Fringe 2025 Review: The Graveyard Shift
Although there isn’t a single word spoken, the message is clear: grave robbing is a tough business.
Although there isn’t a single word spoken, the message is clear: grave robbing is a tough business.
When two strangers find themselves trapped in separate dark rooms, where they can only hear each other through a wall, they have no idea what they are in store for. Brought into a societal experiment, unclear if they will ever get to leave friction, and emotion is high.
The Prism of Jane Doe is a one woman show about a retired interior decorator who embarks on a “Wee Scottish Design Tour.” In a gift shop, she encounters a curious figure who challenges her experience of the world behind and before her.
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.
I went into The Death of a Swan completely unsure of what to expect. I fell in love instantly. It was a story that explored human vulnerability with sharpness and care.
Join Emerson Lake, erotic poet and canal enthusiast (read canal with no C) for the reading of his work at the public library! He’s clad in black leather and ready to rock your world verbally—and in other ways as he likes to remind you throughout the show.
Created by Amica Hunter Produced by Amica Hunter | Bellingham, WA Review by Mer Weinhold 60 mins / 14+ / Comedy, Clown, Solo, Physical Theatre, Storytelling, Standup When I saw the posters for ANATOMICA, prominently featuring a person in a worm costume with little additional information, I immediately wanted to know more. That curiosity paid […]
When Trina and Mick are signed on to voice characters in an English dub of “Troopgirl Pawn,” a magical girl anime, they never expected the show to become a pop culture hit years later. But behind the scenes of their recording takes lies a deeper story that their fans wouldn’t have known about… until now.
Although the dating world can be lonely, Intimi(Dating): A Cabaret About Sex and Dating exclaims that the most important thing to remember is the love we all have inside for ourselves.
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.
Truth & Beauty is a one-woman clown performance featuring artist Katherine Marino. The line is blurred between audience and performer, as you take a leap of faith with Marino to make beautiful art and confess daring truths.
Help Sammy prepare at his new job to create Le Grand Buffet.
I Scream, You Scream… Justice! is about more than wanting your favourite sweet treat back. When we take collective action and speak out, big changes can happen that better serve our communities.
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 […]
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