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Philly Fringe 2018: Chris Davis’s ‘The Presented’
The essence of the Fringe
‘The Presented,’ the latest one-person show from Chris Davis, gives off an old-school Fringe Festival vibe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Stifter’s Dinge’
When are things not things?
What do inanimate objects demand for themselves? This performative installation in the Curated Fringe lets them speak. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Trey Lyford's 'The Accountant' (first review)
It all adds up
Trey Lyford's lovely and haunting new work in the Curated Fringe explores the inner life of a lonely office worker. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen’
The dissonance of war
Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen,’ a curated Fringe Festival entry, awkwardly blurs the lines between music and theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: IRC’s ‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale’
These eccentricities fit right in
For this year’s Fringe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium puts an absurdist spin on Tennessee Williams’s ‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Filitalia International & Company Aiello’s ‘Onwards and Upwards’
A dream in limbo
Angelo Aiello’s original production 'Onwards and Upwards' gets lost in transit. Ostensibly an exploration of Italian American immigration and the immigrant experience, it lacks polish and a plot, leaving its audience adrift. Helen Walsh reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Elephant Room Productions presents Lisa Villamil's 'Salamander'
Desperate remedies for drastic problems
Elephant Room Productions' Fringe Fest entry explores sexual assault in the poetic yet starkly real new play 'Salamander' by Lisa Villamil. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Irish Heritage Theatre's 'Lay Me Down Softly' (second review)
Boxed into a corner
Irish Heritage Theatre's Fringe Fest entry, Billy Roche's 'Lay Me Down Softly' features solid performances but ultimately loses the fight. Cara Blouin reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: PAC presents J.M. Barrie's 'Mary Rose'
Ageless wonder
'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie's ‘Mary Rose,’ Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s latest Fringe entry, tells a gorgeous ghost story. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2018: Bearded Ladies Cabaret present 'Do You Want a Cookie?'
Cabaret kaleidoscope
‘Do You Want a Cookie?’, a Philadelphia Fringe Festival offering from the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, explores cabaret’s personal and political history. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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