What: 23rd Ottawa Fringe Festival
When: continues through June 23 (see ottawafringe.com for full schedule)
Where: Arts Court, University of Ottawa, Knox Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $14 in advance, including fees, or $12 cash at the door
Before Fringe closes on June 23, you should head downtown to take in some of the 54 shows being performed. Ottawa’s largest non-curated theatre festival opens this weekend.
That’s so many shows, so, to help you make your choices, Apt613 has assembled a crack team of reviewers:
- Livia Belcea
- Luke Brown
- Samara Caplan
- Kate Carmanico
- Brian Carroll
- Jennifer Cavanagh
- David Currie
- Jared Davidson
- Amanda Dookie
- Brenda Dunn
- Laura Gauthier
- Helen Lam
- Nicholas McBurney
- Courtney Merchand
- Colin Noden
- Barb Popel
- Mer Weinhold
Their first reviews are being published after opening night on Thursday, June 13, and 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.
N.B. Shows open tonight, June 13. Check back for links to reviews as they’re published.
Shows (A–Z)
2 Sherlock Holmes Adventures by Kenneth Brown & John D. Huston
2084 by Andrew Alexander
52 Pickup by Katie Nixon
A Modest Attempt by Darcy Smith
A Period Piece by Laura Welchner & Monica Bradford-Lea
ARNOTT: A Masterclass In Good Theatring by Nicholas Aymott
Babel On by Tim C. Murphy
Bat Brains or (let’s explore mental illness with vampires) by Sam Kruger
Beans of Fury by Matt Hertendy
Becoming Magic Mike: An Action Adventure Comedy by DK Reinemer
Beneath The Bikini by Katie Thayer
Beyond The Pale by Sherri Rose
Dammit, Jim! I’m A Comedienne, Not A Doctor! by Polly Esther
Destiny, USA by Laura Anne Harris
Entangled by Jacob Berkowitz
ExDEMONators by Leaping Mammal Collective
Fuckboys The Musical by Savannah Cassidy Pedersen
Get Well Soon by Hamda Elmi
Get Yourself Home Skyler James by Jordan Tannahill
God Is A Scottish Drag Queen by Mike Delamont
GoFundYourself by Black Box Comedy
Happy Birthday, Claire! by Valerie Cardinal
I Am The Most Unfeeling Doctor In The World (An Other True Tales From The Emergency Room) by Melissa Yuan-Innes
I Think I’m Dead by Al Lafrance
Ingenue: Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland and the Golden Age of Hollywood by Melanie Gall
Jimmy? by Cullen McGrail
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ODD JOBS? by Arthur MacKinnon
Ludwig(a) by Adam Linton & Gwyneth Orr
Magnificence by Keir Cutler
My Good Friend Jay by Montana Adams
Night Feed by Sarah Joy Bennett, Ginette Mohr & Shawna Reiter
No More Secrets by Spare Change Theatre
Not: A Bev Oda Memoir by Clara Madrenas
Olive: A Culinary Landscape by Sarah Haley
Pack Animals by Holly M. Brinkman & S.E. Grummett
Perfect Date by Sam Pomerant
Pinter Stew by Harold Pinter & Third Wall
Quantum Calamity by Aerial Antics
Scaredy Cat by Carlyn Rhamey
Skirts in the Forest by Becky McKercher & Sarah Thuswaldner
Stick or Wizard? by Oli Weatherly
Suitcase of Wonders by Ryan Pilling
The Date by Phoebe Webber
The Key to Time Travel by Allison Elizabeth Burns
The Knitting Pilgrim by Kirk Dunn
The Last President of Canada by Doug Rutherford
The Royal Flush by Kate Jaimet
The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod
THE WALK IN THE SNOW: the true story of Lise Meitner by jem rolls
The Win At Life Mega Expo by Faisal Butt, Amish Patel & Morgan O’Shea
Timmy, the Dog, Disappears by Martin Dockery
Tornado Troubles by Rory Gardiner
Who’s Your Mommy? by Rachelle Elie
Worldly Women by Dance Fachin
See the full schedule and show listings at ottawafringe.com. The 23rd Ottawa Fringe Festival runs until June 23 at Arts Court, Knox Presbyterian Church and the University of Ottawa. Tickets cost $12 at the door (cash only) and $14 in advance, including fees. Artists keep 100% of their ticket sales.
