The Fringe, Toronto's cutting-edge performance festival, is the biggest ever -- 105 productions over 11 days, with 90-minute presentations now mixed in with the usual hour-long shows, lots of Bring Your Own Venue works, family pieces and the nightly 10 x 10 @ 10 Cabarets. It all starts tonight (Thursday, July 5) at venues around town. NOW's preview spotlights the hot shows and offers tips on the artists to look out for.

DAILY REPORTS FRINGE SHOW GUIDE PREVIEWS

Picks, pans, buzz and more -- every day!

THURSDAY JULY 5
FRIDAY JULY 6
SATURDAY JULY 7
SUNDAY JULY 8
MONDAY JULY 9
TUESDAY JULY 10
WEDNESDAY JULY 11
THURSDAY JULY 12
FRIDAY JULY 13
SATURDAY JULY 14
SUNDAY JULY 15


Trey Anthony (Da Kink In My Hair) and Larry Smith (Finders Keepers)
 

Mary Crosbie (Welcome To My Nightmary) and Noam Rosen (No, You're Flame Retardant)

Shows By Title - A - F
Shows By Title - G - L
Shows By Title - M - R
Shows By Title - S - Z


Mike McPhaden (Black Jack Justice)
 
REVIEWS

Want to avoid getting burned at T.O.'s wildest theatre bash? As the festival sprints to the finish line, NOW reviewers tip Fringe-lovers to the good, the bad and the ugly.

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These previews are taken from the July 5th - 11th cover story:

CHRISTIAN VALUES by Bobby Del Rio, directed by Nicole Stamp, with Scott McCord, Keira Loughran, Sandra Forsell and Nicholas Carella.

SPLICE devised and performed by Peter Bramley, Carolyn Cohagan, Lucy Egger and Ann-Marie Kerr.

THE DICK'S A DAME by Jane Moffat and Cheryl McNamara, directed by Sue Miner, with Mark Brownell, Ron Kennell, McNamara, Moffat and Stephen Reich.

DA KINK IN MY HAIR by Trey Anthony, directed by Anthony and Weyni Mengesha, with Debbie Young, Diane Daniel, Miranda Edwards, Charlene Edwards, Rachael-Lea Rickards, Ngozi Paul and Anthony.

FINDERS KEEPERS directed and performed by Larry Smith.

THE HOPE SLIDE by Joan MacLeod, directed by Nicole Arends, with Mary Krohnert and Siobhan Power.