We present on the traditional, unceded, and occupied territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. These Coast Salish peoples have lived in the area we now call Vancouver for thousands of years. We are grateful to produce our annual Fringe festival as guests on this land. The Coast Salish used this land for traditional purposes such as hunting, gathering, travel, and everyday living and cultural activities. The area we now call ‘Granville Island’ was built on a rich sandbar that served as a significant resource of sustenance for the Coast Salish people. To find out more of the history of Granville Island, visit granvilleisland.com/about-us.
Welcome!
Welcome to the 40th Vancouver Fringe festival. It is my pleasure to be working with an incredible team of artists, volunteers, technicians, and staff to put on this Festival. Over 11 days, 71 shows will be presented across Granville Island, celebrating independent artistry. We also have even more free entertainment every day in the Fringe Bar, including our artist-led 11th Hour Cabaret.
But we can’t do any of this without you. Earlier this year, we turned to our community to ask for your help, and you responded to our call. Hundreds of people donated to help create a sustainable future for the Fringe. And thanks to you, this year we’re throwing a party to remember.
So, whether you’re coming to see as many shows as you can, listening to live music in the bar, or hanging out on the Island, we know you’re going to have a great time. Because we’re still here, and we’re not going anywhere.
Keep on Fringing,
Duncan Watts-Grant Executive Director, Vancouver Fringe Festival
Welcome to the Fringe! Whether you are Fringing for the first time or are a veteran Fringer, you’re sure to discover inspiring and innovative work at this year’s Fringe festivals. This summer, thousands of artists will take the stage nationwide as festival-goers gather to celebrate diversity, community, and artistic freedom.
In 2023, Canadian Fringes returned over $3.2M in box office revenue to artists. By Fringing with us, you are contributing to an artistic movement that has become an integral part of the Canadian cultural landscape. Fringe festivals support artists, create jobs, and drive local economies. And as always, artists keep 100% of the profit from their ticket sales.
I am asking anyone who loves the Fringe to support your local festival today to ensure it’s here tomorrow. When you buy a ticket at a Fringe, you are directly supporting the artist on the stage. When you make a donation to the festival itself, you are helping that artist gain access to the platform and the resources they need to get to the stage in the first place.
Fringe on,
Amy Blackmore President, Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals Executive and Artistic Director, FringeMTL
On behalf of Premier David Eby and the Government of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to extend warm greetings to everyone attending the 2024 Vancouver Fringe Festival and celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The Vancouver Fringe Festival is a celebration of creativity and diversity and it offers exhilarating performances that showcase the talent within our community and beyond.
The importance of arts and culture to British Columbia is essential to the fabric of our communities. Events like the Fringe embrace the spirit of inclusion and shared community and bringing people together. This is why our government was so pleased to provide funding to support the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Whether you are a seasoned Fringe-goer or are experiencing it for the first time, I encourage you to immerse yourself in the magic of the festival, make memories, and celebrate the power of artistic expression. Happy 40th anniversary Vancouver Fringe Festival!
The Honourable Lana Popham Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Welcome to the 40th Vancouver Fringe Festival!
When artists dare to be different, when they innovate, they open our minds and allow us to see the world in a different way. Each year, the best new and established independent artists share their unique performances throughout Granville Island.
As a government, we are proud to support the second oldest Fringe festival in North America, known for its diversity and dedication to artists. Continuing to invest in events like this ensures that we can celebrate talented performers and their creativity.
As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I’d like to thank everyone involved with this year’s wonderful event and congratulate the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society on this important milestone. Enjoy the shows!
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge Minister of Canadian Heritage
How Does the Fringe Work?
The Fringe movement started in Edinburgh in 1947 as an uncurated festival where anyone could be an artist. Fringes came to North America in 1982, first to Edmonton, AB, and then to Vancouver in 1985.
Canadian Fringes now select their participating artists through a first-come, first-served process or a lottery. This method aims to reduce gatekeeping, improve equity, and create space for independent artists. Lotteried artists pay a nominal fee to participate but receive subsidies that cover the remainder of the costs. Artists also receive all the profits from ticket sales.
We foster a community of independent and emerging performing artists as part of the Fringe circuit that tours across North America. We are committed to breaking traditional barriers and offering a welcoming and accessible setting for audiences of diverse backgrounds to experience the magic of live performance.
Fringe festivals serve as an inclusive space for all artists, whether emerging or established, providing a space for them to showcase their work. We aim to be a home for artists and audiences alike and to create space for art, joy, community, and belonging.
