Stephen Fife

Heartfelt and powerful. I thought you did a good job of capturing all the pressures on women in a high-powered office environment. You also got a nice mix of personalities, and all the actresses did a wonderful job of bringing those friendships, conflicts and power-plays to life.... full review

Very funny. Really enjoyed it!... full review

There is something wonderful about two middle-aged white men in a room enacting a play which doesn't try to be like anything else, which doesn't strain for topicality, but is content to tell a quietly funny story - and it is very funny - in which two men's lives are deeply changed in unexpected ways. Hurrah for The New Canula, which has the courage to be and do exactly what it sets out to.... full review

Watch out for Kim Dalton and Jared Reed - they have real star power! Shirley Anne Hatton was a powerhouse too, and the two supporting guys were mostly excellent. Too often their valiant efforts were undercut by a so-so script and unnecessary songs, much less the constant buzzing of the sound system and the bored onstage musicians. Worth seeing - but the producers need to get their act together and be able to give their great performers the support they deserve.... full review

P.S. just to say I had a great time doing my show and met lots of great people and was glad to see so many folks excited by theater. But this Fringe was NOT as advertised, and there was little to celebrate in the way of new or daring work. It was mainly just a cynical marketing strategy. Which is really a shame.... full review

The fringe is a great idea, but from what I saw, this version of it was mostly bogus. A bunch of bull. The Fringe is supposed to support new and experimental work - at least that's what I was told. But most of the work was not new, and it certainly wasn't experimental. I had already seen a number of pieces like Hot Cats months before - what's that about? And then was it simply a coincidence that most of the highlighted shows were presented at Matt Quinn's home space, the Theatre Asylum? I ... full review