Carole of the Belles
2025 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
Aug. 21, 2025, 12:14 a.m.
😂
Laughed So Hard I Cried

Christmas in August? Sure, why not! Easily my most favourite show I've seen so far! An absolute riot from start to finish, I look forward to seeing anything with this company, and this show absolutely did not disappoint. Absolutely recommend - the comedic timing on everyone's part was just so, so good.

A note about the specific show I saw (Tuesday night) - it was announced just before the start that one of the actors was being replaced for the performance (we found out after the show that they had been in an accident earlier in the day), and the alternate absolutely stole the freaking show (they went it cold, with zero rehearsal). Yes, it was a non-speaking role, but the character they played absolutely made several scenes. Kudos to this company for pulling something like this off, and it shows just how valuable understudies and alternates are to the theatre - they really do ensure that the show must go on.