Philly Fringe 2023: Humble Materials presents The Yellow Wallpaper

A descent into sanity

Humble Materials takes on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic feminist short story with theater, dance, and impressive makeup in this year’s Fringe. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 15, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Joseph Ahmed presents Half Magic

A masterpiece of mixed-medium storytelling

Solo performer Joseph Ahmed teams up with director Cat Ramirez for Half Magic, a Cannonball Festival show on grief and mixed-race identity through theater, circus, and storytelling. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 15, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: IKantKoan Play/s presents Tea Party at the End of the World

Good to the last drop

How would you like to spend the end of the world—or maybe just your own end? This immersive Fringe experience offers big questions with a warm cup of tea. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 15, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Denise Stephenson presents Finding Melania

A haunting and hilarious dinner party of the mind

Denise Stephenson invokes the specter of our former First Lady in Finding Melania, a one-woman show at the Philly Fringe that offers a surreal portrait of complicity and alienation. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Sep 13, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Citrus Andronicus

Vitamin C tragedy

The fruit juice flies in Citrus Andronicus, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s creative retelling of the Shakespearean revenge tragedy in this year’s Fringe Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 12, 2023 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Evalina Carbonell presents Fruit of Her Lips

A woman’s journey

Blending poetry and dance, Evalina Carbonell’s Fringe show Fruit of Her Lips explored the feminine triune, bringing to life archetypes of womanhood. Zara Waters reviews.

Zara Waters

Sep 11, 2023 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: IRC presents Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall

Theater of the abs(heard)

All That Fall, a hilarious and unsettling jaunt to a train station in 1950s Ireland, is expertly staged by Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium in this year's Fringe, offering laughs right up to gut-punch finish. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Sep 09, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Hannah Parke presents Birth. Sparkle. Death.

A hot Fringe ticket

Solo performer Hannah Parke’s new piece on navigating a devastating epilepsy diagnosis is exactly the kind of work that makes the Fringe exciting. If only the venue was bearable. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Kat Siciliano presents Eve

Asking why in the Garden of Eden

This folk retelling of exile from the Garden of Eden unravels the Bible story and weaves a tale of affection, curiosity, transgression, and honesty between characters you thought you knew. Helen Walsh reviews.

Helen Walsh

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Kingfisher Theatre presents Odysseus

Let us tell of a man

Bill George brings Odysseus to the Philly Fringe, a one-man retelling of The Odyssey that captivates in returning the poem to its rhetorical origins. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read