Toronto Fringe review: The Further Adventures of Antoine Feval

Chris “Hilarious” Gibbs is a mainstay at Fringe Festivals across Canada for good reason. His new show, The Further Adventures of Antoine Feval, allows him the opportunity to portray the type of character he works best with: the ignorant idiot. The show is a sequel to the more simply titled Antoine Feval, but this should not stand in the way of anybody’s enjoyment of this brilliantly told Sherlock Holmsian comedy. Told from the naive point of view of the bumbling assistant to a man presumed to be a great detective, the story follows a Victorian mystery as it unfolds, with many breaks in the fourth wall, references both broad and obscure, and enough charm to last well over the far too short sixty minute running time (which Gibbs frantically and hilariously tried to keep himself ahead of, eventually reacting to bursts of laughter and applause with panicked cries of “No! There’s no time!”). A last minute replacement for the show Afadavit, this show isn’t listed in the Toronto Fringe program but is a huge must-see.

Chris Gibbs online: http://www.chrisgibbs.ca/