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Welcome to the Hamilton Fringe Festival website!
The 2010 Hamilton Fringe to be held July 15-25, 2010, is now at capacity. See the menu on the right for details of each of the productions in the 2010 Hamilton Fringe.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2010 Hamilton Fringe!
Online advance tickets will be on sale as of Monday July 5, 2010. Click on the menu item "tickets" on the right to buy an online advance ticket.
A PDF of the fringe master schedule is now available for download. Click HERE for the 2010 Hamilton Fringe master schedule of productions.
Online advance tickets are now on sale! Click the "ticket" tab to the right...
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN "FRINGING"
- All Fringe shows start on time. Please be sure to set your watch to CBC time.
- Latecomers will not be admitted to any performance. Even those patrons with tickets will not be admitted once a performance has started. No exceptions. Parking is limited, so please make sure you give yourself ample time when traveling to the venue. Patrons who have bought online advance tickets should pick them up at the venue box office a minimum of 90 minutes before a performance.
- General admission seating for all performances.
- All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges. 100% of the ticket price goes directly to the performers; therefore there can be no refunds once a ticket is purchased.
- There is no re-admittance if you leave the venue during the performance.
- The Hamilton Fringe requires all patrons and Fringe participants to purchase a Fringe Backer Button (a one-time $4.00 cost) in order to gain admission to the venue. This rule applies to everyone. Anyone without a button may be removed from the premises at the Festivals’ sole discretion. Be careful with it - if you lose the button – you have to buy another one!
- There are no exceptions to any of these rules. Since the festival is run almost entirely by volunteers, the poor person that you are shouting at can’t change the situation in any way.
Message from the President
I just wanted to take a quick moment to ask you or your organization to get involved in the 2010 edition of the Hamilton Fringe Festival.
The festival is a mammoth undertaking, requiring the combined efforts of hundreds of people, front of house, backstage, marketing and publicity are all essential to get the word out about the 27 productions in the festival. We could not do this without the help of our volunteers, sponsors, and community partners.
In one eleven day period during the Fringe, we literally double the amount of Theatre available to the City of Hamilton - (all of the existing Hamilton Theatre companies combined do not produce 27 productions in a single year). This smorgesborg of theatre also includes productions from all over Canada that normally would not have the opportunity to perform here.
The whole nature of the festival is that it allows theatre professionals and emerging artists the opportunity to mount their own work on their own terms with a minimum of risk and a sense of shared collective endeavor. The fringe exists to provide this vital opportunity and to bridge the gap between participant and audience member. The person next to you in the line up or having a drink at the fringe tent is more then likely to be a performer in the festival... Say hello! Make them feel welcome to our community!
Remember, the "fringe" is more then just an arts festival. It is a movement of young inspired performance artists who are giving their very best to our community. Some are local, while others have traveled a long way to present their productions to our community. All of them are very worthy of your support...
If you see something that you like - tell people! Word of mouth or "buzz" is the key thing that makes our festival different from attending the theatre - your opinion of a play is the key element in its success. Listen to what other patrons tell you about what they have seen and enjoyed.
Please let me know if there is anyway that you can get involved . Feel free to drop me a line at
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Light and life...
Brian Morton
President
Hamilton Fringe Festival
Fringe News 2010
July 17 / 10
And reviews are now going up online of the plays in the festival. To read some of the audience's opinions please click HERE.
July 15 / 10
Opening night of the Fringe tonight at Theatre Aquarius - six plays premiere tonight! Come out to the Fringe Club after wards for Fringe Artist commercials and cold beer!!
July 5 / 10
Online advance tickets are now on sale! Click the "ticket" tab to the right...
June 25 / 10
The 2010 Hamilton Fringe Volunteer Orientation night is July 7 at Theatre Aquarius at 6:30pm. Be there to sign up for shifts. Email
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for more information!
June 9 / 10
Artists from away are looking for places to stay while they're in Hamilton. If you've got an extra bed or a couch or even just a comfy nook send an email to
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. We'll give you a fringe binge pass if you can help!
