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.
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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.
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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.
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
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.
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
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
Rather than join her children on a hike Sunday, Brandy Cook was among the many teacher/mothers in Manitoba who spent what was supposed to be an afternoon of celebration preparing for an abrupt shift to remote learning.
It was not the extra work, which has been constant for educators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nor cancelled plans that frustrated her. What angered Cook was the timing of the province’s announcement: 1:30 p.m. on Mother’s Day.
“The reality is that child care in a large amount of families falls onto mothers. The pandemic has affected women at higher rates than men. They’re the ones expected to make sacrifices,” said Cook, who teaches Grade 9 social studies, science and English in Winnipeg.
“The idea that they waited until Mother’s Day seemed malicious and sexist, and it just really made me angry because it was unnecessary.”
Joyanne Pursaga3 minute readYesterday at 2:58 PM CDT
The City of Winnipeg has exceeded several homebuilding targets tied to its share of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, with permits issued for 14,833 new housing units since December 2023.
The agreement to claim $126.5 million from the fund since the end of 2023 required the city to approve at least 14,251 new dwellings before Dec. 5.
“We set aggressive targets for new building permits in the Housing Accelerator Fund and we have exceeded the targets that we set three months before the deadline… (It) is very good news for Winnipeg at a time when we need more housing,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham.
The city expects to receive its final $32.6-million federal payment in early 2027, after its results are reviewed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Winnipeg is being lobbied to add strict new limits to its responsible pet ownership bylaw to reduce what some deem a pet “overpopulation.”
A city committee took a step toward studying some of those ideas on Monday.
Jonas Watson, chairman of the Winnipeg Humane Society, told council’s protection and community services committee that too many unwanted or improperly cared-for pets place “a never-ending strain on animal shelters and rescue organizations.”
“One of the most tragic consequences of pet overpopulation is the inevitable euthanasia of unadoptable animals,” Watson told the committee.
MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The new moon is in Virgo.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Discussions with partners and close friends will intensify in the next few weeks and financial discussions will favour you. In fact, money might come your way. The new moon is perfect for making resolutions to improve your health.
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 fringeAs 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 ActDaddy’s BoyField Zoology 201Juliet: A Revenge ComedyEpidermis CircusSomething in the WaterCivilizedHorsefaceJosie and GraceChase Padgett: Lucky Break
