The 37th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is underway in Old Strathcona. One of Edmonton’s signature summer festivals, the Fringe offers 11 days of shows, entertainment, food and fun.
This year’s festival theme is “Fringe ‘O’ Sauraus Rex,” which was chosen by the public from a narrowed-down list of 50 ideas for this year’s theme.
“Whether it’s an obsession with dinos from early childhood, or a love for prehistorical pop culture, we think Fringers will really connect with the theme,” Fringe artistic director Murray Utas said.
The festival offers 1,600 performances at more than 40 venues and outdoor stages. It takes more than 1,200 volunteers to execute the Fringe Festival in Edmonton each year.
Last year, festivalgoers set a record by buying 130,000 tickets. Nearly 810,000 people took in the festival over 11 days, bringing in nearly $1.2 million for the artists.
As he does every summer, Global Edmonton’s Todd James will bring you nightly reviews of a number of shows you can take in at the festival.
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Todd will give each show a rating out of five. All of his reviews will be added below throughout the festival:
Watch below: On Saturday night, Todd James reviewed Jake’s Gift (5 out of 5), Field Zoology 101 (3 out of 5) & Flute Loops (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Saturday, Todd James reviewed Red Bastard: Lie with Me (4 out of 5) and Cult Cycle (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Friday, Todd James reviewed Concord Floral (4 out of 5) and 6 Guitars (5 out of 5).
Watch below: On Friday, Todd James reviewed Heroine (5 out of 5), All Kidding Aside (3 out of 5) and Everything’s Coming Up Chickens (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Thursday night, Todd James reviewed Scorched (4 out of 5), Call Me Oz (4 out of 5), and Progressive Polygamists (3 out of 5).
Watch below: On Thursday, Todd James reviewed Josephine (5 out of 5), #BadHabits (2 out of 5) and Buyer and Cellar (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Wednesday night, Todd James reviewed Punch Up (5 out of 5), Full Moon Coming (3 out of 5), and She Was A Great Dad (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Wednesday, Todd James reviewed Flute Loops (4 out of 5), The Zoo Story (4 out of 5)and Awkward Hug (3 out of 5).
Watch below: On Tuesday night, Todd James reviewed The Alien Baby Play (3 out of 5), All Proceeds Go To (3 out of 5) and Daddy’s Boy (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Tuesday afternoon, Todd James reviewed Balls of Yarns (4 out of 5) and Every Story Ever Told (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Monday night, Todd James reviewed double feature For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls & Bed Bug Bossa Nova (4 out of 5), and Aim for the Heart (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Monday afternoon, Todd James reviewed Tragedy: A Tragedy (3 out of 5) and A Brief History of Beer (2 out of 5).
Watch below: On Sunday night, Todd James reviewed Bountiful (4 out of 5) and Don’t Frown at the Gown (5 out of 5).
Watch below: On Sunday, Todd James reviewed Maybe Baby (4 out of 5) and The Decline and Fall of Me: A Fringe Story (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Saturday evening, Todd James reviewed Magical Mystery Detour (4 out of 5) and The Cast of the Irrelevant Show: Doing our Best (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Saturday, Todd James reviewed Flutter Bird (4 out of 5) and Hotel Vortruba (5 out of 5).
Watch below: On Friday evening, Todd James reviewed Eddie Poe (5 out of 5) and Walk (4 out of 5).
Watch below: On Friday, Todd James reviewed The All New God is a Scottish Drag Queen (4 out of 5) and Titanna Bowa: How to Succeed in Hollywood (2 out of 5).
Watch below: On Thursday, Todd James reviewed Bushes in the Basement (4 out of 5) for the opening night of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.