2025 Audience Reviews

Company: Jackdonkey Productions
Show: 503
Venue: Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre

Incredible!

Nolan does an incredible job building a world in a few short minutes and taking you along for the ride. His physicality when switching between characters or communicating movements to follow is the best you'll see at fringe. Paul's instrumentation pairs beautifully with the play and you can tell the two have electric chemistry even from behind a drumset. The musicality of the Mephi theme is achingly beautiful. Unfortunately, I became lost towards the end of the play and couldn't follow the action for the last 15 minutes. This still is one of the best plays I've seen at a fringe ever and is well worth attending.

Company: SUPERMOON
Show: All Your Shimmering Gold
Venue: Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre

Captivating!

Loved the juxtaposition of Wagner and defense contracting! Both sides of the coin were captivating and tragic though I'm not sure I followed the throughline/ connection. Still a beautiful piece that I'll carry with me.

Company: Third Space Theater
Show: Breach
Venue: Theatre in the Round

HOLY COW

The crab puppet rumors are true!!!! What a masterclass in heightening tension. Bravo all around. A fantastic and tight ensemble with excellent chemistry, though particular credit is due to Stephanie Kahle in her best role in recent memory. She embodies the desperate captain with an incredibly energetic performance. The movement work and song were also notably strong moments. PLEASE add Breach to your schedule

Company: Octoberdandy Productions
Show: Clown Funeral
Venue: Theatre in the Round

Cute concept!

It was a cute concept and an enjoyable show! However, it felt too unrehearsed for a scripted play and too staid for an improv show. If the clowns wanted to have some audience participation and flexibility in jokes, some "yes and"ing would've gone a long way.

Company: Richie Whitehead
Show: The Wickie
Venue: Barbara Barker Center for Dance

Best Comedy at the Fringe??

INCREDIBLE clowning work. Richie had the audience hooked from the first synchopated strut on that stage. An absolute must see

Company: Nightfall Productions
Show: Hamluke
Venue: Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre

Fun but underwhelming

The costumes and droids were fantastic hats off to their creator! However, the script fell short for me. Taking the famous and dramatic lines from Hamlet and tacking on a Star Wars pun is great for a cheap laugh, but it meant that the actors never built up actual dramatic tension. The live music did a great job underscoring the dramatic scenes, but the script prevented any deeper feelings.

Company: Comedy Suitcase
Show: The Gentlemen’s Pratfall Club
Venue: Theatre in the Round

Come for the Pratfalls,Stay for the French Slander

Such a delightful, funny, entertaining play! The pratfalls were all creative, well set up, and perfectly executed. The multi track actor deserves a particular shout out for some crazy stunts. A great way to spend an hour