Matthew Hackett
Amidst some of the wild spectacle of the large-budget Fringe productions, it's a special thing to attend an intimate storytelling experience where you just get to listen to someone tell you about a time in their life.
4% Rye is touching, heartfelt, honest, and a genuinely human experience. Non-binary stories are important, this show is important, and I think you should go see it.
This show is an earnest testament to the power of community, the joy of art, the love that it takes to survive, and the power of index cards.
DMV is something really unique. A small-cast, focused Fringe show, with some of the most impressive and show-stopping production design you will see at this festival.
The Mystery Machine, and the costuming for our recognizable heroines is amazing. I have never felt the urge to clap for a working turn signal, but this show got me there.
The script is great, and engaging, although some of the macabre twists make the sweeter moments a little jarring.
An incredible cast, an incredible team. Do not miss this show!
The magic of this show is not Colin Mochrie alone. He's great, don't get me wrong, but the real takeaway for me is the kind of audience this man draws, and the kindness he shows his fellow performers.
This isn't some big-shot comedian putting on a self-interested comedy spectacle at a festival with a bunch of indie artists, this is a consummate professional with a workman-like mentality putting on a night of Improv with a bunch of talented friends. He supports his fellow improvisers, and jumps in to elevate the work.
Come for the Mochrie, stay for the comradery.
Rat Academy was the platonic ideal of a Fringe Success story. Scrappy, engaging, and with a whole lot of heart. Rat Academy 2 is what happens when brilliant artists get the opportunity to elevate their craft off the back of a success story.
This show is a bit tighter, more deeply emotional, and confronting about the nature of the world we live in. Fingers and Shrimp put on one hell of a show. Be brave, and get involved, because these performers are giving it their all, and a good audience should do the same.
What do you get when you mix genuinely incredible musical know-how with all the antics of the best SNL sketches? You get this wacky-ass show about clams, the dream of escaping a dead-end town, prophecy, and possible intimate relationships with seafood.
It's weird, and dumb, and funny. I loved seeing this cast give their all. And there is some inspired staging decisions and design.
What House of Hush consistently pulls off at Fringe is making a sexy, fun, hilarious Burlesque show, that also pulls at something deeply human and powerful. This is a show about pain and anger in an increasingly unpleasant world. It's a testament to the power of people finding joy, expressing power, and also taking their clothes off.
A great cast, and a steal at this ticket price. Go ahead, sell-out the rest of their run!
Fantastic performances, a genuinely incredible script, and a wonderful use of a venue. Easily among my top three shows I've seen in the last 4 years of Fringe. DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW. This is a crew who should be selling out their run.