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Fringe 2025 Review: Dead Siblings Society

Fringe is the world premiere of Dead Siblings Society, which is one of the most emotionally raw and also emotionally complete plays I can recall ever seeing. This isn’t a carefully edited story of loss at the distance of many years; it’s an honest outpouring of intermingled love and grief, and all the more powerful for that. I wouldn’t hesitate to call this a must-see show of 2025.

Fringe 2025 Review: Ugly Privilege

In her standup comedy show Ugly Privilege, Jessica Pigeau explores themes of mental health, disability, queerness and online culture. Over the course of the one hour show at Studio 1201, she touches on all of the greatest hits: phlebotomy, elk mating calls and how not to mistake politeness for friendliness.

Fringe 2025 Review: What the F*ck, Kid?

Created by Julia Bueneman Produced by Julia Beuneman | Ottawa, ON Review by Glenn Whitehead 60 mins / 14+ / Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Storytelling What the F*ck, Kid? is a performance that goes over the diary entries of a prepubescent kid, finding their queer identity as they grow older. The embarrassing entries shared by artist […]

Fringe 2025 Review: The Wickie

Fun is the word that comes to mind when thinking back to this performance. Gregory is the Wickie, a lighthouse keeper who gets upset with the ocean because it stole his left shoe. This leads him through a series of adventures and mishaps around the lighthouse island, with the hopes that he can find his answers and help regarding his shoe predicament.