PARIS + JULIET

Charlie Day is back at it again with this brilliant spinoff of Romeo and Juliet; in it, he plays Paris, the man who was originally supposed to marry Juliet. I remember him from last year, in the show Rock Bottom, and I was blown away. His fierce marketing pays off. What a great idea and definitely going in my list of funniest Fringe shows. Charlie is a master performer, engaging and seducing the audience. He gives humanity to Shakespearean characters, dare I say!... full review

I thought this show embodied everything that Fringe should be about. Charlie is utterly charming and the show is hilarious, compelling, thoughtful, timely and honest. Theatre folk have been mining Shakespeare forever looking for new twists and perspectives on characters and themes and this show does a masterful job of infusing wit and clever anachronisms to focus a light on a tertiary character from the Bard's canon. ... full review