the shows

The Bold and Spiky Poetry Show
Rob Gee And Steve Larkin
by Rob Gee and Steve Larkin
Leicester and Oxford, UK
Performance Poetry • 60 mins • $9/$6
Adults Only: Coarse Language, Adult Themes

Upbeat British performance poetry from international slam champion Steve Larkin and “verbal dynamo” Rob Gee. Weaving comedy, satire, and poetry, they leave audiences laughing, thoughtful, and infected. “Easy going poetry spiked with rabid stabs of humour” THE SCOTSMAN. “Genius!” HC MAGAZINE. “Amazing… best thing I have seen… awesome talent… blissfully original” PARAMOUNT COMEDY CHANNEL.

Mon Aug 28, 8:00 PM
Tues Aug 29, 9:45 PM
Thurs Aug 31, 6:15 PM
Fri Sept 1, 7:45 PM
Sat Sept 2, 9:15 PM
Sun Sept 3, 2:45 PM

Bullfrog Lullaby
Head Through Painting Productions
by Raquel Mann
Victoria, BC
Dark Comedy • 90 mins • $8/$5
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language,
Adult Themes, Violence

A young dominatrix and an elderly taxidermist unravel their deeply connected – and potentially familial – pasts over tea and bondage. Bullfrog Lullaby is a dark comedy that explores the dynamics of power, preservation, and abandonment in a small town. WORLD PREMIERE by the writer who brought you Bifurcating in the Fire Pit.

Thur Aug 24, 10:00 PM
Sat Aug 26, 5:30 PM
Sun Aug 27, 9:45 PM
Thur Aug 31, 8:00 PM
Sun Sept 3, 10:30 PM
Mon Sept 4, 2:00 PM

Colossus
The Cody Rivers Show
by Mike Mathieu and Andrew Connor
Bellingham WA
Sketch Comedy/Variety • 90 mins • $9
All Ages

The Cody Rivers Show is a two-person sketch comedy act that regularly dazzles audiences across the United States (and B.C.) with its unusual hybrid of dance, absurd physical theatre, and unique intellectual humour. In Colossus, the duo performs the best sketches from its most recent season at Bellingham’s iDiOM Theater. “It is seriously funny” SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.
www.codyrivers.com

Thur Aug 24, 8:00 PM
Sat Aug 26, 10:45 PM
Sun Aug 27, 5:45 PM
Wed Aug 30, 10:00 PM
Sat Sept 2, 11:00 PM
Sun Sept 3, 8:15 PM

Drumheller
The Ice Box
by Leah Bowen and Darcy Bruce
Toronto ON
Comedy • 55 mins • $9/$7
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language, Violence

A comedy about science, faith, and missing persons. From the creators of Caketown. “Vicious, amazingly vivid, and among the funniest of the Fringe” **** EDMONTON JOURNAL. “Under the surface, these extreme characters are speaking to our own fears – reaching beyond their small boxes to touch a collective raw nerve” HOUR, Montreal. “A must see” **** ½ SEE MAGAZINE.

Fri Aug 25, 9:45 PM
Sat Aug 26, 3:45 PM
Sun Aug 27, 8:00 PM
Sat Sept 2, 5:45 PM
Sun Sept 3, 1:00 PM
Mon Sept 4, 8:00 PM

Pajama Men in Stop Not Going
Second City Theatricals
Written/Created by Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen
Chicago, IL
Comedy - 60 mins – $9
Parental Guidance : Coarse Language,
Adult Themes

Formerly known as SABOTAGE, Pajama Men are a relentless comedy double Act. “Whip-smart and able to turn on the thinnest of dimes, Allen and Chavez are improvisers’ improvisers. Actors’ actors. Comedians’ comedians.” - Chicago Tribune “This is an hour of fantastic comic invention!” - The Scotsman “Insanely Funny”- Winnipeg Free Press ***** Vancouver Sun, Irish Independent, The Scotsman, CBC, Edmonton Journal

Sun 27, 2:15 PM
Mon 28, 9:45 PM
Wed 30, 6:15 PM
Check back – there MAY be additional showtimes!
Additional Performances in VENUE 2:
Tues Aug 29, 7:45 PM
Fri Sept 1, 5:30 PM
Sat Sept 2, 5:00 PM

Legoland
Atomic Vaudeville
by Jacob Richmond
Victoria BC
Comedy • 65 mins • $9/$8
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language,
Adult Themes

Penny and Ezra, the infamous Lamb siblings, extradited to Canada after a brutal attack on one of America's most beloved pop stars, give a presentation of the harrowing odyssey at their high school. A contemporary Vaudeville routine with ukulele, puppets, and gangster rap presented by the "Gruesome Twosome," Canada's youngest drug cartel. "Wildly comic and cleverly enigmatic" L.A. ALLEGRA.

Fri Aug 25, 6:15 PM
Sat Aug 26, 9:00 PM
Sun Aug 27, 4:00 PM
Fri Sept 1, 9:30 PM
Sat Sept 2, 4:00 PM
Mon Sept 4, 6:15 PM

The Package It Came In
The Awkwards
by The Awkwards
London UK
Comic Lecture • 75 mins • $9
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

Do you ever feel swamped by rubbish? Does excess packaging make your blood boil? The Package It Came In could be for you. With ingenious solutions to the problems of waste disposal, let three well-meaning individuals from the worlds of television, science, and big business guide you through your bin. A cack-handed comedy about recycling. Anything but rubbish.

Mon Aug 28, 6:00 PM
Tues Aug 29, 7:45 PM
Fri Sept 1, 11:15 PM
Sat Sept 2, 2:00 PM
Sun Sept 3, 6:15 PM
Mon Sept 4, 4:15 PM

Switchback
Jolene Bailie/ Cuppa Jo Solo Dance
by Jolene Bailie, Hugh Conacher, Anna Sokolow, and others
Winnipeg MB
Modern Dance • 60 mins • $9
All Ages

“The strength of coiled steel and the pliancy of rubber" NATIONAL POST. Canada's newest dance sensation, Jolene Bailie presents provocative new work in SWITCHBACK. Fourth national Fringe tour, well-deserved reputation for professional, accessible, and physically intense performances. ".. a rare opportunity to share an hour with a superlative dancer obviously at the top of her game" EDMONTON SUN.
www.cuppa-jo.com

Tue Aug 29, 6:00 PM
Wed Aug 30, 8:00 PM
Thur Aug 31, 10:15 PM
Fri Sept 1, 6:00 PM
Sat Sept 2, 7:30 PM
Sun Sept 3, 4:30 PM