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Seen from behind, three women in dresses with bare arms pose in dynamic, intertwined shapes.

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

The IRC ensemble in 50s costumes, gathered around two mics, scripts, and a table of noise-making items.

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

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

A blend of 3 expressive headshots of Parke, with her natural brown hair in the middle and turquoise and pink hair at sides.

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

Seen from the back of a few rows of outdoor seating, an ensemble of six performers dressed in black, behind music stands.

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

Two older white men with gray hair look outward together against an outdoor backdrop of green trees.

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

Philly Fringe 2023: 100th Meridian presents They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too

Soundtrack of your life

One woman’s quest to score a ticket to her favorite band’s farewell show takes on moving dimensions in They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too in this year’s Fringe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 07, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Calhoun & Lat, two nude people with light brown skin, pose gracefully with one draped on the other, looking directly at you

Philly Fringe 2023: Very Good Dance Theatre presents The Other Gardeners

Beyond Eden

The Other Gardeners, a Fringe show from Very Good Dance Theatre, promises sobbing, laughing, remembering, visioning, dreaming, forgetting, and loving. It delivers a little bit of everything, and more. Zara Waters reviews.

Zara Waters

Sep 07, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Jain, a Filipino man, dressed in a blazer and gray beard and hair wig, hands out expressive in front of a podium

Philly Fringe 2023: Justin Jain presents The Dangers of Tobacco

A queer Filipino retelling of Chekhov’s one-act play

Justin Jain puts his own spin on Anton Chekhov’s The Dangers of Tobacco in this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 06, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

The BSR Podcast, season 7, episode 10: Allens Lane Art Center presents In Their Silence

Sit down with 2023 Philly Fringe artists TS Hawkins, Sabriaya Shipley, and Josh Hitchens

We begin our coverage of the 2023 Philadelphia Fringe Festival with TS Hawkins, Sabriaya Shipley, and Josh Hitchens in conversation with Darnelle Radford about In Their Silence, coming to Allens Lane Arts Center.