Xave Ruth previews his new show, Music + Comedy + Math. Photo by Apt613.
What: 21st Ottawa Fringe Festival
When: continues through June 18
Where: 12 venues downtown (see ottawafringe.com for full schedule)
Tickets: $12 online, at the box office, or at the door
Ottawa’s largest theatre festival opened last weekend. Before Fringe closes on June 18, head downtown to take in some of the 57 shows being offered.
To help you make your choices, Apt613 has assembled a crackerjack team of reviewers:
- Amanda Dookie
- Barb Popel
- Brenda Dunn
- Brian Carroll
- Cindy Savard
- David Currie
- Helen Lam
- Jared Davidson
- Jessica Ruano
- Julia Bueneman
- Mer Weinhold
- Nicholas McBurney
- Nick Bachusky
- Travis Facette
They will continue going to shows until every production has been reviewed. Readers can visit apt613.ca/fringe for new reviews posted daily.
Will we all agree? We hope not. As in past years, readers can also post their ratings of the shows in our comments section.
Shows (A–Z)
6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation by Tim Motley
A Better Play Than Hamlet by Lorne Elliott (Turtle Pond Theatre Productions)
AL Connors: DJ Detective by AL Connors
BALLS – Je suis un vidéoclip by Marie-Eve Fortier
Blind to Happiness by Tim C. Murphy
Bless You, Bonaparte by Ryan Borochovitz (Sad Ibsen Theatre)
Confederemix by Sandy Gibson and Mark MacDonald (SDT Productions)
DEB Talks by Deborah Ring
Delirium by Martin Dockery
Dicky Dicky Dream Factory by Ray Besharah and David Benedict Brown
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal (Tuba Czar Productions)
Don’t Go Down To The River: A Cautionary Tale by Jessica Gardiner (JIG theatrecompany)
Don’t See This Show by Greg Guevara
Do You Want To Live Forever? by Allison Elizabeth Burns
Endlings by Vishesh Abeyratne (Poo-Tee-Weet Productions)
Ethel by Madeleine Hall (Aplombusrhombus)
Executing Justice by Bill Pats
Fish Saw by Sachie Mikawa & George Lewis (Rundown Cuthouse & Sachie)
Gerard Harris: Attention Seeker by Gerard Harris
God! The One-Man Show by Rich Potter
High Tea: Another British Comedy by James & Jamesy
HOOTENANNY! by Kate Smith & Will Somers
Hotter Than Potter by Keith Brown
House Show by Two Second Push Up
How I Lost One Pound, The Musical by Lesley Carlberg
I Can See Clearly Now by Stephanie Lalor
Incognito: In Wishy Washy by Mike Kosowan
Lauren & Amanda Do It by Lauren Cauchy, Amanda Logan & Allison Harris (Toasted Theatre Company)
Love and Information by Caryl Churchill (Third Wall Academy)
LUB DUB by Monica Ogden & Tony Adams
Luna by Vanessa Quesnelle
Movin’ Melvin Brown: A Man, A Magic, A Music! by Melvin Brown
Quest Friends Forever by Quest Friends Forever
Rough Magic by Philip Psutka (Theatre Arcturus)
Space Jameration: A Stand-up Special by Greg Houston
Sparks Street Ballad: A Canadian Tale of Thomas D’Arcy McGee by Cynthia Sugars (Fiddleheads Musical Theatre)
Szeretlek: A Hungarian Love Story by The Grand Sialto Theatre
Teaching Hamlet by Keir Cutler
Ten Little Sinners by Patrice Forbes (Dead Unicorn Ink)
The ADHD Project by Carlyn Rhamey (Squirrel Suit Productions)
The Chronic Single’s Handbook by Randy Ross
The Comeback Tour by Rhythm & Burgundy
The Dolls’ House by Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre
The Fake News Show by The Improv Embassy
The Home Show by Evolution Theatre
The Iliad for Dummies by Lauriane Lehoullier, Julie Malenfant & Valérie Soares (Table Théâtre)
The Inventor of All Things by jem rolls
The Sellout by Curtis Gough
The Sink by Nick Wade (The Alley Brats)
Three to Leave by Sofie Milito, Sadie Laflamme-Snow, Aurel Pressat & Franco Pang (Floral Theatre)
Tiny Dynamite by Abi Morgan (Meraki Theatre)
Tooth:Hurty by Damien Bailey & Pamela Feghali (Lost Kid Theatre)
Unbridled Futurism by Nicholas Di Gaetano with Teddy Ivanova (makesndoes)
Underneath It All by Hannah Gibson-Fraser & Jodie Morden (Pretty Ugly Theatre Productions)
Who, Me. by Rob Lloyd & Scott Gooding
Xave Ruth: Music + Comedy + Math by Xave Ruth
Your Princess is in Another Castle by Wes Babcock & Nancy Kenny
See the full schedule and show listings at ottawafringe.com. The 21st Ottawa Fringe Festival runs until June 18 at a dozen venues. Tickets cost $12 at the door (cash only) and $14 in advance, including fees. Artists keep 100% of their ticket sales.
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