Dayna Lea Hoffmann and Katie Yoner in Rat Academy 2 – Gnaw and Order, Batrabbit Collective. Photo supplied
Undiscovered Country by Chris Bullough, Edmonton Fringe 2025. Photo supplied
By Liz Nicholls,
Did it just dawn on you that Fringe Full of Stars ends Sunday night? And your big plans to navigate your way to the Fringe and its 223-show galaxy of possibilities just haven’t materialized so far? And your might-have-seens are receding into the distance?
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DO NOT PANIC. You’ve had a reprieve.
Some of the Fringe’s hottest, most intriguing shows are getting held over next week in two curated series — one at the Fringe’s own Westbury Theatre (aka Stage 1), and one at the Varscona Theatre (aka Stage 11).
At the Westbury Theatre, the Fringe itself is holding over four shows for two performances each Aug. 27 through 30.
52 Stories: Aug. 27, 7 p.m.; Aug. 28, 9 p.m.
Cabaret of Legends: Aug. 27, 9 p.m.; Aug. 28, 7 p.m.
Undiscovered Country: Aug. 29, 7 p.m. and 30, 9 p.m.
Moonshine: Aug. 29, 9:30 p.m.; Aug. 30, 7 p.m.
Jake Tkaczyk and Trevor Schmidt in Flora and Fawna Face Their Fears, Guys in Disguise. Photo supplied.
At the Varscona Theatre, four shows are held over Aug. 26 through 31.
Rat Academy 2 – Gnaw and Order: Aug. 26 and 37, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 31, 2 p.m. (see the review here)
Bump and Grindhouse Burlesque: Aug. 29 and 30, 9 p.m.
Flora & Fawna Face Their Fears: Aug. 29, 7 p.m. (see the review here)
Lousy Parents: Aug. 30, 7 p.m.; Aug. 31, 4 p.m.
Tickets, show descriptions, and times: fringetheatre.ca
