Now that the Victoria Fringe Festival is finished, we return to regular programming on this website, with news, interviews, reviews and previews of upcoming productions. First up—Francine and Frankie B Make ART!, a puppet show for children and adults by Waddle Waddle Productions, Saturday September 6th at the Intrepid Theatre Club (more information at the bottom of the article). Thanks to Randi Edmundson (one of the co-creators with … [Read more...]
Francine and Frankie Make Art! Interview with Waddle Waddle Production’s Randi Edmundson
September 2, 2014 By 1 Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Nine.
August 30, 2014 By 3 Comments
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Nine. Reviews of Rosie Delight--the Amazing One Woman Burlesque Show, Roller Derby Saved My Soul, The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe. More information at Victoria Fringe. Purchase tickets at TicketRocket, the Intrepid Theatre box office, or at the venue one hour prior to the show. Don’t forget—you’ll need a Fringe visa button ($6). The final weekend of the Fringe is extremely busy and I would … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Eight.
August 29, 2014 By 1 Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Eight. Reviews of Red Hot Mama (Melanie Gall), High Tea (James and Jamesy), Medicine (TJ Dawe) and Jem Rolls Attacks the Silence. More information at Victoria Fringe. Purchase tickets at TicketRocket, the Intrepid Theatre box office, or at the venue one hour prior to the show. Don’t forget—you’ll need a Fringe visa button ($6). The final week of the Fringe is extremely busy and I would highly … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Seven.
August 28, 2014 By 3 Comments
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Seven. Reviews of N.O.N.C.E., Magic Unicorn Island and The Quitter. More information at Victoria Fringe. Purchase tickets at TicketRocket, the Intrepid Theatre box office, or at the venue one hour prior to the show. Don’t forget—you’ll need a Fringe visa button ($6). The final week of the Fringe is extremely busy and I would highly advise getting tickets in advance for shows you don’t want to … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Six.
August 27, 2014 By 1 Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Six. Reviews of Oni and The Middle of Everywhere. More information at Victoria Fringe. Purchase tickets at TicketRocket, the Intrepid Theatre box office, or at the venue one hour prior to the show. Don’t forget—you’ll need a Fringe visa button ($6). The final week of the Fringe is extremely busy and I would highly advise getting tickets in advance for shows you don’t want to miss. If you like to … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Five.
August 26, 2014 By 2 Comments
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Five. Reviews of For Body and Light, Unpossible! and Ode to Dyads. More information at VictoriaFringe. Tickets through TicketRocket, at the Fringe Box office or at the venue. The final week of the Fringe is extremely busy and I would highly advise getting tickets in advance for shows you don’t want to miss (or be prepared to line up early). If you like to take your chances (and that is a vital … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Four.
August 25, 2014 By 3 Comments
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Four. Reviews of I, Claudia, So…What About Love, Saudade, Selkie Tales, Spilling Family Secrets, Paleoncology. See a complete list of shows at Victoria Fringe. Purchase tickets through Ticket Rocket online, at the Fringe box office, or at the venue. Remember that the final weekend is always busy, and shows sell out. If you want to be assured a seat, purchase tickets in advance. Read all my … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Three.
August 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Three. Reviews of SEVEN, The Princess Rescue Force, The Anthropocalypse, Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl, Improv Club-an Improvised Chuck Palahniuk. My Victoria Fringe Day Three was full of shows by artists (Broken Rhythms Dance, Robin Gadsby of New Blood Theatre, shayne avec igrec and Johnny McCrae aka 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac, Dave Morris) I’ve come to know and appreciate over the past few years—some … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Two.
August 23, 2014 By 1 Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day Two--Vasilisa, The New Conformity, BITS, Mask Over Matter. Read all my Victoria Fringe 2014 coverage HERE. Fringe tip: Things get busy during the final weekend of the Fringe. To avoid disappointment, I advise getting tickets in advance to shows you are determined to see. The Victoria Fringe Festival 2014 features a wide-variety of shadow puppetry, circus, dance, improvisation and … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day One-Lady Audley’s Secret, Red Herring, Rope of Sand.
August 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dispatches from the Victoria Fringe 2014. Day One-Lady Audley's Secret, Red Herring, Rope of Sand. It’s no secret—I love the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival. Over the course of 11 days audiences have the opportunity to view 300 performances of 55 shows in a wide variety of styles. It’s this aspect that pleases me the most—the exposure to improv, puppetry, magic, vaudeville, drama, comedy, spoken word, burlesque, dance, physical theatre and … [Read more...]
