Ottawa Fringe closes on record-breaking high

** ** Final box office tallies are expected to confirm record-breaking numbers at the Ottawa Fringe Festival:

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40 sold out performances

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Artists paid more than $107,000

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Attendance over 13,500

Two world premieres by Ottawa artists sold 100 per cent of their available tickets during their six-show runs. Plus their Metro Best of Fest encore performances sold out on closing night. Those are _ I think my boyfriend should have an accent _ by Emily Pearlman as well as _ The Elephant Girls _ by Margo MacDonald.

MacDonald’s play has been held over for two additional performances at Arts Court Theatre, July 9 and 10. On closing night, _ The Elephant Girls _ was awarded with the Critics’ Pick Award as well as the Fringe Festival’s Outstanding Production award.

Tickets and a synopsis are available at www.artscourt.ca and are expected to sell quickly.

New Yorker Martin Dockery’s _ Bursting Into Flames _ makes the third play to have sold 100% of its Ottawa Fringe run.

A full list of sold out performances is available at www.ottawafringe.com/soldout **

** ** About the Ottawa Fringe Festival: ** An open-source festival without curators and where performers keep 100 per cent of ticket sales. Since 1997 the Fringe has generated more than $1.59 million for independent artists.