John Gilks

Catching a Cheese Pervert is what the Fringe does best; a high energy screwball comedy based on an absurd premise; executed with passion and verve.

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"Songs for Moby Dick" is a sort of staged song cycle drawing on the text of the Melville novel. The performance and staging are very good but the music fell short of what I expect in a contemporary song cycle. That's the perspective of an opera/music reviewer and may not be everyone's experience.

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I loved Maria Torgerson's compelling story telling about her Evangelical upbringing and her escape from it. The music though is just not my thing.

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The premise, four unlikely students encountering The Odyssey, is a promising one but the play fails to deliver despite some strong performances.

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Stand up s not really my thing and Andrew Silverwood didn't change that but kudos for having the balls to call out the situation in Gaza.

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My Own Private Shakespeare is Justin Hay's one man journey through personal tragedy brilliantly illustrated by impeccably performed scenes from Shakespeare tragedies.

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You too can be a Sodomite in this fast paced, funny and thought provoking take ion Genesis (not the band silly)

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Only Potato, Potato can save the earth from aliens, AI slop and Doug Ford. It's fast, funny, raunchy and has some fun twists. Full review at the link.

Yanik Gosselin's intensely personal and touching tribute to the MT divas who most influenced him.

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You Choose is an improvised murder mystery a la Agatha Christie. The cast really throw themselves into it and are making fun of each other and their characters as much as anything. The packed house laughed like crazy and I can see why.

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