HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Hamilton Fringe Festival returns for its 21st year, running July 16-27, 2025.
The festival features over 50 companies and 350+ performances taking place in historic venues across town.
In 2024, over 17,500 theatregoers attended from all over Canada, the US, and beyond. Hamilton Fringe showcases a diverse lineup of sketch comedy, improv, theatre, dance, puppetry, magic, musicals, and more! Tickets are an affordable $14+ fee (or less) with a one-time purchase of a Fringe Benefits Button ($5).
STEEL CITY REVIEWS SCHEDULE FOR FRINGE 2025
ALL REVIEWS WILL BE POSTED BY JULY 23
Thursday July 17 (Staircase):
Liz: A Traumatic Comedy - Elaine Mae (9M Theatre) - 6:00pm
Pookamhura Mistress of B-Roll - Staircase Main (Theatre Erebus) - 8:30pm
Waiting for* Godot. *, Waiting for, Waiting for - Staircase Main (Breadbox Theatre) - 10:15pm
Friday July 18 (HTI):
Ostrich Park (The Plot Hole Company)- 6:30pm
Moving In (Moving In Productions)- 8:00pm
The Damage Done (Willson Entertainment Productions)- 9:30pm
Saturday July 19 (THEATRE AQUARIUS AND MILLS HARDWARE):
The Pole Shebang - Aquarius (AJL Productions) - 12:15pm
Crane Girl - Aquarius (Falling Iguana Theatre) - 1:45pm
The Fruits that Rot in our Bellies - Aquarius (Femmepire) -4:45pm
A Question of Character - Mills (Minmar Gaslight) - 6:30pm
Mind The Gaps - Mills (Nathan Lise) - 8:30pm
The Heterosexuals - Mills (Redheaded Stepchild Productions) - 10:00pm
Sunday July 20 (Westdale):
500 Doubloons (Friendly Bear Theatre)- 12:00pm
The Fortune Teller (Artword Theatre)- 1:30pm
Hope in Hot Times (Play Play Clown Theatre)- 3:00pm
Gaumukhi (Cow) (The Ghare-Baire Collective) - 5:30pm
Meat Market (Meat Market Collective)- 7:30pm
MONDAY JULY 21
Men Love Horsies: the Musical (Devin Bateson)
Unsolicited: Good Advice Gone Dad (Kristi Boulton)
What If ? Improvising Your Alternate Universe (Watson Productions)
Tuesday July 22 (pLAYERS’ GUILD)
Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit (The Universe Over 60) - 6:00pm
A Gentleman's Murder (Reactor Theatre) - 7:30pm
REVIEW: HOPE IN HOT TIMES
A clown comedy musical with tremendous heart and important environmental messages, Hope In Hot Times, brings the influences of family friendly entertainers such as Sharon, Lois and Bram and Fred Penner to the Hamilton Fringe…
REVIEW: Gaumukhi (Cow)
Gaumukhi is an existential drama tracing a young cow’s journey as they come to terms with profound questions of existence in a meditative and truly captivating piece of theatre…
REVIEW: 500 DOUBLOONS
In this clever comedy from Friendly Bear Theatre, this story asks: when history gives us no details, what legends do we choose to invent?
REVIEW: ABD WITH MARK THE C
Mark Cassidy's heart-warming memoir of growing up in small-town Ontario motels.
REVIEW: UNDER THE COVER
Using dance theatre to convey the experience of social anxiety Under the Cover raises further awareness on mental health…
REVIEW: COMMEDIA DELLE STELLE
What would it be like if Star Trek was written 600 years earlier? How would a humble troupe of street performers create the stories of one of the most beloved TV shows of all time?
REVIEW: THE HATERS TOUR
Sam and Surer are narcissistic sensitivity trainers that think they're changing hearts and minds but come to realize is the material their teaching challenges who they are as people…
REVIEW: LULU
The time has come for Lulu to embark on an epic trial of a lifetime. As she encounters folklore creatures and learns many lessons, how much of herself will she come to know?
