Vancouver Fringe Festival: Fresh Sheet Sept 9

From what Kathleen Oliver and I have seen in covering the Fringe for the Georgia Straight, here are our top ten shows—and a couple of other tips.  My list includes: Moonlight After Midnight, Magic Unicorn Island, Chase and Stacey’s Joyride, Verbal Diarrhea,...

Vancouver Fringe Festival Fresh Sheet: Sept 6

So far, I’ve seen 15 shows that are playing the Vancouver Fringe Festival: four are stand-outs. Topping my list is Jayson McDonald’s Magic Unicorn Island, a  satire in which the kids of the world all move to an isolated island to protest their...

Top nine sight-unseen picks for the Vancouver Fringe

The number of choices offered by the Fringe program guide can be overwhelming. To help you out, here are my top nine (sight-unseen) picks for the Vancouver Fringe. MUST-SEES Magic Unicorn Island: Solo artist Jayson McDonald is a bone fide Fringe star. A couple of...

The hottest summer shows

I highly recommend three shows this summer: The Tempest and Cymbeline at Bard on the Beach, and Legally Blonde at Theatre Under the Stars. Director Meg Roe offers a clear, hilarious, moving reading of The Tempest. It’s visually spectacular and there are topnotch...