After the thunder and lightning and rain we, the audience were all gathered at the base of Waterpark Hill. For all those of us who grew up in Vancouver we all remember the big yellow slide at Granville Island. Fun summer days where we played pretend and whatever our little imaginations came up with became part of that playground. Well, we got to be part of that magic one more time. This night however we marched up the long stairs…up to the ship of dreams.
As we cast off into the realm between life and death we all had...
Box after box after box… Artfully and intelligently crafted by the creators (Cecilia Davis and Daniel Morton), The Shoebox Philosopher is definitely for all audiences who can tread the waters of layered thought or are willing to look into the mind of a lost philosopher. It’s an intellectual journey we tag along and watch as Sadie (Cecillia Davis) works at a deadend job, continuously and almost eternally doing inventory without end. The show is filled with quotes of many of our great thinkers of the past and quirkiness by Sadie and her coworkers.
Remember when you started out in highschool. Some of us remember it well, some of us not so much and some of us probably don’t want to remember. The teenage years for most people seem awkward and emotionally taxing. We all had our own story growing up. In Braced we find a story of a young girl just about to start that crazy ride, but also having scoliosis to deal with as well.
This is a great show for those who have someone in their lives that maybe are going through the same thing. I recommend young women...
Before we begin I want to help out the new to theatre audience a little bit. This show is a type of show that mocks things from daily life to people to daily events. The actual term for this kind of theatre is “Bouffon” which was re-coined in the early 1960’s by Jacques Lecoq in Paris. It is the art of Mockery.
Now, when you go see this show, hopefully you will not get offended. But if you do, remember, it’s your own damn fault.
So these two jesters are….are….well, buffoons. But don’t worry, they won’t...
Now, think about cuddling with a complete stranger? Could you?
Now, think about cuddling up with an assortment of strangers.
Come Cuddle Me has some real science to back it up. The playwright and performer Nicole “Coco” Roberge was inspired and based her show from a thesis written by Joy Brooke Fairfield. The Carousel is a small venue in Granville Island (beside the Granville Island brewery) and this show “snuggles” in perfectly.
This show was fun to watch. Nicole entertains us effortlessly...
To watch Kitt & Jane is to go back in time and visit the elementary school assembly in the gym of your youth, complete with gawky teenagers who think they have figured it all out. This whirlwind of an hour starts with the audience, who are all now teenagers in the school, hijacked by our protagonists Kitt and Jane, who are convinced we will soon be entering a post apocalyptic time.
Kitt and Jane spend the next hour explaining how they have come to this conclusion before time runs out and they meet their demise, due to the unfortunate eating...
Kuwaiti Moonshine is a solid one-man show written by and starring Ottawa native, Tim Murphy. It tells the story of Andy, a well-meaning Canadian young adult, who after spending too many years in post-secondary education, having one too many failed relationships, and suffering one to many drinking binges accepts a job in a foreign country. He tells his parents he has decided on Kuwait because drinking is forbidden. He refers to it is a kind of self-proclaimed rehab.
This theory however, we discover, is untrue and through the course of the play the politics of bootlegged alcohol and home brew rum...
Veteran Fringe actors Jon Paterson and playwright Ryan Gladstone work together seamlessly in this deceptively simple comedy. Not a hockey fan? Do not worry, you can still have a great time at the game.
This play takes the liberty of presupposing a Canada vs. Russia gold metal game at Sochi in 2014. It is five in the morning at the pub; who is going to be there?
Some middle-aged guys, some old geezers, some hockey moms doubling as cougars, some statistics-mad obsessives, a couple on a first date, a Canadian and Russian who are colleagues, and on TV, two announcers, one...
This play has gained a strong following in North America, and both its first and second performances were sold out. So buy your tickets quickly. Every audience member is given a woman's nametag on entry. You may be called out by it during the show. At one point, everyone is a lesbian. Why is Joanie there a lesbian, an actor may ask the audience - I saw her pushing a lawnmower!
This play is a farce. It's meant to be ridiculous, but yes, there are many deeper truths brought to the fore along with the humour.
Don’t invite yourself. It started pleasantly enough. Coyote (Kaylin Metchie) met us at the edge of the playing space and invited us in to the House of Raven, recommending which seat we should take. Coyote explained some of the customs and expectations of us as invited guests in Raven's home. Raven (Ridley Wallace) arrives shortly thereafter and begins to tell his story of how he created the Earth and man. He never gets to complete his story however because he is rudely interrupted by Morgan (Leonie Armstrong) who appears nosily on his doorstep and demands to be...
