Winnipeg Fringe Festival: 2022 show reviews

The Winnipeg Fringe Festival is back, with 113 shows taking place across 24 venues between July 13 and 24.  All of the Free Press' reviews will be published by July 18.  Find a show below and click to read its review.

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The Winnipeg Fringe Festival is back, with 113 shows taking place across 24 venues between July 13 and 24.  All of the Free Press’ reviews will be published by July 18.  Find a show below and click to read its review.

Five-star fringe

As the festival enters its final weekend here are 10 reviews that earned five-star accolades from the Free Press fringe team.

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • Before Breakfast: An Opera in One Act
  • Daddy’s Boy
  • Field Zoology 201
  • Juliet: A Revenge Comedy
  • Epidermis Circus
  • Something in the Water
  • Civilized
  • Horseface
  • Josie and Grace
  • Chase Padgett: Lucky Break

 

How many more of these fringe reviews could there be?

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • Amused
  • Audition Deficit Disorder
  • Before Breakfast: An Opera In One Act
  • Buckets Of Blood — Fairy Tales Not For Kids
  • Daddy’s Boy
  • Everybody On The Moon Is Irish
  • Field Zooolgy
  • God Is A Scottish Drag Queen
  • Joke Song
  • Juliet: A Revenge Comedy
  • List Of People I’ve Killed (a Love Story)
  • Lost And Foundling
  • Murmurs Of Earth
  • Paco Erhard: Worst. German. Ever
  • A Thousand Words
  • Three
  • Underbelly

 

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Theatre goers head towards Venue #4 of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival for a Friday afternoon showing of Write, Rewrite, Repeat. The festival has turned two empty stores at Portage Place into theatre venues.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Theatre goers head towards Venue #4 of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival for a Friday afternoon showing of Write, Rewrite, Repeat. The festival has turned two empty stores at Portage Place into theatre venues.

We just can’t stop reviewing fringe plays

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • As It Turns Out…
  • Blueberries Are Assholes
  • Déjà Vu
  • Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany
  • Epidermis Circus
  • I Am The Most Unfeeling Doctor In The World (and Other Tales From The Emergency Room)
  • King, Warrior, Magician, Lover
  • The Magic That Is Me
  • Meagre Joys
  • Mr. Coffeehead
  • Pretty Beast
  • Robert Will Show You The Door Ttales Of Being Fired)
  • Scattered Seeds
  • Six-legs
  • Slowly And Sideways
  • Tango: To The Pointe
  • Whatever Happens After
  • Write, Rewrite, Repeat

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You never know what to expect at the fringe: Joanna and Orlando Braun with their daughter Willow are surprised by the Causin’ a Commotion Chinese lion.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES You never know what to expect at the fringe: Joanna and Orlando Braun with their daughter Willow are surprised by the Causin’ a Commotion Chinese lion.

The fringe play reviews just keep coming…

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • African Folktales With Erik De Waal
  • The Ballad Of Johnny Boy
  • The Beginner’s Guide To Suicide
  • Bushtits, Shih Tzus And Private Dicks: All’s Fur In Love And Noir
  • Contractions
  • How I Met My Mother
  • Is This Yours
  • Kateryna And Havrylo
  • Monster Makers
  • The Morning After With Pam & Paula
  • Romeo & Juliet
  • Se’ed
  • Something In The Water
  • The Stakeout
  • Songs From A Wine-stained Notebook
  • A Toast To Prohibition

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Local - Fringe standup



Six-year-old Layla Allen, her mom Cher Allan and dad Tod Allen spend their day off work hanging out in Old Market Square watching performances and playing games on the first of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival on Wednesday.  



The WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL officially starts today, 

JULY 13th and runs till July  24th.   This year they are showcasing 113 performing companies, daily entertainment at Old Market Square and family fun in our new Kids Fringe location. Tickets, programs and passes are on sale now!





July 13th, 2022
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local - Fringe standup Six-year-old Layla Allen, her mom Cher Allan and dad Tod Allen spend their day off work hanging out in Old Market Square watching performances and playing games on the first of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival on Wednesday. The WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL officially starts today, JULY 13th and runs till July 24th. This year they are showcasing 113 performing companies, daily entertainment at Old Market Square and family fun in our new Kids Fringe location. Tickets, programs and passes are on sale now! July 13th, 2022

Even more fringe play reviews

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • Are You Lovin’ It
  • Away, Now: The World’s Most Desired Destination
  • Brown Wasp
  • The Cause
  • Chris Gibbs, Old Is The New New
  • Crabs Gone Wild
  • Family Dinner: Part 3
  • One Man Back To The Future (a Parody)
  • Everleigh And The Magic Book
  • Hockey Night At The Puck & Pickle Pub
  • Hunks In 3D
  • I’m Batman 89-97
  • Josie And Grace
  • Movie Musicals
  • Not Quite Sherlock, The Further Adventures Of Antoine Feval
  • The Sidetrack Bandits Sketch Show
  • The Truth

You want more fringe play reviews? We’ve got ’em

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • Bat Brains, Or Let’s Explore Mental Illness With Vampires
  • Black Eye
  • Cabaret Side Show
  • Charming & Rose: True Love
  • Civilized
  • Courtship
  • The Disney Delusion
  • Fern
  • Fringe Family Fun Show
  • The Great And Powerful Tim: Magic Tonight
  • Grumplestock’s
  • Horseface
  • Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  • Macabre Tales Of Horror And Macabreness
  • Minoosh Doo-kapeeshiw
  • The Paladin
  • Shadow Kingdom
  • Symptom Circus

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Sarah Struthers, Ben Robinson Hoppa, Anthony Ferens and Rachel E Smith Pose for a photo at the outdoor stage.
ETHAN CAIRNS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sarah Struthers, Ben Robinson Hoppa, Anthony Ferens and Rachel E Smith Pose for a photo at the outdoor stage.

Just when you think there can’t possibly be more fringe play reviews…

Click here to read reviews of these shows:

  • The 11 O’clock Number: The Improvised Musical
  • All Of Human History In 7 Stories
  • Ask Me Anything
  • Bedwetter
  • A Brothers Guide
  • Chase Padgett: Lucky Break
  • Dirk Darrow: Magic Of Future Past
  • An Evening Of Magic & Mystery With Ken Sky
  • Everything’s Actually Ok, A Variety Show
  • A Grave Mistake
  • Generic Male: Just What We Need, Another Show About Men
  • Gabe Mollica: A Solo Show About Friendship
  • James & Jamesy: Right This Way
  • The Sex Life Of Butterflies
  • Thundercats
  • Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
  • A Very Serious Night With Barney Morin
  • Wait, So Do I Make Out With A Pan?
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Updated on Friday, July 22, 2022 11:41 AM CDT: Adds five-star reviews.

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