River City Writer

It’s Fringe time in Edmonton, and so I figured that it would be a good idea to add some reviews of plays that I’ve seen. I wrote some quickie reviews on Twitter earlier today, and thought that I’d share them here, as well.

Because Twitter updates are limited to 140 characters, these reviews are ultra-short. I’ve tried to get to the core of each piece (or at least, the core of my opinion on each piece). I’ll likely post more throughout the duration of the festival.

Here’s what I have so far:

THE SHAKESPEARE STORY - Very funny & entertaining, even if you know next to nothing about Shakespeare. Best show I’ves seen so far.

WHISKY, GIN & PINTS OF BEER - You’ve seen this story told dozens of times before, usually with better accents. Not bad, but not great.

DIE NASTY - Too many inside jokes this year. Not as funny, as a result. Fringe insiders will love it, others should get drunk before hand.