Grindstone Theatre

The 11 O’Clock Number—MTC Up the Alley

What they do seems virtually impossible—Breakfast Television, Edmonton

Ever wonder what your life would be like if it were a musical? Performers interview one lucky audience member, find out their family, friends, and anything else, and create a musical in front of your eyes.

We guarantee improvised songs, harmonies, and tonnes of laughs. With zany dance numbers, intriguing plot twists, and hilarious harmonies right on the spot, this is an improv show you won’t want to miss!

Paul Invented Everything

Baggage—RRC

Baggage, a very deliberate double meaning, is a very personal show about my medical past and present.

I wear a urostomy pouch and have since I was five. I’ve never held back from anything, but there has always been a constant sense of alienation, the feeling—NAY, BLATANT PROOF—I’m not like other people.

I hope to show people who may have their own hang-ups (and myself) that it is the person within that matters. In there we are all the same.

Axiom Theatre

TURNED!—Asper Centre

The doors open and the horror begins! Each show promises a brand new series of characters and dark deeds they had to do to survive.

And there will be surprise guests that not even the improvisers will know about until they leap out on stage to scare the crap out of us.

You’ll be scared, you’ll be laughing and you’ll have a good time.

Off Broadway Productions

Becoming Banksy—Playhouse Studio

Becoming Banksy, a hilarious new show from the creators of the smash off- Broadway hit, Channeling Kevin Spacey,

Spacey debuted at the Winnipeg Fringe in 2008, where it promptly sold out each performance, setting the show up for a breakout off-Broadway run of two years.

Now, the creators are proud to introduce Becoming Banksy, which takes a laugh-out-loud look at what can happen when an ordinary guy gets mistaken for the world’s most infamous graffiti artist.

Shoestring

Mr. Flannery’s Ocean —MTC Up the Alley

Mr. Flannery’s daily task of protecting his beloved ocean from those who only “take from her” is interrupted by the arrival of a woman on his shore in greater need.

Can Flannery reconcile these competing demands on his heart? It’s funny, tender and prophetic.

Anyone who doesn’t leave Mr. Flannery’s Ocean with a smiling face, and a warm heart needs a new head.

THEATrePUBLIC

Balance 2.1—MTYP Mainstage

Balance 2.1 explores the themes of family, integrity, and relationships. A man sails a boat into an uncertain future. A woman comes home escaping her marriage only to find that her own parents have changed their lives.

A play about how we try to come into balance with one another, about our defenses and what we have to do to break through them.

Two wonderfully offbeat characters played by Candice Fiorentino (Anatolia Speaks) and Kenneth Brown (Spiral Dive, Anatolia Speaks).

Smartyesque Productions

The Nurdables—Planetarium

We are proud to invite you to release your inner nerd at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival this year with The Nurdables!!

Wave your inner nerd flag with us as we explore our favourite nerdy things—zombies, bowling, puppets, vampires, and more! The Nurdables is a comedy show featuring sketches with a bit of improv thrown in for good measure—it’s SKIMPROV!

Geeky, cheeky, and a little bit sneaky, our show is sure to entertain nerds of every kind.

Heaving Bosom Productions

Armageddon F**k Fest—Warehouse

When an experienced aggressor, a restless virgin, and a self-appointed knight in shining armour intrude on a withdrawn cynic, reluctant and eager forces collide in this multi-media existential romp.

Follow four strangers as they attempt to make sense of their circumstance and relate to each other in spite of their own desires, panic to make a connection, and anxieties about what the end means to each of them.

Thee Theatrically Obsessed

Against The Odds—Warehouse

Have you ever watched a movie and a live show at the same time?

Two LED TVs built into movable set pieces make seamless transitions between the action happening onscreen and onstage. With over 500 sound, light and video cues, this is a unique theatre experience you won’t want to miss.

This ‘Multimedia Dramatic Thriller’ is making its fringe debut here in Winnipeg

“Never seen anything like it before.”

“Sensitive, funny—no kidding, a fringe show you must see!” “Riveted from beginning to end.” 

Watch the theatrical trailer at:

www.theetheatricallyobsessed.com

Sisterscene

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret—MTYP Mainstage

Did you know that knitting helped to win WWII? That your roomy handbag is directly descended from the knitting bags of WWI? That there is an actual knitting disease?

Well, Stitch in Time explores the knitting history of the wars, and presents over a dozen ‘lost’ historic knitting songs. (Also there are naughty bits. Because it’s the Fringe after all.)

An evening of risqué subversion, daring dissent…and knitting. Come out and have a ‘ball’!