by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Of the nine shows I’ve seen at the Fringe so far, Diane Jorge’s Solovela, an Improvised Solo Telenovela succeeds most thoroughly on its own terms. As the title lets us know, Jorge performs the body of the show by herself. But first she interviews an audience volunteer...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
There’s so much to like in Travis Abels’s solo show, Candy. But the centre doesn’t hold. Abels sets up the narrative frame: he’s going on a journey to the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, where, legend has it, if you stand on the edge at sunset, you can see your future....
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
I know the word fuck is in the title, but that’s not going to stop me from nerding out. Narrative tension, which provokes interest, comes from not knowing how things will work out, what insight the protagonist might gain. Watching The Guys I F*cked, I was so far ahead...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Blair Moro’s script is a staged lecture about cults, the tactics of their leaders and the abuses visited upon their members. Mostly what I got from it is some horrific imagery that I can’t do anything with and that will stay lodged in me for a long time. Moro notes...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2026 | Review
Fresh talent, deep emotions: The Truth and Darers is my kind of show. In Shanti Harris’s script, a group of young teens gathers in an abandoned barn in their isolated, impoverished, rural community for a high-stakes game of Truth or Dare. If you lie or don’t complete...
