven venues and more than 130 theatre companies from Ontario , across Canada and around the world. Ticketed attendance surpasses 46,000. Over the years, many Fringe artists have gone on to become senior members of the Toronto and national theatre communities...

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