Have you ever looked back on some of the games you played as an elementary school child and thought, “What a terrible game for children! Whose idea was it to teach us such an unthinkingly cruel and inappropriate thing?” I’m not just talking about the viciously clotheslining brutality of Red Rover or the almost equally […]

“It is required / you do awake your faith,” pleads Paulina to her king, Leontes at the end of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This precept, the need for faith, belief, is the guiding force behind We Happy Few’s Fringe production of this Shakespearean love song.

In all honesty, I don’t want to say too much about Burlesque Classique’s Vaudevillian Romp, because I’d be cheating you out of your ticket (er, eraser). What I can tell you is that the performance is really two sides of the same coin and is entertainment at its finest.

In Greek mythology, messenger god Hermes and mortal Ariadne inhabit completely different stories. In Awake All Night, the two share a tale, although they are still separated by a long distance. This new musical, written and directed by Itai Yasur, casts Ariadne as a college student. Hermes is her boyfriend—probably her soon-to-be-ex boyfriend, we realize […]

Breaking Character starts like the best of the best of teen films: with the popular and not-so-popular squaring off. Who’s right and who’s wrong is clear. The drama is undeserved, but oh so fun. Here, it’s Queen Bee and Girl Next door brawling at lunch as they vie for the affection of a dreamy new […]

If you are a regular viewer of Latin America plays, you will find a familiar quality in Our Lady of the Clouds. If you are new to the style, this show presents a good opportunity to give it a try. Written by Argentinian Aristides Vargas and performed here in an English translation, the play is […]

Human digestion is all about breaking down food into base nutritional particles for the body to absorb energy, grow, and repair itself when it’s hurt.

Brandon O’Donnell is dead and he’s left a hot mess in his wake. His family, grief-stricken, struggles through mourning in unhealthy ways, causing a truth to come to light that conceals fresh secrets. Secrets that will, inevitably, cause a dangerous repeat of the past.

Do you trust me? Really, do you trust me? Because if you do, stop reading this review right now and go see Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self-Loathing Presents: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? because, if you read on I will be forced to ruin one of the greatest moments in theatre […]

An expert piece of craftsmanship, Salvation Road is the kind of drama that is guaranteed to be enjoyed by any who go see it, but nevertheless challenging to recommend. It’s got some strong, touching moments, some snappy humor, and a well-informed look at the world of religious cults, but little in the way of fireworks […]

Added Tweedledee, “you like poetry” “Yes, pretty well- SOME poetry” Alice said doubtfully – Lewis Carroll Using events from Lewis Carroll’s Alice books (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There) as well as many passages taken directly from these source texts, Alice follows the titular character through highlights […]