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Seems like every single Fringe has at least one vampire play. I never get to see all of them alas! But this year I did get to see Vampire Nightclub 1983, a solo piece using the undead as a powerful metaphor.... full review

Go see this play. That is my simplest, most heart-felt reaction and review. I mean it. Donnie Jarman's play hit me in the gut and the heart. It is a profound piece, not in terms of ideas or action, but for the emotional depths it reaches and explores, with compassion and humor.... full review

Honestly, I have an issue with ten minute plays. They nearly always end up being clever little comedy sketches rather than...well, plays. Which is not a bad thing, but a good comedy sketch is tricky to pull over very well. With that mini-rant out of the way, Inappropriate! consists of seven such sketches along a theme superbly described by the title. ... full review

Getting There is almost an anti-Waiting for Godot, not least because she finds herself not at all alone, and refusing to ignore that fact. May we all have the courage and kindness to do the same. I found myself admiring Rebecca as I would a war hero. Or, any kind of hero, really. ... full review

Here the single performer aided by the script by Annie Lux and direction by Lee Costello gives us an entertaining, even insightful portrait of a fascinating woman. Fan of the infamous wit get plenty doses of same, which we can (and do) savor at our leisure. Count me in!... full review

Another fierce and fascinating show from School of Night, this time reaching into first century Britain and the female warrior who hurt the Roman Empire as few others ever did.... full review

One of my favorite shows in this year's Fringe, It's In Our Bones blends myth and family, heart-ache and mystery to final crescendo of strange but powerful truths.... full review

I am a big fan of dark comedy, and Ben & George certainly counts as darker than most. Imagine if you will two men who meet under some really rough circumstances. They become, almost against all odds, become friends and eventual roommates. So far, so normal. But...there are the winged creatures stealing people. And the dog that may (or may not) talk. Then, there's the semi-psychopathic rage.... full review

This is a wonderful script with some very fine actors, focusing on one of many absurd events vis-a-vis the 2020 election.... full review

I don't know who came up with the idea of fusing HAMLET with A CHRISTMAS CAROL but kudos to the comedy weirdness!... full review