2025 Reviews
- Small Change – Hamilton Fringe Finale
- The Vibe Hamilton – Hamilton Fringe Festival Reviews for 50+ shows!
- Hamilton City Magazine – Mini Reviews for 40+ shows!
- The Hammer Monthly – Hamilton Fringe reviews for 30+ shows!
- Small Change – Reviews: This is the last weekend for Hamilton Fringe 2025!
- Centre Stage With Lyla Miklos Mini Review – Unsolicited: Good Advice Gone Dad
- Steel City Reviews – A Gentleman’s Murder
- Steel City Reviews – Sister Sophia Kicks The Habit
- Sarah O’Connor – Theatre Review: Visiting My Mother and Other Repetition Compulsions
- Intermission Magazine – Hamilton Fringe reviews
- Centre Stage With Lyla Miklos Mini Review – Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit
- Steel City Reviews – Raccacloon
- Steel City Reviews – Meat Market
- Steel City Reviews – What If? Improvising Your Alternate Universe
- Steel City Reviews – The Fortune Teller
- Centre Stage With Lyla Miklos Mini Review – Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist
- Steel City Reviews – Hope In Hot Times
- Steel City Reviews – Gaumukhi (Cow)
- Steel City Reviews – 500 Doubloons
- Steel City Reviews – Unsolicited: Good Advice Gone Dad
- Steel City Reviews – The Heterosexuals
- Steel City Reviews – A Question of Character
- Steel City Reviews – Mind The Gaps
- Steel City Reviews – The Fruits that Rot in our Bellies
- Centre Stage With Lyla Miklos Mini Review – The Damage Done
- Steel City Reviews – Crane Girl
- Steel City Reviews – The Pole Shebang
- Steel City Reviews – Men Love Horsies: The Musical
- Steel City Reviews – Moving In
- Steel City Reviews – Ostrich Park
- Steel City Reviews – The Damage Done
- Steel City Reviews – Waiting for* Godot. *Waiting for Waiting for
- Steel City Reviews – A Non Canonical Musical Adventure with Pookamhura: Mistress of B-Roll
- Steel City Reviews – Liz, a Traumatic Comedy
2025 Media
- CBC News – What’s on this weekend in Hamilton, July 25-27, from final Fringe shows to a Bayfront fiesta, July 25
- CBC Radio Here and Now – Thursday Afternoon Theatre Ticket goes to Hamilton for “A Very Queer Easter Pageant”, July 24
- Radio-Canada Y a pas deux matins pareils (part 2) – Culture : Place à la francophonie au festival Fringe de Hamilton, July 24
- Radio-Canada Y a pas deux matins pareils (part 1) – Culture : Place à la francophonie au festival Fringe de Hamilton, July 24
- The Hamilton Spectator – Free dance, baseball games, car show this weekend in Hamilton, July 24
- CBC Radio Fresh Air – What if the Premier of Ontario only earned minimum wage?, July 20
- Urbanicity – King William Street in Hamilton turned into pedestrian-only hub for summer, July 19
- CHCH Morning Live – Hamilton Fringe Festival runs until July 27th, July 18
- The Hamilton Spectator – Hamilton Fringe festival plays, Farm Crawl, sports games this weekend, July 18
- CBC – 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival biggest in years and sure to ‘spark joy,’ says executive director, July 18
- The Hamilton Spectator – This downtown Hamilton street will be a pedestrian zone this summer, July 18
- The Hamilton Spectator – Go ahead, binge on Fringe, July 16
- CHCH – New hub at Hamilton Fringe Festival transforms King William Street, July 15
- CBC – No cars on King William Street for next 2 months to make way for ‘energy and creativity’, July 15
- Urbanicity – Hamilton Fringe Festival kicks off this week with theatre, comedy, music & more, July 13
- CHCH – Hamilton closes King William to cars for two months, July 12
- The Bay Observer – King William Street to be Pedestrian mall for rest of summer, July 12
- City of Hamilton – City transforming streets into destinations: King William Street, Jul 11
- The Vibe Hamilton – What’s Happening in Hamilton July 10th – 16th, July 10
- Broadway World – SISTER SOPHIA KICKS THE HABIT to Debut at 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival, July 8
- The Vibe Hamilton – The Hamilton Fringe Festival 2025, July 8
- CBC Metro Morning – Fringe production explores religious tensions in India through the perspective of a cow, July 7
- Hamilton City Magazine – Hamilton Fringe preview: 55 plays and 350 performances, July 7
- The Vibe Hamilton – Fringe in Full Swing: 50+ Shows, 12 Days, and Hamilton’s Biggest Stage Yet, July 5
- The Hamilton Spectator – Nuns, bots and battle scars: Funny women over 50 at the Hamilton Fringe, July 5
- front mezz junkies – Frontmezzjunkies is Heading to Hamilton’s Biggest, Boldest 12-Day Fringe Arts Festival, July 3
- CHCH Morning Live – ‘Visiting my Mother and Other Repetition Compulsions’ will have its world premiere at Hamilton Fringe, July 3
- The Hamilton Spectator – All hands on deck as Fringe follies near, June 20
- CBC Hamilton – Your guide to 2025 summer festivals in the Hamilton area, June 13
