GIGGLE CITY: The Birdmann thinks outside the nest
To atone for banging on Australian street performers who ruin every summer festival in Edmonton (No. 4 on list of Eight Dumb Things About the Fringe), our special guest today is … an Australian street performer! The Birdmann (Trent Baumann) is actually working “inside” at this year’s Edmonton International Fringe Festival, even though his act […]
THIS WEEK: Top-drawing Fringe plays advance to Bonus Round – the Holdovers!
The people have spoken. Eleven of the top-grossing and most critically acclaimed plays (for the most part) at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival are going onto the BONUS ROUND! Otherwise known as the famous “Fringe Holdovers,” these following productions will enjoy extended runs at three area theatres: The Westbury in the Arts Barns, the Holy […]
META-FRINGE – Grim & Fischer laugh in the face of Death
What follows are mixed cocktails of published recent reviews of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival – conflating the critical writing of the brave theatre reviewers from the Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Journal and Vue Weekly magazine. (Brackets) – mark a change from one voice to another. Three out of three reviewers agree the following Fringe plays […]
Eight dumb things about the Fringe
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is the best festival in Edmonton. There. It had to be said. Seriously, you won’t find a higher concentration and variety of artistry in one spot at one time anywhere else in town any other time of the year, the folk fest being a distant second. The Fringe draws around […]
META-FRINGE: Rocket Sugar Factory, Bye Bye Bombay, Pornstar USA and The Hysteric
At this point in the International Fringe Theatre Festival, continuing at almost 50 different venues through Sunday, canny fans know what’s good and what’s not-so-good – thanks to a dedicated legion of theatre critics, most of which come out of the woodwork at roughly the same time every summer. What a coincidence that there’s a […]
META-FRINGE: Giant Invisible Robot battles with four enormous thumbs up!
When you see FOUR THUMBS UP, you know you’re in for a really good play at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Good luck getting tickets to Giant Invisible Robot! Now please welcome the CBC’s Paul Matwychuk to our multi-thumbed hydra of hyper-criticism, a meta-media monster that already includes the body parts of several different theatre […]
META-FRINGE: Elephant and Scarlet woman feel the love
Catch Day Three Meta-reviews here: In Gig City’s daily meta-fringe, we’re only interested in meta-mutilating the published reviews of Fringe plays that are either really, really great … or blow it right out of the ass. The vast middle ground of differing critical opinions on so many different types of live theatre at this event […]
PREVIEW: Hedwig and the (not so) angry Fringe
Seeing Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Garneau Theatre 10 years ago was a life-changing experience for Antonio Bavaro. The actor/activist/drag queen will live out a dream at this year’s Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival when he takes the lead role in a theatre production of the edgy glam-rock musical. “This movie shaped our lives […]
