WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival shows sold more tickets in its first five days than ever before, a news release from the annual event says.
There were 67 sellout performances and a total of 41,811 tickets sold from Wednesday to Sunday, with record attendance highs set on three of those days – Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The first five days in 2014 saw 40,090 tickets sold.
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Ticketed attendance does not include those who attend free shows such as noon-hour and Kids Fringe in Old Market Square.
The Winnipeg Fringe, which started in 1988, runs July 15 to 26 this year at venues in the city’s Exchange District. Unjuried shows are staged and performed by independent troupes who pay a fee to participate, but keep all money earned through ticket sales.
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