Fringe festival: until 6 Sep

The Fringe is in full swing. There is SO much to see. I saw some great shows last year and am looking forward to checking out some shows this weekend. We went to see Fall Fair but it was sold out so we ended up seeing Uncalled for presents: Today is All Your Birthdays. I completely recommend that you go and see it. This sketch comedy piece is an incredibly well written, hilarious, dizzying ride through time and space. The two person cast displayed an impressive physicality and rapport with the audience. I laughed and laughed and laughed. Go see it!

See it at:

Venue #4 – St. Andrews School Gymnasium 1002 Pandora, Victoria, BC,

Show Times: Fri, August 28th – 5:45pm Sat, August 29th – 10:00pm Sun, August 30th – 7:15pm

Thu, September 3rd – 7:30pm Sat, September 5th – 5:45pm Sun, September 6th – 9:15pm

Some friends have recommended The Power of Ignorance a satirical comedy about motivational speakers.  It’s received rave reviews: http://www.tjdawe.com/works/ignorance/index.php Check it out at:

Venue #7 – Victoria College of Art + Design UCW (950 Kings near Quadra)

SHOW TIMES  •  Sat, Aug 29 2:15 PM  •  Sun, Aug 30 7:30 PM  •  Fri, Sep 04 6:00 PM  •  Sat, Sep 05 7:45 PM  •  Sun, Sep 06 1:30 PM

One of the shows which we haven’t seen but which is getting great reviews is:

Pretty Little Instincts
SNAFU Dance Theatre
Victoria BC
Dance • 60 minutes
Adults: $9 • Seniors/Students: $9
Parental Guidance: Nudity

From the creators of BLiNK — Pick-of-the-Fringe Best Dance/Physical Show 2007: Renegade outdoor dance theatre. High society tea crumbles into a display of primal instincts as eight women, painted an eerie chalk white, unravel their raw intuition. “Fresh, daring, evocative… SNAFU is one to watch out for.” 4.5 Stars – Monday Magazine. Free tea and cookies.
Point Ellice Webpage
Sponsored by: Point Ellice Heritage Society, Earle Clarke House, The Salvation Army, Discovery Coffee
A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Victoria Women’s Transition House.
DIRECTIONS: Point Ellice Heritage House is a garden oasis sandwiched between a mountain of crushed cars and gravel pit at 2616 Pleasant Street. 20 minute walk (4 minute drive) from downtown: Follow Douglas North towards Mayfair Mall, Left on Bay, Right on Pleasant.
AUDIENCE ADVICE: Dress warmly.

Details of all the shows/tickets prices/ venues/ at:

http://www.intrepidtheatre.com/fringe2009/

THE ROAD TO CANTERBURY- ends Aug 1

The guys who did Grimm Tales last year are this year doing The Road to Canterbury which they describe as a”modern-day re-imagining of The Canturbury Tales (by Grimm Tales author Sebastien Archibald).” The play takes place in Mt. Douglas Park and the audience follows the cast around the park as they tell five re-imaginings of The Canturbury Tales.  This play is extremely well done and very, very funny. I would thoroughly recommend going to see it. It ends Aug 1 so hurry! All details are at:

http://www.itsazoo.org/home.htm

Belfry theatre: Spark festival March 9-22

The Spark Festival is starting next week. Tickets for events are between $10-20. For those with constrained budgets there are also FREE events. You can check out all the details on their website. It has lots of details on all the acts as well as links to video clips and reviews. Check it out:

http://www.belfry.bc.ca/Shows/05-spark_festival.htm

LOVE HURTS Valentine’s Gorelesque Bloody Betty and Her Deadly Sins

Not excited about the idea of receiving a dozen red roses and going out for a dinner for two this Valentine’s day? Then check out LOVE HURTS Valentine’s Gorelesque Bloody Betty and Her Deadly Sins at the Lucky Bar

8:00pm $10adv/$15door ($12 w/costume)
Valentine’s Gorelesque show!!!

more details see: http://luckybar.ca/

“The real thing” Belfry theatre – till 22 Feb

‘The real thing’ at the Belfry theatre is getting good reviews. (see Monday mag – http://www.mondaymag.com/articles/entry/reviews-love-politics-and-infidelity/arts/).  You can watch a short snippet from it on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n250Cj97ylY&feature=channel_page

To February 22
Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone
Tickets $23-$38 • 250-385-6815

Animal Farm at William Head prison

William Head on Stage is a unique theatre group as it is made up of current prisoners. In June WHOS produced ‘Waiting for Godot’ and this month they are producing Orwell’s Animal Farm. I loved their version of WFG and Animal Farm did not disappoint. The sets were fresh and interesting and the performances were wonderful. The characters of Moses the raven and Squealer were particularly well done. Before the play and during the intermission attendees also had the chance to purchase some of the lovely and very reasonably priced crafts produced in the William Head workshop. The final performances are on this weekend. I would definitely recommend going along! Tickets are $18. For more details see:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/entertainment/33410819.html

Victoria Fringe Festival: this week!

The Victoria Fringe Festival began yesterday. We saw a lovely little play “The Measure of Love” by Canadian play Nicholas Billon. There’s lots of postmodern elements in this play – breaking down the fourth wall, a play within a play and non-linear narrative – but none of these elements feel forced. The measure is an interesting and heartfelt rumination on friendship and forgiveness. I’d throughly recommend seeing it! The fringe runs until next Friday. Check out all the details at: http://www.intrepidtheatre.com/