Something Wrong By Andrew Gaunce For writer/performer Andrew Gaunce, horror and the supernatural are embedded in his bones. His obsession was born in his youth and fanatically cultivated into the horror-movie fanboy we see today. For fans of any scary movie/novel/podcast, Gaunce has a show for you. Established on an extensive array of personal WTF […]
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Halifax Fringe 2018 – Day 1
Wicked Fountain of Youth By Veronica Steele Charlotte Weeks plays a raucous 17-year-old whose fetal alcohol syndrome means she struggles with basic math, gets angry and frustrated easily, and needs almost constant supervision: “it’s like feeling drunk all the time.” Weeks crashes around every inch of the Waiting Room’s stage, screaming, laughing and interrupting herself […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 10
Halifax Fringe has come and gone for another year, but here are some final reviews from the last day of the festival. A Feebleminded Dictator By Brittny Rebhuhn, Kate Tobie, and Eric Johnston Perhaps the strangest Fringe offering this year, A Feebleminded Dictator is a shadow play about two women and their tyrannical matriarch. Mantis […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 9
An Evening (Give or Take) of Mediuming, with Bud Hunter By Bud Hunter Long-term Fringe fixture Bud Hunter (he’s had a show in the Festival for most of the last ten years) is a bit of a “controversial” figure. His performances have been mostly poorly attended and he’s received bad reviews from some of the […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 8
The ReturnBy David Woods Playwright and director David Woods introduced his dark family drama at the Bus Stop by addressing the audience with a laugh: “I guess I’m getting pretty old. Someone said to me: ‘I remember your first play on Gottingen 20 years ago.’” The Dartmouth artist and writer founded Voices Black Theatre Ensemble […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 7
“Perk Up, Pianist!” By Sarah Hagen Sarah Hagen’s Perk Up, Pianist! was one of my favourite shows of the 2016 Fringe Festival and I was glad to see it on this year’s schedule. It’s a wonderful mixture of virtuoso piano playing and charmingly puerile humour. Renowned concert pianist Hagen can be seen in more formal, traditionally […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 6
FACE Presented by Heist Any new Heist show is sure to be a feast for the eyes and ears, and FACE is no exception. It’s a twisted live art cabaret with four performers and a rotating special guest performing in drag with amazing outfits and stunningly grotesque wearable art. Some numbers are hilarious, others are […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 5
Mind Games By Jeff Newman and Hannah Rudd If there’s ever a show that made me scream “What’s going on?” five million times (and quite childishly, mind you) it’s the instantly likeable and talented mentalist Jeff Newman’s aptly titled show, Mind Games. An immensely entertaining experience, I struggle to remember an event in recent memory […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 4
Heritage Minutes Live By Conor Purdy You don’t need me to tell you to go see this show (and anyway, you probably can’t unless you already have your ticket—it’s selling out fast). It’s exactly what it says on the tin. Yes, you get to yell “Dr. Penfield, I smell burnt toast!” in unison with a […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 3
Inamorata: The Pilot Episode By Rebecca Falvey Inamorata: The Pilot Episode, the brainchild of Rebecca Falvey, (recent winner of Eastern Front Theatre’s 2017 Pitch It event), has crafted a play that marries television with theatre. Advertised as a sad-comedy, Inamorata gravitates toward darker comedy territory, incorporating elements of sadder fare that will resonate with young […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 2
Touched by Too Many Angels By Adam Myatt Adam Myatt’s angel, dressed all in white with four-foot wings, is back on earth to give us guidance—although the less-than-devout catholic who’s only been to confession once isn’t quite clear on exactly where we should be going. Myatt, fresh from his stint as a Queer Acts Theatre […]
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Halifax Fringe 2017 – Day 1
Nascent By Ryan Gray, Dawn Shepherd Circus that makes you question the nature of reality. Nascent comes from the the creators of TU Processed, which debuted in Halifax in 2016. Where Processed explored personal narratives on mental illness and race, Nascent is more metaphysical, delving into the creation of universes and the relationship between space […]