The Fringe Theatre is opening its 2025-2026 season with an award-winning stage production next week. Tough Guy by Hayley Moorhouse will kick off the theatre season next Tuesday at the Backstage Theatre at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns. It explores themes of tragedy and “queer joy” as the story follows a group of friends after a traumatic shooting at a queer nightclub, according to the theatre’s news release on Thursday. The production has won the 2025 Westbury Family Fringe Theatre Award and the 2025 Alberta Playwriting Competition. Tough Guy will preview next Tuesday at 8 p.m., with a sold-out opening night to follow on Oct. 30. Tickets for the 90-minute show are $26 and can be purchased online. The show runs until Nov. 8.
