Introducing our 2010 confirmed performers:

'With the Poets'

Alan Bratt - Theatre Back

Regina, Canada

With poets in a hat and the help of the audience to haul them out a man forces them to talk.

'Love and Hate in the Postmodern Age'

Bio-Punk Productions

Ottawa, Canada

Life is a series of moments which bring strangers together.  Every choice that we make affects a multitude of others.  Using poetry, dance, music, and film noir style narrative Love and Hate in the Post-Modern Age examines the resilience of the human spirit and its ability to triumph over adversity.

http://lhpma.wordpress.com/about/

 'Tired Cliches'

Alex Eddington - Acky-Made

Toronto, Canada

www.alexeddington.com

 'When Harry Met Harry'

Allan Girod - flaming locomotive productions

Perth, Australia 

Meet Harry.  Pedantic, dedicated and highly strung.  “You can’t do that.  That’s not how you use LEGO.”  An imaginative and lively performance that twists Harry inside out as he confronts his worst fear – people!  “Get your hands off me.  I do not need embracing.”  Have you met Harry?

www.flaminglocomotive.com

 'Molly'

Carly Tarett - Eye of The Storm Productions

Manchester, UK

 'Archy and Mehitabel'

Jeff Culbert - Ausable Theatre

London, Canada

Archy is a cockroach with a critical eye on humanity, and Mehitabel is a bohemian alley cat with an unbreakable spirit.

"*****"(Winnipeg Free Press), “an absolute pleasure” (Uptown Magazine), “laugh-out-loud hilarious” (Plank Magazine), “breathtaking soliloquies, thought-provoking fun” (Theatre in London).  With Jeff Culbert; directed by Jayson McDonald.

www.jeffculbert.ca

'jem rolls: ONE MAN RIOT'

big word performance poetry

Camberley, UK

London, 1990. The infamous Poll-Tax Riot. Jem Rolls tells his shocking, true story of confrontation and transformation that violent day on London Streets...Is it a ghost-story?

Dynamic, hilarious, riveting, ***** Winnipeg Free Press.
Hilarious, ridiculous, consistently clever, ***** Edmonton Journal.
Genius, ***** Montreal Gazette.
Fringe veteran's first Regina Fringe.

Infinity Live Productions

Tokyo, Japan

The mysterious Miss Hiccup lives alone, but is definitely not lonely. She is forever accompanied by a raucous cast of sounds and music that make her life an absurd adventure.

'The Surprise'

Martin Dockery

Brooklyn, USA

A man journeys through the ruins of Angkor Wat as startling revelations force him to question what it means to be a family and what remains when foundations crumble. A true, comic tale.

Winner: Audience Choice, Frigid .NYC; Best Solo Performance San Fran Fringe 2009. “Deftly constructed… Truly vivid.”  The New York Times.

www.martindockery.com

'rooms//apart'

!mPULSE Theatre

Edmonton, Canada

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, a new patient is admitted into a mental hospital. Piercing through the countless voices rattling around inside his head there comes another voice, a voice coming from the other side of the wall. This dark comedy and heartfelt show explores the deepest meanings of sanity, isolation, and friendship.

'Sexual Perversity in Chicago'

Ronin Theatre

Calgary, Canada

'Sexual Perversity in Chicago' is a story about men, women, and sex. Based in the 1970's in Chicago the show explores the lives of Bernard, Dan, Joan, and Deborah in the dating pool. Come along for the ride in this hilarious David Mamet classic.

'Burlesque Unzipped'

Prairie Fire Presents

Regina, Canada

The multi-talented Prairie Fire (Sharon Nowlan) returns to the Fringe Festival circuit with a brand new work: a one-woman show-and-tell variety hour.  Come out to see all that is revealed as she peels off the layers of what was, and is, burlesque! 
*****”The verdict is in:  Burlesque Unzipped is hot AND educational.”  (TheHour, Montreal)

'Can You Saaay SASKATCHEWAAAN?!'

Vincent Murphy - imaginethat! Creative Entertainment

Regina, Canada

'Can You Saaay SASKATCHEWAAAN?! It's a highly humorous and heartfelt look at life and living in 'The Great Saskatchewan'. Saskatchewan's favorite story performer Vincent Murphy takes you on a journey from Buffalo Bones to Watermelon Heads. All original Prairie Tales and Northern Adventures plus music, song and audience participation. A good time will be had by all!

www.imaginevincentmurphy.com

'Much More Munsch'

Wide Open

Saskatoon, Canada

From the company that brought you Munsch’n Right Along and Munsch More Munsch comes 6 new stories written by Robert Munsch and performed in puppet!
“masterful with accents, emotions and movement” Edmonton Journal, 4 ½ Stars
“Mom and Dad [have] as much fun as their kids.”  Edmonton Sun – 5 Stars

www.wideopen.ca

'FarmerVision'

Uncle Brian Productions

Moose Jaw, Canada

In an age when the channels are plentiful and the content is minimal there is not much a viewer can do but surf the waves that are on the dish, cable, internet or whatever it is folks these days use to pass the time. What if you could reach into that boring filler and change it to create something new and unexpected? FarmerVision is a vicarious journey through the imagination of a disgruntled couch potato that does just that. Taking one piece of an otherwise monotonous puzzle and throwing it onto a casting couch in television limbo that will eventually create a new form in the chosen characters combined expression.

www.myspace.com/brainsauce

 'Murder Party'

wtw Productions

Regina, Canada

On Halloween night, a lonesome fellow follows a mysterious invitation to what he thinks will be a fun costume party. It turns out to be a lethal trap set by a gang of deranged hipster artists who plan to ritually murder him as part of an extreme artistic event. It’s all to impress their wealthy and sinister patron who promises fame and grant money  As the booze-and-drug-fueled night wears on, rivalries within the group flare up with violent consequences.

'Wild Kingdom: Animal Tales that Tickle'

Kevin MacKenzie

Regina, Canada

Kevin MacKenzie has the best job ever.  He wiggles, chats, daydreams, and acts silly.  Very silly.  Make no mistake, Kevin is a professional sillyman!  His education in silly started before the concept was popular, especially with teachers. But now, instead of punishing Kevin, teachers pay Kevin to be silly.