- Broadway World – RACCALOON is Coming to Hamilton Fringe from York University Students, June 8
- The Hamilton Spectator – Opinion | Behind the curtain of Fringe: Get creative, or die trying, June 4
- The Hamilton Spectator – Opinion | Behind the curtain of Fringe: A look into how the theatre festival is put together, May 10
Media Contact:
Damien Nelson
publicity@hftco.ca
289.698.2234
Past Media Coverage
Hamilton Fringe Festival 2019
The VIEW – Camille Inston (cover), July 4
The VIEW – David Brennan (inside cover, feature), July 4
Hamilton Spectator – David Brennan (GO cover), July 9
Hamilton Spectator – Franny (GO interior, 1/2 page), July 10
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Mark McNeil, July 10
The VIEW – Fringe previews (cover), July 11
CBC – Fringe video previews, July 12
L’Express – Babel-o-drome, July 15
CBC – preview on Facebook featuring Penny Ashton, July 16
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Rob Malo, July 17
Cable 14, City Matters – Franny, July 18
CHCH Evening News – E.A.T., July 20
CHCH Evening News – A Time of Future Tales, Fay & Fluffy, July 20
CHCH Evening News – Camille Inston, July 20
The VIEW – Reviews, online July 26/print Aug 1
Hamilton Spectator, 7 Things To Do This Weekend, July 26
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney preview/reviews, July 26
CHCH Evening News – Naloxone Training, July 27
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney wrap up/reviews, July 27
CBC – Naloxone training, July 27
Past Media Coverage
Hamilton Fringe Festival 2019
The VIEW – Camille Inston (cover), July 4
The VIEW – David Brennan (inside cover, feature), July 4
Hamilton Spectator – David Brennan (GO cover), July 9
Hamilton Spectator – Franny (GO interior, 1/2 page), July 10
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Mark McNeil, July 10
The VIEW – Fringe previews (cover), July 11
CBC – Fringe video previews, July 12
L’Express – Babel-o-drome, July 15
CBC – preview on Facebook featuring Penny Ashton, July 16
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Rob Malo, July 17
Cable 14, City Matters – Franny, July 18
CHCH Evening News – E.A.T., July 20
CHCH Evening News – A Time of Future Tales, Fay & Fluffy, July 20
CHCH Evening News – Camille Inston, July 20
The VIEW – Reviews, online July 26/print Aug 1
Hamilton Spectator, 7 Things To Do This Weekend, July 26
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney preview/reviews, July 26
CHCH Evening News – Naloxone Training, July 27
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney wrap up/reviews, July 27
CBC – Naloxone training, July 27
Accredited members of the media are entitled to a Media Pass to the 2022 Hamilton Fringe Festival. Contact Franny [franny@hftco.ca] to gain accreditation and activate your Media Pass. Once is it activated, you can book your complimentary tickets by following the steps below:
- Go to boxoffice.hamiltonfringe.ca.
- Click ‘Log In’ on the top menu.
- Log in with your existing account information. If you’ve forgotten your password, click “reset your password” and follow the prompts emailed to you.
- Once logged in, navigate to the ‘What’s On’ page on the top menu to browse shows.
- When you’ve found a show you’d like to book, make sure you select the ‘Media Comp’ ticket from the list and add it to your basket. You must be logged in to select this ticket, or you will receive an error message.
- When you’re done adding tickets to the shows you want to see, click on ‘Basket’ on the top menu and then check out.
You will receive an email confirming your order and purchase reminder emails on the day of any/all events you book tickets to. - Ticket booking questions can be directed to the Box Office.
Past Media Coverage
Hamilton Fringe Festival 2019
The VIEW – Camille Inston (cover), July 4
The VIEW – David Brennan (inside cover, feature), July 4
Hamilton Spectator – David Brennan (GO cover), July 9
Hamilton Spectator – Franny (GO interior, 1/2 page), July 10
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Mark McNeil, July 10
The VIEW – Fringe previews (cover), July 11
CBC – Fringe video previews, July 12
L’Express – Babel-o-drome, July 15
CBC – preview on Facebook featuring Penny Ashton, July 16
CHCH Morning Live – Franny + Rob Malo, July 17
Cable 14, City Matters – Franny, July 18
CHCH Evening News – E.A.T., July 20
CHCH Evening News – A Time of Future Tales, Fay & Fluffy, July 20
CHCH Evening News – Camille Inston, July 20
The VIEW – Reviews, online July 26/print Aug 1
Hamilton Spectator, 7 Things To Do This Weekend, July 26
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney preview/reviews, July 26
CHCH Evening News – Naloxone Training, July 27
Hamilton Spectator – Jeff Mahoney wrap up/reviews, July 27
CBC – Naloxone training, July 27