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Edgar Allen Poe’s macabre imagination manifests itself through Forgotten Lore Theatre Company’s ASHES OF A DEAD PHILOSOPHY. This promenade theatre installment occupies a room in…
View More ASHES OF A DEAD PHILOSOPHY (Forgotten Lore Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 41
“Welcome to hell,” hostess Dana says upon meeting brand-new waitress Sarah
View More RIGHT BEHIND (Lozzi Productions): 2016 Fringe review 40
Soaring out of the gates with effortless acrobatics, Tribe of Fools’ robust remount of ANTIHERO is a true theatrical powerhouse
View More ANTIHERO (Tribe of Fools): 2016 Fringe review 32.2
Museums are always looking for ideas to bring new visitors to aging attractions, and in ARTSHIP OLYMPIA Independence Seaport Museum has found a charming, fringey way.
View More ARTSHIP OLYMPIA (Philadelphia Sculptors): 2016 Fringe review 39
Who but Chris Davis would even think of a ONE-MAN APOCALYPSE NOW?
View More ONE-MAN APOCALYPSE NOW (Chris Davis): 2016 Fringe review 38
Comedy for people who want to have a little extra to think about after the show
View More THE INSTITUTE FOR RELATIVITY STUDIES (Brian Shapiro Presents): 2016 Fringe review 37
Love is the bloodiest sport of the all
View More MATADOR (Ethos Physical Theatre Company) 2016 Fringe review 36
A Smokey Robinson-loving yeti aims to win a dance contest and a randomly chosen audience member delivers a love letter to the electromagnetic spectrum on behalf of a bat.
View More THE 7-PERSON CHAIR PYRAMID HIGH WIRE ACT (Der Vorfuhreffekt Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 35
To move towards one another through the “sadness and pain of blues and seas.”
View More THE CHILDREN OF EDGAR AND NINA (Jarrett McCreary and Bridget Reynolds) 2016 Fringe review 34
Fringe is like Christmas without all the bullshit and not just because of all the hanging balls you see.
View More MAKING THE FRINGE GREAT AGAIN (The Waitstaff): 2016 Fringe review 33
Tribe of Fools returns to Fringe with a satirical look at the culture of comic book heroes.
View More ANTIHERO (Tribe of Fools): 2016 Fringe review 32.1
The two pieces foment a rowdy audience that’s comfortable interacting and even going up on stage to help the chosen one achieve her mission
View More I FUCKING DARE YOU (Berserker Residents): 2016 Fringe review 31
Wilson and his dancers beautifully articulate humankind’s desire to belong.
View More CITIZEN (Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group): 2016 Fringe review 30
Henrik Eger talks to Fringe playwright Haygen Brice Walker of BIRDIE’S PIT STOP (AND THE TRIBE OF QUEERS WHO FUCKED EVERYTHING UP).
View More A Little Bird Who Fucks Everything Up: Interview with Haygen Brice Walker, the new enfant terrible of Philadelphia
THE SINCERITY PROJECT treats sincerity like a destination as intangible as a hyperobject is immeasurable—a destination to approach but never arrive at.
View More THE SINCERITY PROJECT (Team Sunshine Performance Corporation): 2016 Fringe review 19.2
If upon arrival it feels as though you’ve stumbled into a new age-y meet-up, that’s because in a way it is
View More THE SOUNDPROOF ROOM (The Soundproof Room): 2016 Fringe review 29
Depression and mental collapse run through Sarah Kane’s CRAVE, an indictment and exploration of love presented in a series of late-night showings.
View More CRAVE (Svaha Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 28
PANGAEA: A FOLK OPERA doesn’t seem to ask a question, but gives a heartfelt answer
View More PANGAEA: A Folk Opera (Hum’n’bards): 2016 Fringe review 27
Not without its own brand of social commentary, but mainly it’s just one damn good time
View More REALITY CHECK (ETC Theater): 2016 Fringe review 26
Five wicked young women flavor this theatrical piece like a craft brew.
View More THEY’LL BE CALLIN’ US WITCHES (Queen Mab’s Men): 2016 Fringe review 25