This show features a monologue by Chris Wakaluk in the Origins Coffee Shop about 55 minutes in length. When I first sat in the audience, I was distracted by the fabulous smell of coffee (and wishing that I had a cup). I noticed a slip of paper on each seat – I picked mine up.
WOW! In the random shuffling of Fringe review assignments, I got sent off to war. The War of 1812 that is. And – I had a fairly wacky good time – despite my technical difficulties.
Podcast + Flashmob + Simon Says + Battle Re-enactment
Brace yourself for 90 minutes of awareness raising and emotion wrenching from Burnt Thicket theatre. Because this drama addresses an issue that’s a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide we are asked to watch, to listen and to take action.
Theatre of the Beat brings us a lively tale inspired by a true story in Gadfly. It's the journey of Sam Steiner, a young American Mennonite who is struggling to balance his conservative upbringing and the political realities of the late 1960s. The play was commissioned by Conrad Grebel University College and the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada.
Comedy, Drama, New Work http://www.theatreofthebeat.com
A Short History of My Life as a Bear + Nancy of the Pizza Garden are two short plays written by Kempton Dexter and Jacques Lalonde, produced by One Crazy Frenchman and a Big Bear Productions. The plays are running at the Havana Theatre, a cozy performance space in the back of the homonymous restaurant, on Commercial Drive.
Nancy, which is directed by Anthony F. Ingram, opened the night. Set in an art studio, the show is a dialogue between Travis (Richard Newman), a painter who is especially fond of landscapes and man on horses, and Alex (Michael Kopsa), an...
A site-specific show at Circle Point starting at 8:30 pm is a stunningly beautiful location. There is a circle of eight trees and four benches – and a backdrop of water and Vancouver downtown skyline. It's a quiet retreat from the hum of the city on a Friday night as the sun is beginning to set. A small audience gathers to watch two young women perform in Love You Until.
Comedy, Drama, Queer, New Work http://www.nobleporpoisetheatre.webs.com/
I've always loved hearing family stories. I love scouring family albums and getting engrossed in the little histories we make for ourselves. The Ballad of Herbie Cox offers a full lesson in the making of a family and serves as an affirmation of the identities of husband and wife team Victoria Chui and Roland Cox.
Dance, Physical Theatre, New Work, All Ages http://www.myspace.com/co.sumofitsparts
The night I saw No Tweed Too Tight the CBC was also having a gala event for Fashion's Night Out. On one side of the building the line snaked around the block - on the other six of us lined up and huddled into the shade to avoid the sun. All told, about 12 people made it out for the inaugural show at the new CBC Fringe venue and the first run of Monster Theatre's No Tweed Too Tight, which is a shame, because I bet we had just as much fun as the people next door, without having to...
Comedy, Physical Theatre, New Work http://www.monstertheatre.com/
Take the quirkiness of Zooey Deschanel, the pep of Kristen Chenowith and the eagerness of Glee's Rachel Berry and put them all together in a parking garage and you get Ingrid Nilson. Welcome To My Wake sees Nilson try to bond with the audience over her need to check off a few experiences from her bucket list, inspired by the tragic loss of a good friend.
Every Friday night should start with 45 minutes of Hip Hop Shakespeare; I have spent the hour since seeing this show humming and lalala’ing with a huge smile on my face. For all those thespians out there who don’t think this is for them I double dare you to go along anyway.
