Posted September 2nd, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria
If there’s a “Local-girl-makes-good” Cinderella story at this year’s Fringe it’s Missie Peters’ Public Confessions of a Public Servant. Peters managed to pack the Victoria Event Centre on a Tuesday night, only her third show of...
Posted September 2nd, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria
Jayson McDonald just might be the busiest man at this year’s Fringe.
He’s performing in two shows: Celebrity Cult, an hour long two-hander and Gun Powder, his solo show. Last night he performed them back to back. That can’t be easy – but he sure...
Posted August 31st, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria
He’s back. Brit comic Rob Gee has returned to The Fringe with The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette a show having, in his own words, “nothing to do with Genghis Khan, and even less to do with etiquette”.
Posted August 30th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria
A Scottish farm couple near Saskatoon share a wee nip of the finest – like a fury worm wrapping around your heart – while planning a roast pork dinner for their daughter’s sweetheart. An owl calls from the barn, sounding obviously human.
Posted August 29th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria
In Spin, Ben, the governor of Maryland, finds himself in political hot water for “copping a feel.” His spin doctor, Billie, who “manipulates events in the service of truth,” convinces the gov to recruit Ted, US Marine, astronaut and state...
Posted August 29th, 2010 by Paul McKinnon · Victoria
The new Peter n’ Chris show Peter n’ Chris Save The World! may indeed have enough energy to actually save the planet. Or at least the Victoria Fringe.Not that the Fringe needs saving – just yet. With over 60...
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Charles Tidler · Victoria
Smalltown: A Pickup Musical is an original musical by Amiel Gladstone and Lucas Myers, directed by Matthew Payne, and with musical direction and arrangements by Brad L’Cuyer.
Posted August 23rd, 2010 by Sebastien Archibald · Vancouver
The performances in Bard on the Beach‘s Henry V are excellent. The script, on the other hand is tired, dated, and old. Is it arrogant to critique a master like William Shakespeare? Perhaps. But the fact is that in...
From the first words uttered onstage, I was elated. The rhythm and timbre of the dialogue suggested a lost Michel Tremblay play, with gorgeous repetitions, layered character conversations. However, things quickly become absurd, and then macabre, and then they fell apart.