HAGS
2026 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
Aug. 20, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
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A Never-Ending Story

Hags is supposed to be a story about getting older. And that would be great if that's what it was. For indeed, getting older is not for the faint of heart. Hags, for me, was a story with too many themes that jumped around and never really meshed. Yes, it's about getting older. But then it was about comparing witch accessories like cauldrons and magic to technology. Then it was about warlocks wanting to take over the witches' realm to make it a 51st state. Then it was about parental abandonment, job dissatisfaction, sibling birth order... I could go on. It hopped so frequently from theme to theme that by the end, I'd almost forgotten what the original theme was. Not throwing shade to the actors here. They all did great and the muppet was a welcome addition.