Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: The Happiest Story I Know
In Entertainment | By CCMA | On July 18 2015 05:31 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: The Happiest Story I Know
Zak McDonald is the happiest guy I know.
His hour long stand up show details some of the most tragic and transformative times in his life. He makes us laugh, he makes us cry, but he delivers with a smile on ... Read More
Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: A Magic Show with A Brief M...
In Entertainment | By CCMA | On July 18 2015 05:28 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: A Magic Show with A Brief Musical Interlude
It's easy to become cynical. Tragically so, in the case of magic.
Marty Papernic is not a world-class magician. His act is composed of basic mentalism, a few old standards, and close-up magic adapted for the stage with the use of ... Read More
Hamilton Fringe Review: A Tension to Detail
In Featured News | By CCMA | On July 17 2015 08:52 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton Fringe Review: A Tension to Detail
What makes a story true isn't a matter of facts.
Gerard Harris' A Tension to Detail is an autobiographical monologue blending stand-up and storytelling, chronicling his life from his birth in South Africa to his life today in Toronto. He freely ... Read More
Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: Guruguru
In Arts | By CCMA | On July 17 2015 08:45 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton Fringe Festival Review: Guruguru
Where is happiness?
Guruguru attempts to disentangle the eternal question that has preoccupied many a poet and philosopher, by teasing out all of our accepted channels by which it is thought to be achieved. The lust of consumerism, for example, and the ... Read More
Fringe Bus, July 17, The Baltimore House, Hamilton
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On July 11 2015 10:38 AM | Comments Off on Fringe Bus, July 17, The Baltimore House, Hamilton
Looking for a fun and interactive tour of the Fringe Festival?
Let the Fringe Bus carry you away!
Details: Friday, July 17, 6:30pm - The Baltimore House, 43 King William St.
Hosted by the Hamilton Spectator’s Jeff Mahoney, the bus features guest appearances ... Read More
Hamilton Fringe Festival Kick Off Party, Citadel Theatre, Ju...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On July 6 2015 12:49 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton Fringe Festival Kick Off Party, Citadel Theatre, July 15/15
Teetering on the edge of their teen years, the Fringe is taking this year to pay special tribute to the energy and playfulness of youth! Running in tandem with the Pan Am games this year’s Fringe is packed with high-octane ... Read More
Fringe Review: Storm and Silence
Reviewed by Katie Stoneman
“Control. It’s all about control.”
Storm and Silence is a contemporary dance piece performed by Form Contemporary Dance Theatre at the Hamilton Fringe Festival. The show consists of two components, opening with a piece called “I:Solo” by Lisa ... Read More
Fringe Review: Carbon Copies
In Entertainment | By | On July 27 2014 09:58 AM | Comments Off on Fringe Review: Carbon Copies
Reviewed by Nathan Clark
The greatest part of the Fringe festival is the fact that performances that wouldn't otherwise draw the same crowds as mainstream theatre get equal billing with musicals and stand-up acts. The real fringe acts.
Even among its practitioners, ... Read More
Fringe Review – The Kalamazoo Diaries
In Entertainment | By CCMA | On July 27 2014 09:42 AM | Comments Off on Fringe Review – The Kalamazoo Diaries
Reviewed by Nathan Clark
In the opening monologue of The Kalamazoo Diaries, Natalie Fingerhut (Esther Arbeid) tells us that, in her opinion, the study of ancient history is the writing of fiction. The evidence is so sparse and interpretations so broad ... Read More
Fringe Review – The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper
In Entertainment | By CCMA | On July 23 2014 07:50 AM | Comments Off on Fringe Review – The Great Canadian Tire Money Caper
Reviewed by Nathan Clark
It's a true story, and one that's been well-documented. A funny idea at a bar one night turned into a national phenomenon, as donations of Canada's unofficial second currency, Canadian Tire Money, came pouring in from across ... Read More
