Ride or Die
Super fun!! I'm thrilled I got to experience this performance full of love, feeling, and humour. Amazing venue for this ride.
This was a unique venue that worked well with the story. I enjoyed it very much. It was funny and thought provoking.
Was very grateful to snag a ticket for this - it sells out very quickly and with good reason. This show is a prime example of well-executed site-specific theatre. The show is set in a car, and indeed, is enhanced and informed at all times by this setting. I was blow away by how certain scenes were directed - so dynamic - and a favourite moment was being able to see just a characters eyes through the rear-view mirror. Engaging, thoughtful, great performances. I hope they're back next year, and hope that they continue to create this kind of out-of-the-theatre theatre.
This show sold out fast in 2025 & 26. Why? Because it is that good. A really well done performance.
I've never been to a show in a van, and I have to say this exceeded all of my expectations. The story was a bit predictable but still engaging, and the climax was quite emotional. The acting from both leads was superb. The location was such a novel idea; the fact that you are in a van watching everything go down was immersive and really does put you in the backseat.
The whole show was so creative, and the people behind it truly deserve their flowers for such an interesting idea and well-done execution. I wish there were more seats and performances so that I could recommend it more!
Great job! The setting is super creative and adds so much to the experience. Like others have said, it feels very intimate to be sitting in the backseat, watching the actors go through emotionally, intense moments in the front seat. This to me as a typical fringe experience, unusual and memorable.
A heartfelt story of two friends living out that old adage, "Would you bury a body for your friend?"
Sitting in a 7-seater van has to be one of the most intimate theatre experiences I've witnessed. And it was amazing to watch the show from several different angles. It felt so initmate, it was like watching an intense episode of your favourite Netflix drama.
This show deserves all the accolades it gets.
My top show of 2025. Best use of a site specific show. Would recommend to absolutely everyone, glad they got a second run!
Great show: Story develops well; dialogue is interesting and credible. Well acted.
A shame it is staged in an actual van with only 4 audience seats. This show could easily be done on stage, with a prop used to convey that the characters are in van.(The van never moves and much of the action and dialogue take place outside the van. This show could be staged before 100+ people, instead of four.
I heard only good about this show last year so I bought a ticket as soon as they went on sale. This is a unique theatre experience, intimate, heart-wrenching and beautifully crafted. So many themes and so much to think about all in one tight and cleanly told story. If it comes back next year, be sure to see it.
an incredible, immersive experience that has an very real and raw story at the heart of it. the entire experience is goosebump-inducing, especially seen at night! the story begins before you even clamber into the van with your three fellow audience members, and it is gripping until the end. I felt almost voyeuristic - like I was listening a little too closely to a strangers' conversation that I couldn't tear myself away from. they make incredible use of the venue (a van), with the interior lights casting very dramatic shadows and the side mirrors allowing different views of the actors' faces. Jennifer Beveridge is hilarious and earnest, and Jessica Wong brings a beautiful vulnerability that is intensely relatable. the feeling of growing up and growing apart is one that anyone can relate to, and for a show about hiding a body, it leaves you feeling very warm and fuzzy at the end. sold out for this year, but put it on your list if it comes back next year!
This was such a unique set up for a show. Four people are the audience for two actors as they deal with a very intense situation. I’ve never felt so immersed in the theater production, and it wasn’t just the proximity. The acting was exquisite. The emotion and energy being exchanged between the characters was palpable. Don’t wait to decide whether you want to see this show. Buy the tickets as soon as they go on sale!
The most unique play I've ever been to, would definitely go again next year if they come back
a love letter to female friendships as they grow and evolve as well as to theatre itself. a brilliant use of the car, giving audiences a front row seat, literally, to the inflection point in a long-standing friendship. the intimacy of friendship showcased beautifully by Natalie Gifford's script and Jennifer Beveridge and Ina Wang's performances, so lived in it's hard to believe they aren't actually childhood best friends. their secret handshake is so automatic, you want to believe it's true. a play that captures the essence of what fringe is about: daring to take a big swing, and a reminder to us all it just might pay off. it certainly does here.
The fringeiest show in the festival. RIDE OR DIE has strong acting, an engaging script and unique staging that make it a memorial theater experience.
This show is really what the fringe is about.
Ride or Die is a brilliantly raw and immersive experience that pulls you right into the emotional chaos. Sitting inside the van, surrounded by the action, made every moment feel intimate and alive. The direction was bold, the performances fearless, and the tension never let up. It’s one of my most unique and unforgettable pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen.
Raw, real & relatable❣️