Holdovers
2025 Fringe Festival Holdovers ticket on sale August 22 (Fri) at 12Noon. The official Fringe Theatre Holdover Series runs August 27 – 30 at the Westbury Theatre in the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns.
All tickets are $20! Please note: Frequent and Double Fringer passes may be used for Holdover Series Tickets for shows playing at the Westbury Theatre only.
CART Captioning
As part of Fringe Theatre’s commitment to radically accessible theatre, the upcoming 2025 Holdover Series will include CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) captioning for select Holdover Series productions in the Westbury Theatre. CART captioning services will be provided by Jeffrey Weigl with WizCap Realtime Reporting, Inc.
CART captioning provides real-time subtitles of dialogue and sound cues during live theatre performances, ensuring Deaf and hard-of-hearing Audiences, as well as those who benefit from text-based access, can fully engage with the performances.
- CART captioning 52 Stories Aug 27 (Wed) 7PM
- CART captioning Cabaret of Legends Aug 28 (Thu) 7PM
Holdover Series CART captioning is generously supported by Edmonton Community Foundation.
Additional Performances:
We’re also selling tickets for holdovers offered by our neighbours at Varscona Theatre. Stay tuned for information for Rapid Fire Theatre holdovers – coming soon!
OFFICIAL 2025 FRINGE THEATRE HOLDOVER SERIES:
52 Stories
Dave Morris | Victoria, CA | Storytelling
Aug 27 (Wed) 7:00PM* | Aug 28 (Thu) 9:00PM
Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)
Fresh off its award-winning, sold-out run at the Victoria Fringe, 52 Stories is a storytelling show that takes place inside the memory palace of Pick-of-the-Fringe award-winning storyteller Dave Morris. Come and enjoy some heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of family, friends, love, loss, and of course, memory.
CAST Dave Morris| RATING PG | SHOW CONTAINS Death | WEBSITE http://www.davemorris.tv
*Aug 27 (Wed) 7:00PM includes CART captioning generously supported by Edmonton Community Foundation.
A Cabaret of Legends
Dynamite Lunchbox | Orlando, US | Cabaret/Variety
Aug 27 (Wed) 9:00PM | Aug 28 (Thu) 7:00PM*
Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)
Tymisha Harris (Josephine, Josie & Grace) sings us through the generations of some of the most iconic performers, sharing stories of these Legends and their impact on her personal journey. Featuring songs from legends like Billie, Tina, Whitney and Beyonce.
“A stunning display of song and history“– 5 STARS, Edmonton Journal
PLAYWRIGHT Tymisha Harris and Michael Marinaccio | CAST Tymisha Harris | DIRECTOR Michael Marinaccio | DESIGNER Michael Marinaccio | STAGE MANAGER Michael Marinaccio | RATING PG| SHOW CONTAINS Adult Language/Content | WEBSITE https://linktr.ee/dynamitelunchbox
*Aug 28 (Thu) 7:00PM includes CART captioning generously supported by Edmonton Community Foundation.
Undiscovered Country
Cannonball | Edmonton, CA | Music/Musical Theatre
Aug 29 (Fri) 7:00PM | Aug 30 (Sat) 9:00PM
Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)
The story of the rise and fall of country star Tyler Wainwright Jr., as told by Sterling Award-winner Chris Bullough, takes you on a mind-bending journey through one man’s quest to find a song that could save us all. Featuring original music, UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY presents a darkly humerous vision for the end of the world.
PLAYWRIGHT Chris Bullough| DIRECTOR David Kennedy | CAST Chris Bullough | DESIGNER Even Gilchrist| RATING PG | SHOW CONTAINS Adult Language/Content, Cartoonish Violence, Death, Nudity, Sexual Content
Moonshine
Mavka Theatre | Edmonton, CA | Storytelling
Aug 29 (Fri) 9:30PM | Aug 30 (Sat) 7:00PM
Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)
Inspired by her travels back to Ukraine, a young woman explores the impact of digging up your roots over shots of hooch. It’s a Ukrainian kitchen-party with a live-band, if a Ukrainian kitchen party was held in a fried chicken restaurant. Pull up a chair, grab a tasty bite, and raise your glass in a celebration of life. BUD’MO!
PLAYWRIGHT Larissa Poho | PRODUCER Mel Bahniuk | CAST Larissa Poho, Billy Brown, Marissa Karpiak, Scott Shpeley, Jordan Welbourne | DESIGNER Andraya Diogo | RATING Parental Guidance SOCIAL @mavkatheatre
RAPID FIRE THEATRE AND VARSCONA THEATRE HOLDOVERS:
Varscona Theatre
Rat Academy 2: Gnaw & Order (BatRabbit Productions)
- Aug 26 (Tue) 7:30PM
- Aug 27 (Wed) 7:30PM
- Aug 31 (Sun) 2:00PM
Flora & Fawna Face Their Fears (Guys in Disguise)
- Aug 29 (Fri) 7:00PM
Bump & Grindhouse Burlesque (House of Hush)
- Aug 29 (Fri) 9:00PM
- Aug 30 (Sat) 9:00PM
Lousy Parents (Novus Actors)
- Aug 30 (Sat) 7:00PM
- Aug 31 (Sun) 4:00PM