HAPPY WORLD FRINGE DAY 2026! 32 fringe artists from around the world join us to celebrate the best community in theatre, each with a show to pitch and a story you won't forget.
Saturday, July 11 is officially World Fringe Day, our annualcelebration of everything that makes fringe theatre extraordinary: creativity, accessibility, and a genuine love for live performance. Every year we open submissions for this episode and, in true fringe fashion, take the first artists to sign up. This year we filled up so fast we had to close submissionsearly. Each artist gets 2 minutes to pitch their show and share a story, so buckle up.
This episode runs longer than usual, and it's worth every minute:original shows, real fringe advice, and some genuinely hilarious stories from artists across the global fringe community.
Meet the artists and find them on IG (timestamps):
[0:00] INTRO
PART 1
[2:30] Two2Mango: Colonial Circus| @two.2.mango
[3:50] Joel Passante: Looking ForLove In All The Weird Places | @MPMMProductions
[5:22] Jordan Rooks: A Magician |@iamjordanrooks
[6:30] Josie “JUICE” Nixon: johnjack josie JUICE | @Just.juice_the_clown
[8:11] Amiee Dastin: THIS IS APLAY ABOUT GOD | @thisisaplayaboutgod
PART 2
[10:33] Piper Theatre Company: TheBloody Ballad of Bette Davis | @bloodybettemusical
[11:42] Mark McAuley: Diary of aMad Man | @santaponza
[13:39] Sophie Fisher: An Ode tothe Casting Director | @sophieeafisher
[14:39] The Back Pack: NOTED | @thebkpk
[15:38] Fake Escape: Don't YouForget About Me/ Day of The Locust/ Saving Britney | @fakeescapetc
PART 3
[19:00] Callum Grant: BrokenPlanet Show | @brokenplanetshow
[20:47] Infinite Monkey TheaterCo.: Did You Charge Your Phone for the End of the World? | @infinitemonkeytheaterco
[22:45] Andy Dickinson: The Tale of the Original Jekyll andHyde (Told by a Mad Hatter from Stockport) | @tallhistorytales[24:40] Aditya Mayya: Aditya Mayya Pretends to Be Sad | @aditya.obediah[25:38] Brendon Lemon: An American Comedy Show That Quite Possibly Might BeFunny To The British | @brendonfreakinglemon_PART 4[28:52] Low Fat Productions: Spraywatch: a Beautiful Rescue |@spraywatchthemusical[30:52] Big Tobacco: Big Tobacco's Pinocchio | @bigtobaccoreal[32:49] Kristin Libby: I Almost Died for This?! | @kristinamlibby[34:33] Wilison Labs: 00:45:00 | @45minutesplay[35:44] Deep Flight Productions: Who We Become: One-Act Plays by Lanford Wilson | @deepflightproductionsPART 5[38:08] Michele Stine: Always, Sometimes, Maybe | @alwayssometimesmaybe@michele_joy_stine[39:57] Sohrab Haghverdi: Foriegner | @foriegner.show[41:08] Marina di Marzo: Love in the Time of Fifth Grade | @marinadi.nyc[42:53] Aarushi Agni: EMOJI: The Hieroglyphs Of Our Time, or how I learned tostop worrying and send the risky text 🤷🏽♀️ |@aarushifire[44:47] Devon Loves ME! Productions: Time Travel Postman | @timetravelpostman[46:29] For the Fun LLC: (No) Refunds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe | @norefundsplayPART 6[49:15] Daniel McVey: A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola | @danmcvey1[51:15] Peter Michael Marino: Planet of the Grapes | @blackoutpete[51:53] Nate Wise: I'm Mom | @skyadler[53:17] Broken Box Mime (BKBX): Double Take | @brokenboxmime[54:39] Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe's Love Quest | @jeromaia.dettoCLOSING
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Editor: Renowned Media
Music: Orchestra of Sound
Logo: Ruby Makes Things
