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The Pajama Men in Versus vs. Versus

The Pajama Men in Versus vs. Versus
SECOND CITY THEATRICALS
by Shenoah Allen, Mark Chavez
Albuquerque NM
Comedy Double Act • 60 mins • $9
Adults Only: Coarse Language, Adult Themes, Violence

Fri, Aug 24 • 9:30 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 5:45 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 7:45 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 8:15 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 11:30 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 7:30 PM

Prepare to be amazed, as purveyors of comic genius and occasional indecency, Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, are back with brand new show Versus vs. Versus, and brand new pajamas to match. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE calls The Pajama Men "Whip-smart and able to turn on the thinnest of dimes, Allen and Chavez are improvisers' improvisers. Actors' actors. Comedians' comedians."

The Lost Property Office

The Lost Property Office:
A Hallucinatory Love Story

NICOLA GUNN
by Nicola Gunn
Melbourne AUSTRALIA
Comedy Drama • 60 mins • $9
Parental Guidance

Sun, Aug 26 • 4:00 PM
Tue, Aug 28 • 6:15 PM
Thu, Aug 30 • 9:30 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 5:45 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 7:45 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 4:00 PM

Antiquated 200-year-old custodian, H, welcomes you to the surreal and compelling world of The Lost Property Office. An eccentric comedy, haunting allegory and thrilling tale of intrigue emerge with the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Nasty. From the creator of An Unfortunate Woman. "5 Starts - Mesmerizing." EDMONTON JOURNAL "5 Stars - A work of art." CBC "5 Stars. Breathtaking." NOW TORONTO

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JOLENE BAILIE/CUPPA JO
by Denise Clarke
Winnipeg MB
Dance and Storytelling • 60 mins • $9
All Ages

Mon, Aug 27 • 6:30 PM
Tue, Aug 28 • 8:00 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 10:00 PM
Thu, Aug 30 • 5:45 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 4:00 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • 5:45 PM

5th tour, perennial Fringe favourite, all new show! Created by One Yellow Rabbit's Denise Clarke, set to visceral music by Paul Aucoin for his indie-super-group The Hylozoists, and performed by Jolene Bailie. A fun, heart-warming discovery of human emotions and a charming quest for self-fulfillment, sure to put a shine on your shoes and a melody in your heart! www.cuppa-jo.com

The Light Fantastic
HUMBLE WONDER THEATRE
by Lee Cookson
Victoria BC
Modern Fable • 90 mins • $9 / $6
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

Thu, Aug 23 • 8:30 PM
Fri, Aug 24 • 7:15 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 3:30 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 11:00 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • NOON
Sun, Sept 2 • 2:00 PM

Scared of the light and afraid of the dark, she lives in a constant state of dim. Cinderosea has lost herself in the land of illumination, until a timid boy with rainbow hands trumpets The Light Fantastic! The first installment of the Spoken Dream trilogy, realized by the Humble Wonder Ensemble of Artists.

The Shy Situationist

The Shy Situationist
SHY SITUATIONIST PRODUCTIONS
by Marie-Helene Westgate
Victoria/Toronto
A Tender Tragicomedy • 75 mins • $7 / $5
Parental Guidance: Coarse Language

Thu, Aug 23 • 6:30 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 9:00 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 5:45 PM
Tue, Aug 28 • 9:45 PM
Thu, Aug 30 • 7:30 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 5:45 PM

Lights up on a busy Toronto restaurant. See cooks curse and flail, servers demand and cavort, writers scribble greedily, lovers struggle to make love and rent. Watch an entire city come together to reckon with the smallness of existence. "The greatness of art makes its appearance only as dusk begins to fall over life." GUY DEBORD

300 Feet of Silk

300 Feet of Silk
WHERE'S NOONAN?
by David MacPherson, Melissa Blank, Jean Topham
Victoria BC
Vintage War Adventure • 55 mins • $9 / $8
All Ages

Fri, Aug 24 • 5:30 PM
Sat, Aug 25 • 7:15 PM
Sun, Aug 26 • 9:15 PM
Mon, Aug 27 • 10:15 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 7:15 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 2:15 PM

WINNER OF THE 2007 PETRI DISH NEW PLAY CONTEST. She stands by the plane's door looking into darkness. Knowing only that she will land behind enemy lines, she jumps. Based on the true story of a female paratrooper in WWII, it tells tales of bravery against Nazis and then against the British Government. One woman flies and fights, and then fights for her right to her wings.

Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge

Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge
THE BRITISH COMEDY CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN
by Rainer Hersch
Great Britain
Comedy with music • 70 mins • $9
Family, ages 10+

Mon, Aug 27 • 8:15 PM
Wed, Aug 29 • 6:15 PM
Thu, Aug 30 • 11:00 PM
Fri, Aug 31 • 9:00 PM
Sat, Sept 1 • 9:30 PM
Sun, Sept 2 • NOON

Victor Borge was a brilliant pianist and virtuoso comedian. "The funniest man in the world." NY TIMES. In this "Broadway quality show" MONTREAL GAZETTE, his extraordinary life is retold and his hilarious act re-imagined for the 21st century by his natural successor British star of TV and BBC radio, Rainer Hersch. Total sellout Edinburgh Fringe. "A tear-streamingly funny tribute." SCOTSMAN. "Comic genius." MONTREAL GAZETTE.

Curtis Eller's American Circus

Curtis Eller's American Circus
by Curtis Eller
New York NY
Banjo Music For Funerals • 60 mins • $9

ONE SHOW ONLY
Sun, Sept 2 • 9:30 PM

Close the Fringe in the company of Mr Curtis Eller, New York City's angriest yodeling banjo player. This former acrobat's surreal stage presence and patented brand of kick-ass, bluegrass-infused songs about folk history, sinners and days at the circus turned deadly, will make you want to dance, drink whiskey with carnies, and tattoo yourself a fine handlebar mustache. "Eller brings an entertaining highwire element to his banjo-centric anti-folk and country-fried opera." REAL DETROIT. "This dude knows his shit." PLAN B , UK www.curtiseller.com

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