In a July 11 ceremony in the Kevin & Roger Garland Cabaret at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto, the Toronto Fringe Festival presented 19 awards. Milk Milk Lemonade; Iris (says goodbye); and My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Crisis That Led to His Ultimate Demise took home two awards each.
The 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival Award Recipients are:
Volunteers’ Choice Award (It’s A Tie!)
ALPHA by Naparima College Drama Club
The Ensemble by Perchance Productions
The Second City Award for Best Comedy
Milk Milk Lemonade by Mallowmarsh
Canadian Green Alliance’s Greenest in Fringe Award
My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Crisis that Led to His Ultimate Demise by The Lost Scribe Collective
What The Festival! Strange Maker Award
Milk Milk Lemonade by Mallowmarsh
Spirit of the Fringe Award
Lucian, Plato and the Secrets of the Pussy by bound productions
TO Live Best of Fringe
- David Lynch’s Seinfeld by Goop2 Productions
- Iris (says goodbye) by Mixtape Projects
- My Pet Lizard, Liz: The Shakespearean Existential Crisis That Led to His Ultimate Demise by The Lost Scribe Collective
- Playground by Catchy Tune
- Things My Dad Kept by Mom & Pop Productions
North(519) Best of Fringe presented by Theatre Orangeville
- Apothecary by Pitchin’in Productions
- The Iron Mask by Breakaway Entertainment
- Me and You and the Highland Coo by Happy as a Clam Productions
PATRONS’ PICKS
Soulpepper’s Michael Young Theatre
Iris (says goodbye) by Mixtape Projects
Soulpepper’s Tank House Theatre
Lulu by The Walking Griot
Soulpepper’s RBC Studio
Galen’s Grocer by Galen’s Grocer
Soulpepper’s TD Studio
A Sexy Pigeon Show by The Lighter Touch Art Collective
KidsFest at Soulpepper’s Garland Cabaret
The Velveteen Rabbit by Rule of Three
Tarragon Extraspace
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World by Duane Forrest
Tarragon Solo Room
Hoody by Hoody Ink
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Sweet & Sultry Burlesque by S&S Productions
Alliance for Canadian Musicals – Theatre Passe Muraille
People Suck: a musical airing of grievances by Acoustic Helicopter Productions
Native Earth’s Aki Studio
Adam Bailey: My Three Deaths by Still Your Friend
Alumnae Theatre
Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl by Rebecca Perry Productions
VideoCabaret – Deanne Taylor Theatre
Jimmy Hogg: The Potato King by Jimmy Hogg
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