Spoiler: this show has no pornography in it. So let's get that out of the way.

    Pornography is a play written by Simon Stephens that premiered in Hanover, Germany in 2007. It's set in London in 2005 during the week of Live 8, the 2012 Olympic Announcement and, tragically, the 7/7 bombings of London's subway trains. The audience follows the stories of eight individuals, sometimes over lapping, as they weave through these three events.

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There are a number of elements of this piece that I very much enjoyed, I thought the dialogue was well written and the pacing was wonderfully executed by the two actors with fierce commitment and powerful intentions.  In writing this, Munish Sharma tackles the universal themes of family, love, and traditional values with a skill and precision that kept me actively engaged in the show. Award winning actress Nimet Kanji is a fierce force to be reckoned with. She stings Raj (played by Actor and Playwright Munish Sharma) with sharp one-liners like “You are...

Kris Neufeld steals this show with his quirky John Candy-like performance of the well-written characters Gill and Chermandrew. Lou Ticzon isn’t far behind as Trev, Guru, and Doug. And it’s nice to learn that for both of them its their first-time as Fringe artists. Good new talent here, both actors are from the Vancouver Film School. Credit goes to Leftovers writer Brianna Wiens and Director Maddison Popov for finding these two newbies and building this little comedy with them and Robbie Carley. 

Robbie Carley has a lovely voice, but he doesn’t have much opportunity to use it here—a pity—and the character...

If you’ve ever seen any truly bad improv or sketch comedy, then this is a show for you. 

Creator/performers Devin Mackenzie and Tom Hill clearly know their way around a comedy sketch and have seen more than their share of comedy disasters. Perhaps because of the expectations that come with a show being at the Improv Centre, from the moment you come in there is a boisterous, excited energy running through the audience, which is a great energy to be surrounded by. The show opens with Mackenzie and Hill sitting in the audience, impatiently waiting for the show to start....