existential

HUMANbeing - Sweet, Innocent and Poetic

HUMANbeing is a sweet, poetic piece about a celestial being who decides to make the Earth its home.

Enchanting and great for kids, this simple story lacks pretension, weaving fart jokes, whimsy and wonder together into an innocent tapestry.

The opening images were the strongest. Live music in the dark and great use of practical lighting. I would have like to have seen even more of that creative atmosphere throughout the show.

Performers and co-creators Sarah Roa and Andrea Ashton's strength and full commitment carry the show. There were moments where Roa's heavy breathing and larger than life children's theatre voice felt a little pushed....

September 20th, 2015 · By Danielle Benzon

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A Quiet Place - Dark and Deep

A minimalist play with only one prop, A Quiet Place relies on its ability to create a sense of pacing through only the motion and dialogue of the two actors. Mark Manning and the delectable Tosh Sutherland are both well-practiced, with depth and charisma to spare. Together, they bring to life a harrowing and enticing performance.

Henry, played Tosh Sutherland, is the in-control one. He's been in the doorless room longer and has grown accustomed to it. He seems to...

September 15th, 2015 · By Mattias Martens

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James and Jamesy in the Dark – Enlightenment Meets Lightness

Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles bring a fine level of clown and mime skill to this Beckettian set and script that gently remind each of us that there is more to a person than meets the eye.

Starting in darkness, small selves emerge, and the discovery continues—revealing the distinction of self from other, vulnerabilities, pleasures, and finally the fondness of the bonds that form when we are brave enough to engage one another. The performance deals with an existential question of creation: Why do you set the stage for the next step?

The how of setting the stage is pared...

September 14th, 2015 · By Keith Wilkinson

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Camel Camel - Magnificent Existential Absurdism

Camel Camel is a superb hour of enthusiastic, hilarious, existential, shape shifting magic.

Janessa Johnsrude and Meghan Frank who form the dynamic duo "Glitter Gizzard" created the show in consultation with Mooky Cornish (Cirque du Soleil). It’s physical theatre meets vaudevillian sister acts. Which turns out to be a great combo.

I really can’t say enough good things about this show. It’s exactly the kind of the theatre I love to watch at the Fringe because it’s energized, fun, fully committed, creative and experimental. It’s the kind of thing you don’t get to see anywhere else.