May 11 / 10
Planning is in the final stages now for the 2010 Hamilton Fringe. Details will be announced in the next few weeks as the last venue is being confirmed. Look for advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well as our annual call for volunteers in the weeks ahead. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you wish to get involved....
March 31 / 10
Here are the results for the 2010 Hamilton Fringe Playwright's Contest.
The first place winner is Dianne and Me by Ron Fromstien of Toronto.
Ron was a runner up in 2007, the first year the contest was held.
Ron's play will receive a free slot in the 2010 Hamilton Fringe as well as $300 in cash. All of us are looking forward to seeing the play when it opens at the Hamilton Fringe in July.
The first runner-up, is Digging by David Finley of Toronto, Ontario.
The second runner up is Tremble by Judith Skoff of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
David and Judith, if they are able to attend the Fringe, will each receive a complementary 2010 "fringe-binge" pass.
March 9 / 10
Theatre Aquarius and Hamilton Fringe Festival to Join Forces
Hamilton, ON March 9, 2010– Theatre Aquarius and the Hamilton Fringe Festival are proud to announce a coalition that will see Theatre Aquarius co-produce the 2010 Hamilton Fringe Festival.
“Since the inception of the Hamilton Fringe Festival Theatre Aquarius has played a role in the annual event. I’m proud to continue and build upon this tradition,” says Aquarius’ Artistic Director Ron Ulrich, “We are very excited about the possible audience and artistic developments that this coalition presents. It is our hope that the two organizations working together can help leverage new visions and voices of theatre in this region.”
Hamilton Fringe Festival President Brian Morton sees this new alliance as key to the long-term survival of the Fringe in Hamilton. According to Morton - “Theatre Aquarius has been on board since the very start in 2003 - this new agreement therefore is a logical continuation of what has already been an ongoing partnership”.
The coalition will build upon 2009’s initiatives, which saw the Hamilton Fringe return to the Dofasco Centre as a venue, the Festival launch event at Aquarius and a Best of Fringe holdover as part of the Stagewrite subscription series. In addition to these developments, the newly announced coalition between the two organizations will have Aquarius provide office space, support for grant writing, marketing and accounting, online box office services, and a Festival Producer.
The Fringe Festival is a non-juried and uncensored Festival that sees 100% of box office revenue returned to the artists. The 2009 fringe saw 28 productions participate and almost $31,000 returned to artists. The 2010 Hamilton Fringe Festival runs July 15 – 25 in various locations in the downtown area. For more information email us at
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The Theatre Aquarius 2009-2010 Season is generously sponsored by Ron and Donna Patterson. Theatre Aquarius also acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts, and Founding Partner, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
The Hamilton Fringe Festival acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council, The City of Hamilton and the Department of Canadian Heritage; we are proud members of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, and adhere to the four guiding principles of the Fringe Festival mandate.
For further information please contact, Luke Brown, Festival Producer at 905.522.7815, ext 232.
February 16 / 10
The Hamilton Fringe is pleased to announce that it has recieved an operating grant from the Theatre Section of the Ontario Arts Council. The OAC is the arms length funding body that assists artists and non profit arts organizations on behalf of the Government of Ontario.
Also just a last reminder that applications for the Hamilton Fringe's Playwrite's contest end on Feb 25, 2010. The response so far has been great, and the jury will soon be evaluating the submissions. There is still lots of time to apply.
January 15 / 10
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Hamilton's Fringe's AGM. Lots was accomplished and we also had a good time doing it. Thanks to Ron and Judith at Artword Artbar for the food and hospitality.
We are planning another Volunteer Appreciation Night for mid April. Drop us a line if you are a past volunteer, or if you would like to get involved with next year!
December 15 / 09
The AGM for the Hamilton Festival Theatre Company will be Sunday January 10 at 6:00 pm.
Location is the Artword ArtBar at 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton (One block south of Barton off James Street).
Reports from 2009 will be presented and light refreshments will be served. |
