Reviews From Victoria

  • Posted September 2nd, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    If there's a "Local-girl-makes-good" Cinderella story at this year's Fringe it's Missie Peters' Public Confessions of a Public Servant. Peters managed to pack the Victoria Event Centre on a Tuesday night, only her third show of the festival. Confessions is also...

  • Posted September 2nd, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    Jayson McDonald just might be the busiest man at this year's Fringe.

    He's performing in two shows: Celebrity Cult, an hour long two-hander and Gun Powder, his solo show. Last night he performed them back to back. That can't be easy - but he sure made it look that way....

  • Posted August 31st, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    He's back. Brit comic Rob Gee has returned to The Fringe with The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette a show having, in his own words, "nothing to do with Genghis Khan, and even less to do with etiquette".

  • Posted August 30th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria

    A Scottish farm couple near Saskatoon share a wee nip of the finest - like a fury worm wrapping around your heart - while planning a roast pork dinner for their daughter's sweetheart. An owl calls from the barn, sounding obviously human.

           "Don't touch...

  • Posted August 30th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    Dave Morris is An Asshole.

  • Posted August 29th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria

    In Spin, Ben, the governor of Maryland, finds himself in political hot water for "copping a feel." His spin doctor, Billie, who "manipulates events in the service of truth," convinces the gov to recruit Ted, US Marine, astronaut and state hero, to join the ticket and...

  • Posted August 29th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    The new Peter n' Chris show Peter n' Chris Save The World! may indeed have enough energy to actually save the planet. Or at least the Victoria Fringe.Not that the Fringe needs saving - just yet. With over 60 shows and some...

  • Posted August 27th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria

    Smalltown: A Pickup Musical is an original musical by Amiel Gladstone and Lucas Myers, directed by Matthew Payne, and with musical direction and arrangements by Brad L'Cuyer.

  • Posted May 29th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    The UNO festival, by it's very nature, has its limitations; there are only two venues, and no production has more than three shows. Some shows deserve both a larger venue, and a longer run, if only to accommodate the number of people who want to...

  • Posted May 28th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria

    This Cake is Sweet

    One of the best things about both the UNO Fest (currently on at the moment) and the Victoria Fringe Festival is that it allows room for both the seasoned pros, and the up-and-comers.