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Over the course of running the Outdoor Site (read: Beer Tent) at the 18th edition of the Ste-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival I was able to snap a few shots of the goings on around the tent. The Indyish Mess, Pop Montreal, pancake breakfasts, improv, stand up, buskers, fringe artists, shenanigans, volunteers, staff, groupies, musicians, lovers […]

Hey! The Montreal Fringe is over!
Indyish was all over the Fest again this year, reviewing shows, putting on shows, and just hanging out in our little tent inside the beer tent.
Check out some of our coverage below:

* The Sun Ra Arkestra workshop and jam at the Marathon MonthlyMess
* Show reviews: our thoughts on Fringe […]

The Handy Man Can is dark. D-A-R-K. The script touches on some incredibly sensitive subject matter. Thankfully, director/playwright Eric Weiss crafted a narrative that, while intense, never takes itself so overly seriously that it becomes a bother. Instead, the audience is given a suspenseful, edge-of-your seat “action play” where the words are quick, the gunshots are loud, and the ending isn’t set in stone until the lights go out.

Hanging by a Branch is probably the most positive, uplifting show at the Fringe this year. It’s a charming dose of magic, environmental awareness, and the art of storytelling. Yes, I said “environmental awareness” — but don’t worry, you won’t be hit over the head with any political messages. You’ll just have a great time and leave with a concentrated appreciation of nature’s infinite wisdom.

On the plus side, I discovered a secret antidote to a rainy day: the sunny songs and dance of Lard. I couldn’t help but be excited for the show after the super friendly and generous ladies behind the production provided weary Fringe-ers with delectable pancakes on Sunday! But for argument’s sake, let’s pretend I’m allergic to pancakes. Would I have been enticed, say, by the secret piggy-pin sisterhood announced back at the beer tent? Or perhaps by the preview the ladies gave us all for free that immediately promised a bright, funny comedy aping Grease complete with food porn? Yes, yes I would have.

Review Haiku:
Twenty five really
good minutes sandwiched between
five and five bad ones
The writer’s creative process is rarely a fascinating one. Especially when the writer is blocked up and hating himself. Indeed, that much blocking going on on that legendary improv stage was a downright crime.
Once the blocking was over and the writer finally picked a story […]