REVIEW: Happy Ending Street
Reading Time: 2 minutesHappy Ending Street is as laugh out loud funny, as it is a gripping exploration of what freedom means within patriarchy (and it is pretty damn funny).
John Richardson
REVIEW: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Reading Time: 3 minutesI let out an embarrassingly big yippee! the moment I saw this musical’s flyer. It's been one of my favourites since I first saw its original production on the Team Starkid productions YouTube channel.
REVIEW: The Sorcerer
Reading Time: 3 minutesA charming but risk averse production of one of the more flawed G&S operettas The Sorcerer remains one of the middling Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, not necessarily in quality but in popularity. It sits neither on the…
REVIEW: 21 Spices with Trilok Gurtu
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou know a solo is good when you audibly mouth “what the …” enough times to your friend next to you, to the point where your mouth runs dry.
REVIEW: Mozart Flute Concerto
Reading Time: 2 minutes"André Cebrian may be the star, but the whole orchestra shines together"
REVIEW: Chopped Liver and Unions
Reading Time: 3 minutesChopped Liver and Unions makes this quote its thesis as the biopic explores the life of Sara Wesker, a union leader mostly active in the 1920s and 1930s east London.
REVIEW: Big Feelings
Reading Time: 2 minutesGigi Bella’s Big Feelings, a self described “A one-of-a-kind spoken word musical” exploring the Mexicana experience with eager anticipation.
REVIEW: Avenue Q
Reading Time: 2 minutesAvenue Q is widely known for being a musical that deals with adult issues in quite cynical, silly and controversial ways. But despite debates on whether or not famous songs like “Everyone is a little bit racist” is really good or warranted, it won the prestigious Tony award for a reason. We follow Princeton, a recent college graduate struggling to find a place to live until he reaches Avenue Q, where he makes friends, finds love, and discovers how uncertain life is.
REVIEW: Film Noir Frog
Reading Time: 2 minutesFilm Noir Frog is a delightfully charming, absurdist character comedy focusing on the titular puppet frog detective in a parody film noir adventure filled with groan worthy puns, overly dramatic monologues and a character I couldn’t get enough of.
REVIEW: The Other
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe international collaborative music project, The Other, comes to fringe bringing with them the sounds and stories that span continents and whole lives.