Victoria Fringe News

Award winning monologist Bob Brader's new solo show, Smoker will have its World Premiere at the 6th Annual United Solo Festival on October 16th. The show is from the award-winning creative team, Bob Brader (writer/performer) and Suzanne Bachner (director/developer) whose previous work includes Bob Brader's shows Preparation Hex and the multi award winning Spitting In The Face Of The Devil.  Both productions toured the U.S. and Canada to massive critical acclaim and Spitting In The Face Of The Devil is a 6-Time Best of Fest Award-Winner. The show is being produced by John Montgomery Theatre Company.

The Canadian touring phenomenon, Jake's Gift, written and performed by Julia Mackey and directed by Dirk Van Stralen, comes to HVT (Hudson Village Theatre) from tonight, September 16 to 20.

Little Mountain Lion with If You Can't Beat 'Em Productions present the Vancouver premiere of LOVE IS FOR SUPERBEASTS at Studio 16, 1555 W. 7th Ave., Vancouver, tonight, September 10th through 20th, as part of the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

The Canadian touring phenomenon, Jake's Gift, written and performed by Julia Mackey and directed by Dirk Van Stralen, comes to HVT (Hudson Village Theatre) from September 16 to 20. Since 2007, Juno Productions, has toured this multi-award winning play to more than 200 communities across Canada including international stops in the US, UK and Normandy (France), for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day! Thanks to a grant from Veterans Canada to HVT, registered veterans are welcome to attend any performance of Jake's Gift free of charge.

Little Mountain Lion with If You Can't Beat 'Em Productions present the Vancouver premiere of LOVE IS FOR SUPERBEASTS at Studio 16, 1555 W. 7th Ave., Vancouver, September 10th through 20th, as part of the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Performer/writer/director Laura Anne Harris brings her one woman show, Pitch Blond, to the Ware Center tonight, March 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Performer/writer/director Laura Anne Harris brings her one woman show, Pitch Blond, to the Ware Center on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator. Listen closely: she may change your views on sex forever.

Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator. Listen closely: she may change your views on sex forever.

After a successful tour of the US and Canada, the critically acclaimed solo show, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil, returns to New York City for an Encore Performance at the United Solo Theatre Festival. Written and performed by Bob Brader and directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner. The award winning solo show has been produced in numerous venues and festivals including the New York International Fringe Festival, Garage Theatre Group's Solo Fest, Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Inaugural Woodstock Memoir Festival (headlined by the McCourt Brothers-Frank, Alphie & Malachy), San Francisco Fringe Festival, Atlantic Fringe Festival, Omega Institute, Victoria Fringe Festival, London Fringe Festival and the Montreal Fringe Festival.

Canadian Burlesque Star, Rosie Bitts, makes her New York City debut in her new solo-show, Stories of Love and Passion which is being presented by the Untied Solo Theatre Festival. Stories of Love and Passion is written and performed by Rosie Bitts, directed and dramaturged by Suzanne Bachner and accompanied by Jeff Poynter. Rosie will be donating 5% of all profits from her solo work, Stories of Love and Passion, to local organizations that advocate for sex workers.

A second show of Spitting In The Face Of The Devil, has been added on Sunday, November 9th at 4:00 pm after the first performance sold-out. After a successful tour of the US and Canada, the critically acclaimed solo show returns to New York City at the United Solo Theatre Festival. Written and performed by Bob Brader and directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner. The award winning solo show has been produced in numerous venues and festivals including the New York International Fringe Festival, Garage Theatre Group's Solo Fest, Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Inaugural Woodstock Memoir Festival (headlined by the McCourt Brothers-Frank, Alphie & Malachy), San Francisco Fringe Festival, Atlantic Fringe Festival, Omega Institute, Victoria Fringe Festival, London Fringe Festival and the Montreal Fringe Festival.

After a successful tour of the US and Canada, the critically acclaimed solo show, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil, returns to New York City for an Encore Performance at the United Solo Theatre Festival. Written and performed by Bob Brader and directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner. The award winning solo show has been produced in numerous venues and festivals including the New York International Fringe Festival, Garage Theatre Group's Solo Fest, Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Inaugural Woodstock Memoir Festival (headlined by the McCourt Brothers-Frank, Alphie & Malachy), San Francisco Fringe Festival, Atlantic Fringe Festival, Omega Institute, Victoria Fringe Festival, London Fringe Festival and the Montreal Fringe Festival.

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Liam Volke's TARRARE: A STORY OF HUNGER recounts the real life exploits of France's most notorious glutton. Freak, Lover, Soldier, Spy: TARRARE runs the gamut from whimsical to macabre at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace July 2-13th as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Tickets are available beginning June 12 via www.fringetoronto.com by telephone at 416-966-1062(ext.1), or at the door.

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Liam Volke's TARRARE: A STORY OF HUNGER recounts the real life exploits of France's most notorious glutton. Freak, Lover, Soldier, Spy: TARRARE runs the gamut from whimsical to macabre at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace July 2-13th as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Tickets are available beginning June 12 via www.fringetoronto.com by telephone at 416-966-1062(ext.1), or at the door.

HANAFUDI DENKI - THE DANCE OF DEATH is high-voltage Japanese underground musical based on Threepenny Opera, set in a funeral parlor in Tokyo during World War I. In it, a dead girl who loves a living boy adventures between two worlds - the dead and the living. The play's creator, Shuji Terayama once said, "Humans are incomplete cadavers", and this work is heavily tinged with this sentiment. It's a thought-provoking meditation on how we view death and life.

The Atlanta Fringe Festival, recently named Best New Trend in the Arts by Creative Loafing readers, is thrilled to announce the internationally-acclaimed solo show Phone Whore as the first offering in AFF's expanded "Atlanta Fringe Presents" series. Highlighting outstanding theatrical productions by international artists, the series kicks off November 14-16 at The Highland Ballroom with Cameryn Moore's unflinching, hilarious exploration of the phone sex industry and the taboos that pervade our sexual culture. Advanced tickets are $12 and are available via AtlantaFringe.org or Brown Paper Tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door for $15.

John Montgomery Theatre Company (JMTC) presents acclaimed New York monologist Bob Brader's Preparation Hex at The United Solo Theatre Festival, tonight, October 21-29, 2012.