Venue 5: St. Andrews
St Andrew’s School Gym (1002 Pandora)
Venue Sponsored by The Zone @ 91.3
Giant Invisible Robot
Stars And Hearts • London, Canada
by Jayson McDonald
Solo Comedy • 60 minutes
PG 14+ (Coarse Language, Adult Themes)
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
The story of a painfully shy young man and his compulsively destructive robot. A return engagement of Stars And Hearts’ most popular show (5 Stars – Winnipeg Sun, CBC Manitoba, Monday Magazine). From the creator of Boat Load, Fall Fair and Gunpowder.
Sat Aug 27, 10:15 PM
Mon, Aug 29, 8:15 PM
Tue Aug 30, 6:30 PM
Fri Sept 2, 9:45 PM
Sat Sept 3, 8:30 PM
Sun Sept 4, 2:00 PM
It’s Been Taken
Bzzt! Trap Door Theatre • Saskatoon, SK
By Nathan Howe & Morgan Murray
Bromantic Comedy • 60 minutes • All Ages
$11 All Seats/Door • $9 Student/Senior • Advance +$2
Aiden and Theodore are not valuable members of society. Their comic book store is closing down and their evil landlord is kicking them out. What will they do with their lives? It’s Been Taken is the story of two best friends who can’t come up with an original idea.
Fri, Aug 26, 6:15 PM
Sun Aug 28, 10:00 PM
Mon Aug 29, 6:30 PM
Tue Aug 30, 8:30 PM
Thu Sept 1, 10:00 PM
Sat Sept 3, 3:15 PM
Little Orange Man
SNAFU Dance Theatre • Victoria, BC
By Ingrid Hansen & Kathleen Greenfield
Physical Theatre • 75 minutes • All Ages
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
From SNAFU: co-creator of THE GINGER NINJAS & multiple Pick-of-The-Fringe Winner. Prepare yourself for Kitt, whose world-view has been informed as much by her grandfather’s gruesome folktales as by Google and quantum theory. “It made me laugh, creeped me out, touched me emotionally, and reminded me that life can be tragic and beautiful at the same time.” – CVV; “Very entertaining‚” – CBC. Target audience: pretend grownups! Pixar on acid.
Fri Aug 26, 9:45 PM
Sat Aug 27, 3:30 PM
Sun Aug 28, 6:30 PM
Thu Sept 1, 8:15 PM
Sat Sept 3, 6:45 PM
Sun Sept 4, 8:45 PM
Stalemate
Ready, Set, Theatre! • Victoria, BC
By Marcus Stusek
Comedy • 40 minutes • All Ages
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
In the style of such classic comedic duos as Abbott and Costello, two men are locked in a battle of wits and wordplay as they try to out-manoeuvre each other both on and off the chess board. Funny, fast-paced and thought-provoking, Stalemate‚ will have you laughing and guessing until its very end.
Thu, Aug 25, 7:45 PM
Sat Aug 27, 5:15 PM
Sun Aug 28, 1:45 PM
Wed Aug 31, 10:00 PM
Fri Sept 2, 6:30 PM
Sun Sept 4, 7:15 PM
The Birdmann
The Birdman • Surfers Paradise, AUSTRALIA
Comedy • 50 minutes
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
A one man comic variety concert in a tight black suit with a cool hairdo and jazzy mixes of fastidious facts and extraordinary acts from a man like no man – infamous international vaudevillian The Birdmann wowing the world on a tour fantastic. “Charismatic vaudeville stylings with twists of oddity,” – Metromix New York; “Funny‚ invigorating‚ a triumph” – The Melbourne Age
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Fri, Aug 26, 8:00 PM
Sat, Aug 27, 8:30 PM
Sun, Aug 28, 3:15 PM
Tue, Aug 30, 10:15 PM
Thu, Sept 1, 6:30 PM
Sun, Sept 4, 3:45 PM
The Service
Not the Mermaid • Vancouver, BC
Megan Robinson
Dark Comedy • 60 minutes
All Ages (Coarse Language)
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
Joanne needs a job. The coffee shop down the street is hiring. How hard could it be? Between psychotic customers, Orwellian management and an increasingly tenuous grip on reality, she’s about to find out. A satirical look into the world of caffeine distribution. (No baristas were harmed in the production of this play.)
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Sun, Aug 28, 8:15 PM
Mon, Aug 29, 10:00 PM
Wed, Aug 31, 8:15 PM
Sat, Sept 3, 5:00 PM
Sun, Sept 4, 5:30 PM
The Suckerpunch
Stupid Gumball Dispenser Productions • Winnipeg, MB
By Brent Hirose
Drama • 60 minutes
All Ages (Coarse Language)
$11 All Seats/Door • Advance +$2
If you could take it all back, would you? If you could take it all back, what would you have left? Brent Hirose presents a fantastical tale of time travel, theoretical terrorists and terrible science. “Sharp and clever, and Hirose hits it just right.” – Winnipeg Free Press; “Hirose is a dynamic performer” – Uptown Magazine; ★★★★ – Hot103 / Filipino Journal / Vue Magazine
Thu, Aug 25, 9:15 PM
Sat, Aug 27, 6:45 PM
Sun, Aug 28, 5:00 PM
Wed, Aug 31, 6:30 PM
Fri, Sept 2, 8:00 PM
Sat, Sept 3, 1:30 PM
