There's something a little audacious about entering the Fringe with a dance piece. Dance tends to hang out over in its own corner of the art world, while theatre does its thing over in its own camp, and rarely the twain shall meet.

A Kiwi comedienne extraordinaire!  Resplendent in a hot pink gown, pink heels, pink sparkly eyeshadow and fiery red hair, MC Hot Pink will make you laugh and make you think.

City of Control is a science fiction story that borrows heavily from George Orwell's 1984. Instead of Big Brother we get a sort of Big Sister - called Control - whose face appears as a giant projection against the back wall of the small theatre. (It was fantastic to see this small space in the basement of Heritage Hall on Main Street used once more).

Talk about going out with a bang! On the closing night performance of Italian American Reconciliation, the pre-show lament of eager audience wannabes being turned away at the door preceded the sound of erupting laughter and a startling gunshot.