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Jigsaw - Performers Can't Save This Show
Written by Katherine King and Hannah Vaartnou, this show is 45 minutes of pure cringe-making hell. Pretentious beyond belief, boring, amateur, with two young performers caught way over their heads. If the performers had produced this mess themselves I might just forgive them, instead they are betrayed by King’s hubris. (Here’s a concept for you, Ms.
Jigsaw: existentialist feel-good fun
Jigsaw is a blend of feel-good fun, smart humour, and quiet sincerity, and its young performers work hard to bring its nuances to life.
Bridge Mix: serotonin when you need it
If, like me, you’ve been feeling overwhelmed with work and unable to do anything well because you’ve taken on too many things, then I suggest you head downtown to the salubrious surrounds of the Metro Parking Garage and take in Bridge Mix. It’s theatre with a serotonin kick and I guarantee you’ll come out feeling a whole lot better. Even if you’ve been feeling rather chipper, give it a go – we can always use a bit of body-induced sunshine.
Episode 11 - Kitt Johnson Talks About "Rankefod" for the Vancouver International Dance Festival
Kirstie McCallum interviews Kitt Johnson on her recent piece for the Vancouver International Dance Festival called Rankefod.
Vancouver's new summer festival
PLANK Magazine can reveal that a new summer arts festival is being planned for Vancouver. Evolution (the working title for the Festival) is an initiative of Upintheair Theatre and Left Right Minds.
The Plank Panel at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
Toronto’s fifth annual Sketch Comedy Festival has (long) come and gone, leaving behind a wake of satisfied audiences and enthused sketch artists.
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is just around the corner and we at Plank are as excited as furrowed-brow arts journalists get (there’ll be a tin of wet food for Mittens and a sliced hot dog in the KD tonight)!
SummerWorks: the last roundup
Summer 2009 may seem sometime ago (especially by internet standards) but really was it so far back? Justin Haigh submitted his final round-up of mini-reviews for Toronto's SummerWorks Festival right in the middle of the Victoria and Vancouver Fringe Festival madness. We had to table the reviews - and Justin's take on the overall Festival experience - until now, when we've had a bit of a chance to catch our breath.
