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] Austin Boykin: A GayMasseur's Guide to Happy Endings | @gaymasseursguide
[23:55] Andy Dickinson: The Taleof the Original Jekyll and Hyde (Told by a Mad Hatter from Stockport) | @tallhistorytales
[25:50] Aditya Mayya: AdityaMayya Pretends to Be Sad | @aditya.obediah
[26:48] Brendon Lemon: AnAmerican Comedy Show That Quite Possibly Might Be Funny To The British | @brendonfreakinglemon_
PART 4
[30:02] Low Fat Productions: Spraywatch:a Beautiful Rescue | @spraywatchthemusical
[32:02] Big Tobacco: BigTobacco's Pinocchio | @bigtobaccoreal
[33:59] Kristin Libby: I AlmostDied for This?! | @kristinamlibby
[35:43] Wilison Labs: 00:45:00 | @45minutesplay
[36:54] Deep Flight Productions: WhoWe Become: One-Act Plays by Lanford Wilson | @deepflightproductions
PART 5
[39:18] Michele Stine: Always,Sometimes, Maybe | @alwayssometimesmaybe @michele_joy_stine
[41:07] Sohrab Haghverdi: Foriegner| @foriegner.show
[42:18] Marina di Marzo: Love inthe Time of Fifth Grade | @marinadi.nyc
[44:03] Aarushi Agni: EMOJI: TheHieroglyphs Of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the riskytext 🤷🏽♀️ | @aarushifire
[45:57] Devon Loves ME!Productions: Time Travel Postman | @timetravelpostman
[47:39] For the Fun LLC: (No)Refunds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe | @norefundsplay
PART 6
[50:25] Daniel McVey: A Foot isNot an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola | @danmcvey1
[52:25] Peter Michael Marino: Planetof the Grapes | @blackoutpete
[53:03] Nate Wise: I'm Mom | @skyadler
[54:27] Broken Box Mime (BKBX): DoubleTake | @brokenboxmime
[55:49] Jeromaia Detto:Giuseppe's Love Quest | @jeromaia.detto
CLOSING
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Editor: Renowned Media
Music: Orchestra of Sound
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