Just a note for any of you looking for some theatre this weekend! It is the first weekend of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival, which takes place on and around Granville Island. It is great because you can see theatre for very little and you get a great deal of variety in what you see. It is hit and miss, because anyone who gets in their application and their money on time can put on a show, and some of the people are presenting vanity pieces that can be a bit embarrassing and uncomfortable, but it's all worth a look see! You're not going to lose a fortune seeing a Fringe show, so if it's not particularly good, it's still an experience.
I am going to see "The Middle of Nowhere" by Wonderheads. It takes place at a bus stop and involves physical theatre and puppets and I'm interested in both and so I will take this one in and then a few more next Sunday.
It's easy to see a show -- you can get a catalogue (from the Richmond Art Gallery or Gateway Theatre or Blenz Coffee shops) and choose something that sounds interesting. I always lean towards shows that include more than one person (I like to see more than one person on stage in a play -- otherwise, it just seems like unfunny standup) and sometimes the reviews that they put at the end of the show description help. If you know the critic, or it's from the Edmonton Journal or the Manchester Guardian, you know that the actor is a professional and may have taken the show all over the world and performed at more than one Fringe Festival. (They're everywhere!) Or if you don't want to do too much planning, just go down to Granville Island and see what's on! That can be quite an adventure.
Happy Fringing!
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