Naked Love is a new work created by and starring locals, Tiffany Anderson and Cory Haas. Billed as an “unapologetic look at two twentysomethings navigating through their first adult relationship” it is a story about two unhappy and cynical people, both rebounding from failed relationships as they try to discover the meaning of love.
The show advertises itself as being naughty and risqué and is rated as not appropriate for minors … I’m not sure why. I must admit I misunderstood and thought I was embarking on an intimate show about sexuality and love. The misleading advertising led to disappointment. I found...
Genre Definition = Naughty · In Your Face · Intimate
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...
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.
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...
Dirk Darrow: NCSSI is a charming example of the unique hybrid of show that fits perfectly into a Fringe festival program offering up an equal mix of comedy and clairvoyant magic. One of this year's international offerings, Dirk Darrow has been a popular on the Fringe circuit and I can see why; the combination of comedy, magic, and film noir with a brief, self-deprecating, interlude of interpretive dance, it is hugely entertaining and a ton of fun.
Dirk Darrow is a circa 1930’s tough talking private detective who is trying to solve a murder (bum, bum, bum!)....
Exit is a modern day one man clown show told through the eyes of Alejandro, a recent immigrant to Canada from Caracas, Venezuela. It opens with Alejandro, hands ridiculously full of suitcases, proudly showing off his new abode. He has a hot plate for a kitchen, a TV tray and rickety chair for a dining room, a rolled mat for a bed. The bathroom is located down the hall. But Alejandro is optimistic, not because he has realized his dream, but because it is a step of positive progress on his journey.
He explains his frustrations in finding employment. Back...
We are all geeky about something. To be a geek means to be unapologetically passionate about something that you love and mediums that move you. What are you geeky about? This is the premise of Geek Life.
The lights go down and a geeky sound montage begins. Star Wars. Star Trek. Doctor Who. Aji, pronounced, “Awe gee,” Slater enters the stage and presents us with a stream of consciousness about how he came to be a geek that literally grew up to run away with the circus. The simple staging works and Slater is a loveable and non-threatening presence....
Summer Shapiro enters the stage clothed in a white southern belle dress. With the raise of an eyebrow and an intense stare she begins to set the stage for what looks like to be a dinner date. It is immediately clear there is no fourth wall. She can see us and we can see her. No sooner is the romantic evening assembled; it comes crashing down around her, literally and figuratively. She then spends the rest of the show, sometimes successfully and sometimes in vain, trying to pick up the pieces.
Entering the Performance Works venue I really didn’t know...
