The Zombie Apocalypse invades the Fringe with Tribe of Fools’ zany foray into the fright genre, with a serious socio-political message about gun violence.
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SPOOKFISH (Haygen Brice Walker and Jessica Schwartz): 2015 Fringe review 17
The scary midnight show is something of a Fringe tradition. SPOOKFISH fits the bill this year.
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DISSEVER MY SOUL (Lone Brick): 2015 Fringe review 15
An eerie, but lengthy, Poe-themed tour of Historic Rittenhouse Town.
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THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA (Manayunk Theatre Company): 2015 Fringe review 14
Steampunk opera THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION follows four generations of a family afflicted by an anti-necrotic deed.
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INNOVATIVE JUGGLER (Greg Kennedy): 2015 Fringe review 13
Three parts juggling, one part comedy, and one part physics bending showmanship, Greg Kennedy completely owns the title, INNOVATIVE JUGGLER
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LIKE A BAT OUT OF HADES (Ombelico): 2015 Fringe Review 12
Ombelico Mask Ensemble delights with its updated bi-lingual version of Euripides’ Alcestis, performed outdoors in a rollicking Commedia dell’Arte style.
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THE MOST AWKWARD LOVE LIFE OF PEABODY MAGOO (Love Drunk Life): 2015 Fringe Review 11
This charming recollection of the funny, painful, and embarrassing moments in the romantic past of an adorable character is sure to steal your heart.
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Fringe in Sketch 2: GLASS MOVEMENT (Glass Routes)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.
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DISHWASHER (Brian Feldman): 2015 Fringe review 10
Brian Feldman cleans the dishes and reads a monologue of your choosing. This is existential theater at its finest.
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Fishtown Fringe Preview #4: A COCOON OF YOUR OWN MAKING
The latest in a series of previews of shows in the Fishtown Fringe segment of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 9.1
This DOLL’s HOUSE is human and multifaceted, lighthearted and ironic, narrative with a dancer’s expression of character.
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AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PESONA (Toneelgroep Amsterdam): 2015 Fringe review 7.2
Ivo van Hove’s reimagining of the Bergman classics is full of visual and interpretative ideas, but lacks overarching purpose.
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Fringe in Sketch 1: BRIGHT INVENTION IN THE ART SERIES (White Pines)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees. His first…
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THE LID (Pat Finnerty & BRAT): 2015 Fringe Review 8
BRAT brings a raw alternative true-fringe experience to this year’s festival with Pat Finnerty’s original work of rock-n-roll cabaret theater.
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AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PERSONA (Toneelgroep Amsterdam): 2015 Fringe review 7.1
Toneelgroep’s take on these classic screenplays retains all of the rawness of and cruelty of Bergman’s films.
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GROWING INTO MY BEARD (I’ve Seen The Future): 2015 Fringe review 6
Bay Bryan comes out in this heartfelt story of a queer boy learning what is means to be a man.
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THE CAPTIVE (PAC): 2015 Fringe review 5
Although it has lost the shock value (lesbianism!) it had in the 1920s, it is easy to see why PAC were attracted to this forgotten play.
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FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM (Hannah Van Sciver): 2015 Fringe review 4
This original ensemble-devised piece explores the inspiration and moods of expressionist painter Cy Twombly’s series of canvases on the theme of the Trojan War.
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TILL BIRNAM WOOD… (John Schultz): 2015 Fringe review 3
Shakespeare blindfolded: In the darkness, Shakespeare is illuminated.
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THE SHOPLIFTERS (1812 Productions): 2015 Fringe review 2
An uproarious look into the reasons people steal, and why others chase them
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