ARTISTS START WRITING A ND PREPARING SHOWS
Help an artist get to the stage! 6. WE GIVE BACK 100% O F THE BASE TICKET C OSTS TO THE ARTISTS
When you buy a ticket, you’re supporting the artist you see on the stage. When you donate to the Fringe, you’re helping them get to that stage in the first place.
“As an artist, Fringe festivals are invaluable platforms that allow me to push the boundaries of my work and bring it to a bunch of different audiences who wouldn’t otherwise see it. Having a supportive environment where experimental and alternative forms of art are celebrated and embraced is crucial for our survival as artists.” – Amica Hunter
We need your help to produce the festival. Every dollar counts — please donate today!
5. THE FESTIVAL HAPPENS! 4. WE PREPARE THE F ESTIVAL AND G ET GRANVILLE I SLAND READY
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1. ARTISTS WANT TO PARTICIPATE
2. ARTISTS ARE DRAWN F ROM THE LOTTERY
Our Supporters
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How to Fringe
What’s the Deal with Memberships?
To watch a show at the Fringe, you need to purchase a one-time $10 membership. When you buy your one-time $10 membership, you help us cover the artists’ costs and keep the Fringe going. We subsidize lotteried artists’ costs, like staging, seating, lighting and sound equipment, and marketing. All told, we cover 80% of what it would cost an artist to present a show on their own.
Membership also grants you access to our annual general meeting, where you can shape the future of the Vancouver Fringe. Membership is free for children aged 13 and under. Must be accompanied by an adult.
How to Book Tickets
Before the festival, tickets, passes, and memberships can be purchased online or over the phone. During the festival, we also operate three box offices on Granville Island. Tickets are not available for purchase at performance venues.
• Festival House, 1398 Cartwright St., Granville Island, V6H 3R8 (main box office)
• Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright St., Granville Island, V6H 3R8
• Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston St., Granville Island, V6H 3R9
Online: vancouverfringe.com/events
Phone: (+1) (236) 978-4919 I Mon – Fri: 2pm – 9pm, Sat & Sun: 11am – 9pm
Ticket Prices & MultiBuys
Artists choose their own ticket price (including the $3 ticket fee) between $15–$18. The Fringe returns 100% of ticket profits back to artists. Unlike some online ticket sellers, your $3 ticket fee goes solely towards the costs associated with selling you a ticket, like GST and credit card transaction fees.
If you are purchasing six shows or more, save money by purchasing a MultiBuy pass.
6 Show Pass: $87 I 10 Show Pass $140 I 30 Show Pass $408
MultiBuys can be shared between you and one other person. They allow you to book up to two tickets per performance at a discounted rate. You can book tickets using your pass online or at the box office.
Book Tickets Now!
Getting to the Island
This year, the Vancouver Fringe is taking place entirely on Granville Island. There are many ways to get to the Island, and we’re thrilled to be working with CMHC Granville Island and False Creek Ferries to support active and public transportation to the Island.
Bike valet parking, located behind Granville Island Brewing, is available from 11am to 11pm, thanks to CMHC Granville Island. It’s a safe and free way to store your bike on Granville Island.
Transit to Granville Island is available, with the #50 bus route arriving at the entrance to Granville Island from Waterfront Station (passing through downtown along Granville St.) or from Olympic Village Station. For detailed route info, see TransLink’s Trip Planner: translink.ca/trip-planner
False Creek Ferries operates every 5–15 minutes daily, rain or shine, with stops at Sunset Beach, David Lam Park, and Yaletown. For operating hours and detailed route info, check their website at granvilleislandferries.bc.ca
Parking on Granville Island can be limited, with pay parking available on and around the Island.
Can I Arrive After a Show Starts?
You may not be able to enter a show if you arrive after the listed time on the program. Please aim to arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes early.
Merch
Want to show off your love of the Vancouver Fringe to the world? 40th Anniversary merch is available online at vancouverfringe.com/merch and in person at the Info Booth and the main Box Office.
On & Off Island Eats
Looking for a bite to eat before your Fringe show? Grab some food at one of our partner restaurants and get a discount when you show your Fringe festival ticket for that day.
Alimentaria Mexicana
1596 Johnston St. Vancouver
Dockside Restaurant 1253 Johnston St. Vancouver
Gary’s 1485 W 12th Ave. Vancouver
Lucille’s West Side 1509 W 12th Ave. Vancouver
The Vancouver Fish Company 1517 Anderson St. Vancouver
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Venues
i. INFO BOOTH & MAIN BOX OFFICE 100-1398 Cartwright St.
