2018 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival Show Listings with Performance Schedules Sorted by Play Title Tim Motley from Adelaide, Australia presents 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick: A Dirk Darrow Investigation by Tim Motley PATRONS' PICK - Winnipeg, Edmonton & 7 more Fringes FUNNIEST SHOW - London Fringe 41/2 STARS “Hard and fast as a runaway bullet train” - Winnipeg Free Press 41/2 STARS “An excellent show” - Edmonton Journal 5 STARS “Tour de force” - Australian Stage More murder! More explosions! More hyperbole! More punctuation!!!!!!&#@ Australia’s favourite bumbling psychic detective is back. Comedy, mind-reading and gritty 1930s noir. Think Boardwalk Empire meets Naked Gun meets Penn & Teller. Based on a story by Dashiell Hammett. Play Type: Magic Parental Guidance Coarse Language, Cap gun 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 10:00 PM July 20 at 8:15 PM July 21 at 8:45 PM July 22 at 4:00 PM July 23 at 10:00 PM July 24 at 6:15 PM July 25 at 8:45 PM July 26 at 4:00 PM July 27 at 10:00 PM July 28 at 6:30 PM July 29 at 5:30 PM Tickets $12 $10 Door Discount for Weekday Matinees, Students, Seniors, Fringe Performers, Private detectives, police Venue #17 PTE - Colin Jackson Studio 393 Portage Avenue Wheelchair accessible THEATrePUBLIC from Edmonton, AB presents 2 Sherlock Adventures Written & Performed by John D. Huston & Kenneth Brown Vintage Fringers, John D. Huston and Kenneth Brown, play everyone in two brilliant Sherlock Holmes adventures: Holmes, Watson, distressed damsels, perplexed police, scurrilous scoundrels. Seventy-five years of stagecraft on dazzling display in the world’s first, finest, sleuthing stories. Sixty scintillating minutes: Sherlock solves the mysteries, polished performers strut their stuff! Play Type: Play-Dramedy General 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 18 at 7:00 PM July 19 at 8:45 PM July 20 at 8:15 PM July 21 at 8:45 PM July 22 at 5:45 PM July 24 at 7:00 PM July 25 at 8:45 PM July 26 at 7:00 PM July 27 at 8:15 PM July 28 at 8:45 PM Tickets $12 $10 Door Discount for Seniors, Kids (12 & Under) Venue #23 One88 188 Princess Street No wheelchair access The Thing Is... Productions from Brooklyn, NY presents 2201: A Sex Odyssey Written & Performed by William Glenn The year is 2201. Pornography has become self-aware and bent on destroying humanity. One man must overcome temptation, navigate the metaverse and save the world (and maybe himself). Join Dick on his odyssey to evade the clutches of Delta - an AI sex bot turned murderous - with the help of Ron, a beloved star from the golden age of porn! Written and performed by Will Glenn of The Beer Show fringe '17 & '16. A little Black Mirror, a little Debbie Does Dallas and a little Broadway! Play Type: Storytelling Mature Coarse Language, Violent Content, Sexual Content 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 8:45 PM July 21 at 8:45 PM July 23 at 1:45 PM July 24 at 5:15 PM July 25 at 2:00 PM July 26 at 8:15 PM July 27 at 12:30 PM July 28 at 5:45 PM July 29 at 3:45 PM Tickets $11 $9 Door Discount for Students, Seniors, Fringe Performers Venue #7 The Cinematheque 100 Arthur Street Wheelchair accessible Leaf Productions from Victoria, BC presents 421 is Dead: A Storm Trooper Parody Written & Performed by Charles Ross & Rod Peter Jr Two friends, TK421 (a poster boy soldier) and TK411 (a genius who guards garbage), live on a spherical, moon-sized space station. Bound by military duty, they long for a serene life - vacations in the desert - far far away from their base. When a girl, TK564 (a cafeteria worker), suddenly enters the picture and a terrorist group infiltrates the space station, the duo are forced think outside of their sphere and trust their feelings. Play Type: Play-Comedy General 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 10:00 PM July 20 at 8:00 PM July 21 at 6:00 PM July 22 at 10:00 PM July 23 at 8:00 PM July 24 at 6:00 PM July 26 at 8:00 PM July 27 at 6:00 PM July 28 at 10:00 PM Tickets $12 $10 Door Discount for Students, Seniors, Kids (12 & Under) Venue #14 The King’s Head Pub 120 King Street No wheelchair access Chase Padgett from Portland, OR presents 6 Guitars by Chase Padgett & Jay Hopkins One performer becomes six different guitar players each with their own voice, views and music (blues, jazz, rock, classical, folk and country). Each character shares humorous and heartfelt songs and stories as the show reveals how music brings us all together. 