Dirk Darrow: NcSSi (Not completely Serious Supernatural investigator)

TIM MOTLEY • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
by Tim Motley
Noir Comedy Magic • 60 minutes • Tickets $11/ $9
PG 14+ (Adult Themes)

Track down a killer through a murky paranormal world in the only one-man comedy film noir magical murder mystery! Part stand up, part mind-reading, part theater, all gritty 1940s retro. Think Sin City meets X-Files meets Naked Gun. “Very funny.” 4 Stars – Global TV News, Edmonton; “A winner from start to finish.” – The West Australian

In/side the box

SINEAD CORMACK • IRELAND
by Sinéad Cormack
Multimedia Performance Art • 50 minutes • All Tickets $11
PG 14+ (Coarse Language)

You can be whatever you want to be. You just have to work really hard for it. You have to be nice and polite, talented and humble, pretty and obliging… and conform. A multimedia performance about what we really want and how we want to get it. An ensemble dance performed by a solo performer, who constructs and deconstructs their own rules… and boxes.

Little Orange Man

SNAFU DANCE THEATRE • VICTORIA, BC
by Kathleen Greenfield & Ingrid Hansen
Edible Puppetry • 75 minutes • All Ages • All Tickets $11

Prepare yourself for Kitt, a high-octane Danish girl, as she fires up homemade technology to extract and reenact the audience’s dreams. “Haunting and hilarious.” – Culture Vulture, Victoria; “The kind of inventive, heartfelt and unique storytelling you normally only dream about.” – VisiTorium; “Very Entertaining.” – CBC; Winner – outstanding overall production – Ottawa; Vancouver Playhouse Award, multiple Pick-of-the-Fringe winner. Live songs, shadow puppetry. snafudance.com

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Significant Me

CHRISTEL BARTELSE • TORONTO, ON
by Christel Bartelse Comedy • 60 minutes
PG 14+ (Adult Themes) • All Tickets $11

From the creator of ONEymoon this three time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee presents a comic romp about a headstrong woman who married herself and now struggles to stay committed in her relationship, after the honeymoon phase is over. “*****” – Victoria Times Colonist; “Overflowing with charisma — a manically gifted actor” – Vancouver Terminal Weekly; “Very funny and entertaining” – Beat Magazine, London, ON

Spark

BROKEN RHYTHMS • VICTORIA, BC
by Dyana Sonik-Henderson
Rhythmical Contemporary  Dance • 50 minutes
All Ages • All Tickets $11

Watch as the dance of an evolving world ignites before your eyes! After sold-out performances at the Intrepid You show, the company Broken Rhythms is remounting their premier production of Spark, a creation on the theme of human evolution. The simple primal cell transforms into complex animal life, which ultimately forgoes its humanity for mechanized robotic patterns.

SPARK VIDEO & Facebook page

The Abyss Burrow

MARTIN DOCKERY • BROOKLYN, NY, USA
by Vanessa Quesnelle Drama • 45 minutes
PG 14+ • All Tickets $11

A woman awakes at the bottom of a deep hole and must embark upon a fantastically wide-eyed trip through pockets of space and time. An unforgettable journey. “A must see!” **** – London Free Press; Best Actress Award, London Fringe 2011; “Superb performer.” – CBC; “Quesnelle’s timing is right on.” – Plank Magazine, Vancouver; “A gifted performer.” – Edmonton Sun

The Cockwhisperer: A Love Story

COLETTE KENDALL • HAMILTON, ON
by Colette Kendall
Comedic, Dramatic, Monologue • 60 minutes
Adults Only (Coarse Language, Adult Themes)
All Tickets $11

Nominated 2012 Canadian Comedy award – best solo show. The story of one woman’s quest to find the love and the penis of her dreams. “A phallic journey both humorous and dark.” – Edmonton Sun; “5 Stars, 4/4” – The Beat; “Get past the title, this show should not be missed.” TheatreInLondon.ca; “Truly a story about what it means to love.” – Vue Edmonton. thecockwhisperer.blogspot.ca

UPDATE: The Thu, Aug 30,performance of this show has been cancelled. The remaining performances will go on as scheduled. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: Sept 5 & 6 9:45 (next week) at the Metro, following Die Roten Punkte EUROSMASH. CLICK HERE for info.