@howtoplaywithzachfaie By Zach Faye I watched the first instalment of the incredibly earnest and possibly sinister Zach Faye’s Instagram livestream and I’m not quite sure what it is yet but I did it while eating a burrito from the comfort of my bed so I am already sold. A tale about a man and his […]
Halifax Fringe
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Halifax Fringe – Week 2 Roundup
The 2018 Halifax Fringe is over for another year and countless hardworking artists, volunteers and audience members can finally get a good night’s sleep. The 28th year of the festival saw over $45,000 in box office sales with 6,000+ tickets purchased. Get your final fix with a few last reviews and a complete list of […]
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Princess Edward returns in Princess Rules
The Princess Rules To November 11, 8pm (plus 2pm Nov 11) The Waiting Room, 6040 Almon Street $15-$40 adv/$25 door tickethalifax.com “We’ve levelled up a bit,” says Aaron Collier, standing outside of The Waiting Room on Almon Street. “It’s like we went from Nintendo to Super Nintendo.” Collier and his husband Richie Wilcox are the […]
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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 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 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 […]