5 STARS - Winnipeg Free Press 5 STARS "Chase Padgett's Six Guitars is nothing short of a storytelling masterpiece. The play will leave you doing two things: laughing until you cry, and lifting your jaw to its proper position.” - Edmonton Sun Play Type: Musical Parental Guidance Mild Language 90 minutes Performance Schedule July 18 at 8:00 PM July 20 at 10:00 PM July 22 at 4:15 PM July 24 at 8:00 PM July 26 at 7:00 PM July 28 at 3:00 PM Tickets $12 Venue #16 PTE – Mainstage 393 Portage Avenue Wheelchair accessible Living the Dream from Winnipeg, MB presents A one-human being, potentially comedic performance of LES MISERABLES Written & Performed by Alli Perlov Do you hear people sing? How about one pint-sized yet passionate lady in her second and most ambitious one- person show yet? Alli Perlov will aim to make you laugh, cry and sing along with the best of Les Mis through an original comedy/parody lense. All your favourites will be there including Fantine, Eponine, Jean Valjean and Javert (guaranteed better than Russell Crowe in the 2012 film) and Cosette as played by a kazoo. Play Type: Musical Parental Guidance Mild Language 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 3:15 PM July 20 at 1:45 PM July 21 at 5:00 PM July 22 at 9:00 PM July 24 at 1:30 PM July 26 at 6:45 PM July 27 at 1:45 PM July 28 at 10:00 PM Tickets $10 $8 Door Discount for Students, Fringe Performers Venue #3 The Playhouse Studio 180 Market Avenue Wheelchair accessible Pamela Bethel from Victoria, BC presents After the Beep Written and Performed by Pamela Bethel Pamela found cassettes from the answering machine she had as a teenager in the 90s. Despite the obvious risk of death by embarrassment, she’s sharing this archive of adolescence. Part confessional, part show-and-tell, it’s an exploration of awkward times revealed by the original message recordings of BFs, BFFs, a frenemy and wrong numbers. 4 STARS "Funny and sharply observed" - Times Colonist, Victoria "There's much more going on behind the pop and bubble of youthful exuberance in After the Beep (though there’s plenty of that too)" - CFUV Play Type: Play-Comedy Parental Guidance Coarse Language, Sexual Content 75 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 8:30 PM July 21 at 1:30 PM July 22 at 6:45 PM July 24 at 12:00 PM July 25 at 5:15 PM July 26 at 10:30 PM July 28 at 3:30 PM July 29 at 6:45 PM Tickets $12 $10 Door Discount for Weekday Matinees, Students, Seniors, Fringe Performers Venue #5 Son of Warehouse 140 Rupert Avenue No wheelchair access Mike Delamont from Victoria, BC presents An All New God Is A Scottish Drag Queen by Mike & Chantelle Delamont From three-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and 18-time Best of Fest award winner Mike Delamont comes the much anticipated return of everyone's favourite deity! God, dressed in a floral power suit, returns to Winnipeg after sold-out runs in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 to skewer everything from The Tories to The Resurrection in an all-new hour of comedy! Play Type: Play-Comedy Mature Coarse Language, Adult Content 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 19 at 7:00 PM July 20 at 11:30 PM July 21 at 9:30 PM July 22 at 8:00 PM July 24 at 9:45 PM July 25 at 6:15 PM July 26 at 8:00 PM July 27 at 11:30 PM July 28 at 9:30 PM July 29 at 4:30 PM Tickets $12 Venue #21 MTYP - Mainstage 2 Forks Market Road Wheelchair accessible Alyson Parovel Productions from Mississauga, ON presents Always Unique, Totally Interesting, Sometimes Mysterious Written & Performed by Alyson Parovel We all know life is hard. It's even harder when verbal communication isn't your strong suit. Desperately trying to navigate her way through high school, Chloe finds hope when she discovers how she can make her voice heard without having to speak a word. Always Unique, Totally Interesting, Sometimes Mysterious is a touching one-woman show that explores the challenges and triumphs of living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. "Superb, deeply-etched, finely-tuned and always insightful" - Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator Play Type: Play-Drama General 60 minutes Performance Schedule July 20 at 3:00 PM July 21 at 8:15 PM July 22 at 3:45 PM July 23 at 5:00 PM July 24 at 6:45 PM July 25 at 9:30 PM July 26 at 8:15 PM July 27 at 5:15 PM July 28 at 10:00 PM July 29 at 4:45 PM Tickets $10 $8 Door Discount for Matinees, Students, Seniors, Fringe Performers, Kids (12 & Under) Venue #24 PLATFORM Centre 100 Arthur Street Wheelchair accessible Downside Up Productions from Winnipeg, MB presents Animosity by Wren Brian Two people.