Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Curtain rises on Best of the Fest
THE top-selling acts at each of the 11 regular fringe venues were announced Wednesday. Each gains an extra Best of the Fest performance slot on Sunday afternoon.
All tickets for these bonus shows are available in advance, priced at $10 (children at the Kids Venue, $5). Frequent Fringer and Buddy Passes are accepted.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at 942-6537, online at www.winnipegfringe.com or in person at the MTC box office. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door Sunday.
Kids Venue: A Fish's Wish at 12:15 p.m.
Venue 1: 7 (x1) Samurai at 12:30 p.m.; DieRoten Punkte at 2:30 p.m.
Venue 2: When Harry Met Harry at 12:45 p.m; F***ing Stephen Harper at 3 p.m.
Venue 3: The Secondhandpants at 12:30 p.m.; Gilgamesh at 2:30 p.m.
Venue 4: Padre X at noon; Taking Out the White Trash at 2:15 p.m.
Venue 5: Tazzy's Angels at 1 p.m.; Pitch Blond at 3 p.m.
Venue 6: Cactus: The Seduction at 12:15 p.m.; The Wild Things at 2:45 p.m.
Venue 7: Screw You Revue at 12:30 p.m.; UnADULTeRATED Me at 2:15 p.m.
Venue 8: Devil Next Door at noon; Rouge at 2:15 p.m.
Venue 9: D'n'D; Third Edition at 12:15 p.m.; Look Ma, No Hands! at 2:30 p.m.
Venue 10: One Good Marriage at 1:30 p.m.; Cabaret Terrarium at 3:15 p.m.
Venue 11: A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup at 12:45 p.m.; Smartarse at 2:45 p.m.
It's hard to act that badly
SATAN (George McRobb of ImproVision) has been out prowling the fringe site to promote the show Macabre Tales of Horror and Macabreness!
Though the horned Prince of Darkness is a bitter lush when he hosts the "sinisterly schlocky" sendup of B movies and EC comics, he seemed sober as he mentioned that the biggest challenge for the creative team has been coaching the talented cast to act really, really badly.
"We're giving direction like, 'Your character is a very attractive woman who has never been in a movie before. You have no idea how to deliver lines or act in front of a camera. You're just pretty,'" he says. "It took (the actress) a while to get it. Now there's a lot of staring off into space, and very stilted dialogue. We're going to ruin some good careers with this show."
Attendance record set
THE festival set a new indoor attendance record Tuesday.
The announced attendance was 8,379, one ticket more than the ticket sales high set only last Saturday. Total ticket sales through Tuesday stands at 47,935, up almost 3,000 over 2009. There were 19 sellouts Tuesday.
Best new play finalists
THE finalists for the Harry S. Rintoul Memorial Award for Best New Manitoban Play are: Marc Moir's Padre X, Muriel Hogue's Scar Tissue, Gordon Wiseman's Comfort and the Cory Wojcik/Angus Kohm musical The Weirdest One in the World. The winner will be announced from the outdoor stage Sunday night.
Talent runs in the family
A pair of time-travelling scripts are launching a new fringe theatre dynasty.
When Ashern actor-writer Patricia Cochrane wanted to mount a one-woman show, she didn't have to look to a galaxy far far away for material. Mom Linda Fletcher - mentored by the late Winnipeg playwright Harry Rintoul -- stashed away a couple of monologues when Patricia was a babe in arms.
Flash forward 20 years and amateur actor John Cochrane -- yes Luke, he's Patricia's father -- got onboard, voicing offstage roles in drama Three Snapshots of Death at Red River College (Venue 11). A graduate of the U of W's Theatre Arts program, Patricia hopes her fringe earnings will propel her on the road to stardom -- or at least to Toronto.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 22, 2010 D3
-
WFP Hockey
Download our new hockey app for the iPhone for Winnipeg Jets updates
-
Editor's Bulletin
Sign up for daily bulletins from editor Margo Goodhand
-
Winnipeg Jets
All things NHL on our Jets landing page
-
Twitter
Follow our reporters and our news feeds on Twitter
-
News Cafe
Check out the menu, read our blog posts or get info on coming events
-
Facebook Fanpage
Follow our Facebook Fanpage for story links, contests and special events
Ads by Google
- Back to Top
- Return to Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Poll
Most Popular
- Piers Morgan blasts 'gruesome' Madonna
- Juror dismissed in second-degree murder trial of Mark Stobbe
- RCMP receptionist told Stobbe wife was dead
- Steinbach booms to No. 3 city in province
- Cabela's to open massive store just west of IKEA site
- Should infants be allowed in the House of Commons?
- RCMP receptionist told Stobbe wife dead
- US teen gets life in prison for killing 9-year-old; called the murder "pretty enjoyable"
- No comfort in trade talk: Veteran Thorburn says closely knit club well worth keeping together
- Tassimo brewers and espresso packages recalled amid rupture, burn concerns
- Piers Morgan blasts 'gruesome' Madonna
- Clothing chain pulls Caterpillar boots to protest closure of London, Ont., plant
- Three winning tickets sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
- Woman's car stolen at gunpoint at St. Vital mall, police say
- Eleven people killed after truck hits van in southwestern Ontario
- 'This is so silly': Mom and Dad tell story of baby Zade, born on side of Highway 59
- Stobbe said slaying during shopping trip 'strange': sister-in-law
- Tactical squad storms St. Vital house
- Restaurant Dubrovnik may be closed for good
- RCMP receptionist told Stobbe wife was dead
- Do you smoke marijuana?
- Driver dead after SUV goes over Disraeli Bridge
- George Clooney's prank could end Pitt's career
- Piers Morgan blasts 'gruesome' Madonna
- Tina Maze strips down to her sports bra to send out underwear message: 'Not your business'
- Clothing chain pulls Caterpillar boots to protest closure of London, Ont., plant
- Minor earthquake strikes near Manitoba
- Car's plunge off Disraeli fatal
- Two children, two women die in fire
- Kate Beckinsale's weight fears over Underworld catsuit
- Tassimo brewers and espresso packages recalled amid rupture, burn concerns
- Cabela's to open massive store just west of IKEA site
- Fighting fire with knowledge
- Spain mourns death of Catalan painter, sculptor Antoni Tapies, top contemporary art figure
- Steinbach booms to No. 3 city in province
- New appointees named to Manitoba Hydro board
- Juror dismissed in second-degree murder trial of Mark Stobbe
- Our 'true champion'
- Harper driven by libertarian ideology, not reality
- Pardon application fee to quadruple later this month despite complaints
- Tassimo brewers and espresso packages recalled amid rupture, burn concerns
- Swedish bunny's sheep herding skills becomes click-monster on YouTube
- League encourages hazing secrecy
- Cabela's to open massive store just west of IKEA site
- Harper driven by libertarian ideology, not reality
- Northern fishing lodge destroyed by fire
- Police target drivers talking on cellphones, texting
- Obama torn by conflicting allies
- 'This is so silly': Mom and Dad tell story of baby Zade, born on side of Highway 59
- Fighting fire with knowledge
- Minor earthquake strikes near Manitoba
- Paddler Starkell was modern-day voyageur
- Tassimo brewers and espresso packages recalled amid rupture, burn concerns
- Driver dead after SUV goes over Disraeli Bridge
- Car's plunge off Disraeli fatal
- Canadian woman 'badly injured' in Mexico, local media report apparent beating
- Winnipeg mother watches as car stolen with child inside
- Swedish bunny's sheep herding skills becomes click-monster on YouTube
- League encourages hazing secrecy
- Cabela's to open massive store just west of IKEA site
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010; View the changes. New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.