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Next Stage | Toronto Fringe Festival
Please note that applications for Next Stage Theatre Festival 2024 are now closed. Next Stage Theatre Festival 2023.
Next Stage Theatre Festival will take place from October 18 to 29 in 2023. It is with great pleasure that we announce our new home as well as the line-up for next year. Festival goers can expect to enjoy the best of performing arts at Toronto's Buddies in Bad Time Theatre in October. Toronto Fringe, in partnership with Buddies, is thrilled to announce the next chapter of Next Stage.
We're thrilled to have Next Stage Theatre Festival in the Buddies space for our 45th Anniversary Season. Next Stage provides a platform for artists to develop their work in Toronto and beyond, and connect with presenters and partners. Buddies, a company that has a history of supporting innovative works, is looking forward to welcoming teams of artists next fall who will animate the stages of Buddies with new bold performances. Daniel Carter, interim artistic director, Buddies in Bad Times.
We are looking forward to Next Stage Festival as part of 2023's theatre season. "It is great to have such a long time with the artists a year before opening, and we're already talking about accessibility measures, emerging topics, and what else we can do for conversations that accompany the shows," said Lucy Eveleigh of Toronto Fringe.
We are thrilled to announce the line-up joining us as we make our jump into autumn. TO Fringe and the selection committee are proud to present these six unique artists and pieces. This diverse group of artists includes dance, sketch, musicals, and drama. They are all ready to move on to the next stage. The 16th Annual Lineup for Next Stage will be:
Dance: Black in Canada by Shameka Blake & Artists in Motion
Theater: Bremen Town (Gregory Prest).
Sketch: Dead Parents Society (Shohana Sharmin).
Theatre: ECHO
Musical Theatre: Guildwood - Braeden Soltys
Theatre: Something in the Water Grummett)
We understand that October can be a busy month, so we give you an advance notice of a full year. These shows should not be missed.