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Arts & Life, Theatre

Montreal Fringe Festival: 154 in-person performances from June 10–20

by Lorraine Carpenter

The 30th anniversary edition welcomes live audiences to five theatre venues.

Over 250 artists are involved in a hybrid edition of the Montreal Fringe Festival this year, featuring 154 in-person performances by 30 companies, 23 encore digital shorts, 8 episodes of The Fringebuzz Lab podcast, 5 Transformation Series artist panels featuring guests from across Canada as well as the Plateau Astro astronomy walking tour.

“We’re thrilled to reconnect artists with their audience. We’re calling it radical hospitality — we want to help bring folks back to the theatre in making it a positive experience for all patrons.”

—Amy Blackmore, Montreal Fringe executive/artistic director

After last year’s online edition, the Fringe launched the FringeTV channel for its 2021 on-demand digital content.

The five venues hosting in-person Fringe shows this year are Fringe HQ MainLine Theatre, Monument-National, Café Campus, Petit Campus and la Chapelle, all located in the Plateau and Quartier des Spectacles.

For the complete Fringe 2021 program and to buy tickets, please visit the festival’s website.

For more Montreal arts coverage, please visit the Arts & Life section.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.