Sydney Koke
Fetch is a dramatic and comedic production inspired by the premise Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment. It explores identity and alternate realities through two characters named Hannah Morgan, who look identical but have different life histories. The result is a fascinating mind bender that constantly makes you question what is real. Just when you think you have figured things out, the story throws another twist your way. Despite its complex ideas, Fetch never failed to keep me hooked from beginning to end. The balance between comedy and drama keeps the story engaging while giving the audience moments to process its more confusing and thought-provoking ideas. The two Hannahs create an intriguing mystery that makes you want to keep watching to discover how their stories connect. Fetch is creative, unpredictable, and definitely a show that will leave you thinking. I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates a tragic drama with depth and patches of sci-fi and illusion. Sydney Koke, AYTC
Superfan is a rock ’n’ roll fuelled adaptation of Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy The Bacchae, but it is anything but a traditional retelling. This creative remake transforms the classic story into a chaotic, intense, and frightening Fringe experience, while giving a once Greek God, Dionysus, a new look.
The lighting and sound choices play a huge role in telling the story. The lighting creates distinguishable atmospheres, while the loud, eerie sounds builds tension and keeps the audience on edge. Together, they make the world of Superfan feel increasingly wild and dangerous.
What makes the show stand out is its willingness to embrace chaos. The narrative takes unexpected turns and combines ancient tragedy with a rock ’n’ roll energy that makes the story feel more modern and unpredictable.
The production doesn’t hold back either, ending with a gory payoff that matches its escalating intensity. I would recommend Superfan to anyone daring enough to sit through an intensely creative and chaotic narrative.
Sydney Koke, AYTC
In the one-man-hit, 52 Stories, award-winning storyteller Dave Morris turns a deck of playing cards into a remarkable map of memory. Using mnemonic devices to memorize all 52 cards, Morris has created a personal story for each one, transforming an ordinary deck into a collection of people, moments, relationships, and emotions.
What begins as an impressive feat of memory gradually becomes something much more meaningful. Each card acts as a doorway into a story, and Morris explores how memory is never simply about preserving fact, it is about the emotional meaning we attach to them. The structure of the deck gives the show a playful framework, but the stories themselves reveal something deeply human: the way our lives can be organized around moments we choose, or sometimes struggle, to remember.
Morris is a natural storyteller, drawing the audience into his world with warmth, humor, and vulnerability. I found myself laughing one moment and unexpectedly growing quiet and thoughtful the next. 52 Stories is ultimately a thoughtful celebration of memory, connection, and the stories that make us who we are. Definitely recommended.
-Sydney Koke, AYTC