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Outside Joke
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Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre (Venue 21), to Saturday
Local troupe Outside Joke is an improv force to be reckoned with. Creating a new show every night, building from a single audience suggestion, these young Winnipeg actors can act and sing their way into and out of almost any situation.
On the night in question, a fantastic song about Community College fostered a mother of six’s dream to make something of herself and become a nurse, as babies were flushed through sewers, grilled cheese sandwiches were pined for and corpses sang.
The group works seamlessly together, obviously having the time of their lives keeping up with their own antics, and sweeping the audience along with them for the wild ride.
Laugh-out-loud funny, this is what improv is all about, sharp and hilarious, keeping us all in on the inside of the joke.
— Barb Stewart
From the official Fringe Festival program:
Outside Joke returns to the Winnipeg Fringe Festival with more tales to warm your hearts and shatter your minds. Each night, the troupe will create unique and original characters based on your suggestions and follow them on a musical journey that is sure to change their lives, and yours too … or at least make you chortle.
Recommended For: General Audience
Length: 60 min.
Tickets: $10
Discount Tickets: $8 for Students, Seniors, Members of the Manitoba Improv League
Warnings: Subject Matter, Language
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