culture

I went in hoping to learn about gypsy culture. I left hoping it wasn’t true. Following the Sun has some offensive scenes, particularly for an all ages show. And there are two kids and a dog in the production (thankfully not in the same scenes). If you are a feminist or even just forward thinking, you may want to catch something else (I recommend Peter and Chris, Nashville Hurricane, and TJ Dawe. If you have kids, perhaps the Wonderheads). 
Many scenes overwhelm with an exceedingly male dominated and misogynistic tone. Several times in the production, women are sexually assaulted...

Troupers. That’s what these two are. Troupers. The intimate setting of the Revue Stage, Granville Island, was even more intimate with the excited, jovial early bird Fringers, taking in an early show on festival opening. For an act that wasn’t even on the program, due to a presumed scheduling challenge with the act that was supposed to appear. Ah, well, I think I lucked out. 

Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin and Caitlin McFarlane brought their Victoria Fringe show to Vancouver on very short notice. Like, last Friday night kind of notice. I can only imagine what that must have felt like, both terrifying...