Posted September 6th, 2009 by Mike Vardy · Victoria
With lots of shows left to see and so few to see them in, I knew that I had to catch this acclaimed sketch-com act from Montreal. You’ve only got one more show to do it – and I’d suggest you put it on your Sunday “to do” list.
Posted September 5th, 2009 by Julia Dillon-Davis · Victoria
In the style of High School Musical, Back to the 80’s is a same-old-same-old story about an average guy after a cool girl – the exception being that it’s chockfull of pop culture references custom made to fit a playlist of hit songs from the 80’s. If you were around for the...
Posted September 5th, 2009 by Alina Cerminara · Victoria
Victoria: When Missie Peters randomly pulled the Queen of Clubs out of a box, she declared, “sometimes ya gotta take a gamble.” This is exactly what Dave Morris and Peters did when they chose to put on a night of improvised spoken word.
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Mike Vardy · Victoria
Victoria: Jonno Katz is no stranger to Victoria Fringe-goers. This packed house further drove that point home – but not as much as this stellar performance. Katz has been able to strike an even balance between the physical and comedic before, and he does so again with tremendous...
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Julia Dillon-Davis · Victoria
Victoria: Adapted from the bestselling novel, Tuesdays with Morrie is the true story of Mitch Albom and the lessons he learns from his university professor, Morrie Schwartz or “Coach.” 40 years after he has left school, Mitch learns of his coach’s fatal illness and returns...
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Alina Cerminara · Victoria
Jonno Katz brings us this 60-minute movement piece about the relationship between two brothers: Sebastian, the kind-hearted younger one, and Roy, the greedy older one. At first, the brother dynamic was touching and potentially worked well—like in the moments at the beginning when Roy stood...
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Alina Cerminara · Victoria
I always wondered what it would be like to just forget school, forget social pressures, and forget thinking for a while. And guess what? Just the other night, I learned that the positives of this lack of knowledge are taught perfectly in The Power of Ignorance by Vaguen. (...
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Alina Cerminara · Victoria
Plunge straight into this 60-minute, fast paced one-woman show, where a librarian accidentally turns to the adult video industry to find herself. This production of Chris Craddock’s pornStar takes you into the heads of four women, all masterfully characterized by Anne Wyman...
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Charles Tidler · Victoria
In slacks, shoes, shirt and beret all black, with guitar in lap, Colin Goubout passably looks the part of a gypsy minstrel, posing for Picasso in ’30s Paris perhaps. Plus his playing is blazing good, shot through with passion and very brave, taking on as he does the music (and...
Posted September 2nd, 2009 by Mike Vardy · Victoria
Victoria: Rosa Parks Improv mark their Fringe debut with a show that is tough to pull off – long form improvisation is difficult to sustain – and they mostly hold it together.