Every Fringe we have a wonderful assortment of new artists in our space. We’d like to take the time to welcome all of them, new and returning, to the building and hope that they enjoy having Walterdale Theatre as their home for the next 2 weeks!
Here are the shows joining us this year. We hope you can check some of them out and visit us!
AMAZE: A Comedy Magic Show
Do you hate laughter, witnessing the impossible, and just all around having a good time? If so you will hate this show. AMAZE is filled with gut busting comedy, mind boggling illusion, and jaw dropping physical and mental feats. “****” -Winnipeg Free Press
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Daddy’s Boy
Heroes and villains, birds of a feather, oil and water – father and son. Erik de Waal explores the rocky, sometimes exuberant relationship between two men who share the same blood and often very little else. ***** “The South African storytelling machine returns with his most affecting tale yet.” (CBC Manitoba)
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For Science!
The Professor and her Lab Assistants need YOU for their research. An absurd investigation of instant gratification and celebration of the scientific method. From the one of the minds behind Toy Guns Dance Theatre *****, Ask Aggie****, and official hold-over, Fools for Love *****. For Truth! For Glory! FOR SCIENCE!
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Heroine
It’s 1722. Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two legendary women, await the gallows for crimes of piracy and crossdressing. One wishes repentance, the other refuses to give up without a fight. Heroine dives into rising through rank or reputation among men, love and what being a “real woman” means.
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Martin Dockery: Delirium
A ridiculous, true story of love, loss, and butterflies at The Top of the World. “**** Deliriously good.” -Winnipeg Free Press. “**** Master storyteller.” -CBC. “Best storyteller in the US.” -Orlando Sentinel. “Shout-it-from-the-rooftop acclaim!” -Fresno Bee. “***** Hilarious and harrowing… A verbal magician.” -NOW Magazine, Toronto.
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Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug
Multi award-winning Australian comedian and storyteller Jon Bennett is back! Not a love story but a story of love, loss, sex and hugging told to a lady lookalike of Jay-Z whilst detained as a suspected terrorist in the Montreal Airport… A true story. FIVE STARS – EDMONTON JOURNAL
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Nonna’s Story
An operatic & intergenerational yet bitter-sweet cross-section of an immigrant-Neapolitan-Italian-Canadian matriarch’s life, and that of her boisterous blue-collar working class family. Told through the lens of the formerly Edmontonian, queer, performing artist author of the story, it examines why it’s important to remember & honour who/where we came from…
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The Alien Baby Play
Bethany is pregnant–with an alien–and you’re invited to the birth! From the company that brought you the held-over fringe hit “Prophecy” (***** CBC) and the award-winning “The Fall of the House of Atreus,” comes an oddly heart-touching and hysterically funny chronicle of fate, family and extraterrestrial love
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Tragedy: A Tragedy
A local news team bravely stands in front of an unfolding catastrophe prepared to bring unflinching coverage. But as the night wears on and answers can’t be found… they flinch. From the Sterling Award-winning company behind “Never Swim Alone” (*****) and held-over hit, “Legoland.”
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iHuman’s Uncensored
Welcome to iHuman. Uncensored presents an inside look into the unique Edmonton arts organization: iHuman Studios. This multi-disciplinary variety show uses dance, spoken word, drama, visual art, hiphop, etc. to recreate a day-in-the-life of a place that engages and elevates marginalized youth through artistic expression.
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