Vancouver Fringe Festival

September 6 – 16, 2012
Various Venues

Explore theatre’s outer limits at the ever expanding Vancouver Fringe Festival from September 6 to 16. There’s no inertia here! In 2012, the Fringe has grown to include 97 shows, an expanded lineup of free performances on the free Peter Lehmann Wines Stage at the St. Ambroise Fringe Bar, an added satellite venue in downtown Vancouver, more site-specific shows, and it all starts with the Big Bang—our Opening Night on September 4.

The Fringe is comprised of un-juried, un-censored productions that are literally drawn from a hat! This means that the theatre you see at the Fringe is filled with emerging artists and seasoned veterans in traditional and experimental work alike.

The Festival’s seven Mainstage venues are centered on and around Granville Island. Bring Your Own Venues (BYOVs) can be found on Granville Island and in East Vancouver venues such as the Firehall Arts Centre, Havana, and the Cultch. And this year the Fringe moves downtown, with the addition of CBC Studio 700 as our newest BYOV.

Returning this year is the Fringe Onsite Program. These 14 site-specific shows have been developed especially for the Festival and will be staged in nooks and crannies on Granville Island.

Tickets are now on sale and are $12 for weekend shows (Friday-Sunday), and $10 for weekday shows (Monday-Thursday). The Fringe will once again offer half price tickets to select shows. Tickets can be purchased at www.vancouverfringe.com  or at the Fringe Box Office tent, located outside 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island (in the parking lot next to the Waterfront Theatre). Please note the Fringe Box Office is physically open from August 30, 2012 through the end of the Festival on September 16.

To see what the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Festival has to offer, visit www.vancouverfringe.com or pick up a program guide at Blenz Coffee locations.