{"id":57433,"date":"2026-06-22T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/?p=57433"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:00:52","slug":"2026-toronto-fringe-preview-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/2026\/06\/2026-toronto-fringe-preview-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Toronto Fringe Preview, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Fringe Festival runs June 30-July 12 at locations throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can, so be sure to bookmark our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/2026\/06\/toronto-fringe-2026\/\">Fringe Homepage<\/a>\u00a0to read all our reviews as they\u2019re published.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out Part One of our audio preview below or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/my-entertainment-world\/id1110905002\">podcast feed<\/a> and get excited for thirteen days of theatre magic and madness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/2026\/06\/2026-toronto-fringe-preview-part-2\/\">Hear Part Two HERE<\/a> (coming tomorrow at noon!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the productions and book your tickets at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringetoronto.com\/\">fringetoronto.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3513\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-57433-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FringePreview2026Part1Final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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