I have a Fringe question. I've just spent the weekend rolling around Granville Island - the epicentre of our Fringe - and I'm struck by the distinct absence of any kind of carnival atmosphere down there, of any indication of 'fest' from this festival. Yes, there's a few performers doing the traditional line-up flyer-and-pitch, some… Continue reading Hey Fringers, where’s the party at?
Author: Simon Ogden
In Tow
We’re looking for a few honest opinions…
Okay Fringers, you've walked the walk, now it's time to talk the talk. With the Van Fringe solidly underway, we can take advantage of indie theatre's highest profile period of the year to really kick start a city-wide conversation about the great art. After you hit up a show, head on over to the Plank… Continue reading We’re looking for a few honest opinions…
The Mechanical Bride
Talking Point
We pin our hopes to the sporting public. Make no bones about it, we have our eye on those huge concrete pans filled with men and women of every variety of class and physiognomy, the fairest and shrewdest audience in the world. There you will find persons paying high prices and working things out on… Continue reading Talking Point
Barry Smith’s Baby Book
At least we can throw a petition at their heads…
To no one's surprise, it seems our national leaders have been slicing and dicing more of our arts funding of late. With extreme prejudice. MK blogged about it. As did Ian. So now PACT is making the rounds with a petition to to fire off to the good ol' Tories, suggesting that perhaps they give… Continue reading At least we can throw a petition at their heads…
La Mexicaine de Perforation
Balls!
Balls - n. 1. Vulgar slang, testicles. 2. Courage, masculinity. When Bastian’s best friend gets testicular cancer, he finds out that sometimes being a man feels a lot like getting kicked in the balls. Winner: Hamilton Fringe New Play Award, London Fringe Best Original Production; “****” - Ottawa Sun; “The Full Package” - Hamilton View… Continue reading Balls!
Hamlet
Hamlet by Harry Venning 1989, Week 27
Talkin’ about talkin’ about a revolution
Well Vancouver, here we go again. There are now three days left until the opening night of Fringe '08, so it's time to start wading through this year's line-up to see what jumps out. I gotta level with you, this is an annual prospect that I absolutely dread. It's a mystifying process to me, not… Continue reading Talkin’ about talkin’ about a revolution
Fringe companies…missed the video pitch session? No problem…
...you've got one more chance to throw us your elevator pitch. This coming Tuesday, September 2 we'll be holding the out-of-towners video listing session. If you're a local company and would like to take advantage of this free listing opportunity, please feel free to head on down. Out-of-town companies will be given priority in the… Continue reading Fringe companies…missed the video pitch session? No problem…
Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?
With the Fringe impending and a lot of you participants checking in here at The Next Stage for marketing ops and updates, I thought I'd point you to a great article about theatre festivaling on Ken Davenport's Producer's Perspective blog (mandatory reading for theatre producers, if you're not already hip). A quick cut... Festivals are… Continue reading Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?
Antigone
New on the V-list: This is Our Youth
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Simon Ogden 