Reviews

  • It was the dawn of time…” So begins Adam Patemans thoroughly delightful Alone in the Universe.  With a series of increasingly neurotic mute living tableux, Pateman takes us through the history of humankind, from the primordial ooze, to newborn babies, to ...

  •     Written by Alex Karolyi, Plays in Cafes are two plays about Frank (Craig Burnatowski) and Shelly (Alex Karolyi) and their relationship which centres around a cafe. The first play tracks Shellys desire to reignite their relationship with fun activities (like playing cards!) while Frank obsesses over sex and returning to their big, expensive house. During the second play, Frank proposes and Shelly plans their...

  • Peachy Keen Productions

    Written by Sydney Hayduk and Elsa Resor-Taylor

    Performed by Sydney Hayduk

    I found myself drawn into the hive. Like Charlie, our doleful protagonist trapped in a soul-less social media job, I have wanted to opt out at times. But Charlie disappears into a village that is hive-like, borderline cultish, and just plain weird. Actor and co-writer of Village Ax, Sydney Hayduk plays three parts: disillusioned...

  • George, the periwinkle-colored old man puppet from the jury, accompanied Adam Francis Proulx to the Fringe Box office Friday afternoon to drum up some interest for his performance here in Vancouver. Judging by the line-up at 10:30 pm on his first night, I would say he managed that. The acclaim he gained at the Montreal and Toronto Fringe earlier this year might have something to do with it as well.

    Proulx is an excellent and versatile actor. He characterized all 12 jurors...

  • "Spilling Family Secrets" was written, performed and produced by Susan Freedman in true Fringe style. It moved me to tears with its sincerity and love.

    Susan Freedman is spilling her family secrets but in doing so she is giving us a glimpse into her parents life and their love affair through the letters they wrote to each other while apart during the depression of the 1920/30...

  • "Sperm Wars" is written and Performed by Jeff Leard. Sperm Warsis funny, smart, well paced and Jeff Leard is brilliant. Leard's sound effects ability alone should garner him an award.

    The premises is silly, but you dont need to be a "Star Wars" fan to be...

  • The Middle of Everywhere is exquisitely choreographed and impeccably timed. This is theatre at its finest. And it’s even a family friendly show! Don’t miss out on The Middle of Everywhere, the epitome of the Fringe’s motto to “celebrate different!”

    Before seeing the play, I had no previous knowledge of the production team’s characteristic style and iconic large fixed expression masks, or even much experience with physical theatre. I was overwhelmed at how believably the Wonderheads team brought two enormous, expressionless heads...

  • Mike Delamont is one of Canada’s fastest rising comics due not in small part to his creation of the God is a Scottish Drag Queen trilogy. This year Mike brings God is a Scottish Drag Queen II to the Vancouver Fringe Festival & God is a Scottish Drag Queen III to the Fringe’s Pick Plus on Sept. 26.

    God (Delamont) appears to his audience with a short black bob, wearing sensible shoes and a mauve power suit. God brings it to the stage with all...

  • Porn and Pinochet is a standup comedy and storytelling show written and performed by Andy Canete at Studio 16.

    Go see this show. I see a lot of standup comedy and this is well worth your time.

    Stand up comedy at the Fringe Festival is a hard gig to pull off. The audiences aren't warmed up and there's no alcohol to encourage laughter so having a good time rests heavily on the shoulders of the performer. With...

  • Many fringe plays incorporate humour. Humour, when successful, makes people laugh and entertains. It takes courage to write and produce a play that makes people think and that is what Shake the Sheets does. It makes you question reality, creativity and imagination. Shake the Sheets is courageous and should be applauded for pushing the boundaries of storytelling.

    Written by Mack Gordon, the play features Gordon and Kaitlin Williams as husband and wife who are struggling artists and trying to connect their individual needs and desires....

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