1. WATERFRONT THEATRE 1412 Cartwright St.
2. PICNIC PAVILION (OUTDOORS) 267 Old Bridge Walk
3. THE NEST 1398 Cartwright St. (3rd Floor)
4. UPSTART & CROW 1387 Railspur Alley
5. OFF THE TRACKS 1363 Railspur Alley
6. ALDER BAY DOCK (OUTDOORS) Located behind Tennis Courts
10. URBANARIUM (OUTDOORS) 1249 Cartwright St.
11. PARKING LOT ON JOHNSTON (OUTDOORS) Located next to 1333 Johnston St.
12. ARTS UMBRELLA 1400 Johnston St.
13. FRINGE BAR (OUTDOORS) 1531 Johnston St.
14. THE BACKSTAGE LOUNGE 1585 Johnston St.
15. REVUE STAGE 1601 Johnston St.
16. GRANVILLE ISLAND FERRY DOCK (OUTDOORS) 1699 Johnston St.
7. BALLET BC 1286 Cartwright St.
8. SCULPTURE GROVE (OUTDOORS) Next to Parking Lot 73
9. PERFORMANCE WORKS 1218 Cartwright St.
17. THE IMPROV CENTRE 1502 Duranleau St.
18. ZAMEEN ART HOUSE 1515 Anderson St.
Service animals are welcome at all venues. Venue guides are available on our website by going to vancouverfringe.com/access.
If you have questions about accessibility at the Fringe, please get in touch with us by emailing: administration@vancouverfringe.com
2 QUEENS. 2 BARS. 55 YEARS.
Incomplete Productions
Toronto, ON & New York City, NY
Two aging queens find their place in a sea of twinks and chicken. Sex, pleasure, kink, shame. God. During the Blitz. During the Plague. And after.
QUEER / 55 MINS / AGES 18A THE NEST
Fri Sep 6 @ 9:50pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 3:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 8:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 8:15pm
A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR
Curious Cat Collective
Vancouver, BC
A man walks into a bar and meets a waitress. As the joke is performed for the audience, lines between the performers and characters blur and a standoff about gender and power emerges.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A BALLET BC
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 10:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 1:45pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 5:15pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 8:45pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 5:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 10:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 8:45pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:30pm
43 AND ME
Anastasia Koutalianos
Vancouver, BC
A renovation, a clown, and a funeral. In this raw, lighthearted, and improvised storytelling of the season leading up to her mother’s passing, Anastasia intimately shares her reflections on life, death, and the unearthing of her ancestral history through ceremony, song, and story.
STORYTELLING / 75 MINS / AGES 18A WATERFRONT THEATRE
Thu Sep 5 @ 8:15pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 1:45pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 9:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 6:50pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:45pm
A SMOKE BEHIND THE ROPE
Sky Theatre Group
Vancouver, BC
Golnaz and Farhad find themselves in solitary confinement in a prison famous for torture and mysterious disappearances. Imagination and a powerful need for connection allow these two young strangers to find ways to share their pain, joy, fear, and humour.
Join storyteller Holly M. Brinkman and director Chantelle Delamont on this coming-of-age adventure. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll try not to pee your pants.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
ARTS UMBRELLA
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 8:15pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 10:25pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 12:30pm
Brian Grunté, Art by Gilian Thomas, Design by Jon Paterson
ABSOLUTE MAGIC
Keith Brown London, ON
Award-winning magic and storytelling. Chosen Toronto’s BEST magician...and he’s not even from Toronto!
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES G
OFF THE TRACKS
Sat Sep 7 @ 7:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 10:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 6:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 9:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 7:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 10:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 6:00pm
THE ADHD PROJECT
Squirrel Suit Productions Hamilton, ON
Storyteller Carlyn Rhamey shares the trials and triumphs of growing up a little bit “Special” and embracing what makes us different. Enter Carlyn’s world of chaos, creativity, and combat with her mind. ★★★★1/2 Edmonton Journal,
★★★★ “HILARIOUS” Now Magazine, Toronto STORYTELLING / 60 MINS / AGES PG
OFF THE TRACKS
Thu Sep 5 @ 9:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 10:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 9:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 10:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 7:30pm
ALIA
CENIZA RASUL: MORO GIRL Superfilipina Inc. Toronto, ON
In this heartfelt and irreverently funny show, Filipina comedian Alia Ceniza Rasul shares stories about growing up half-Muslim, halfChristian and obsessed with her very Catholic country of birth. The show is looking to push beyond just representation and confronts what it means to look/be/seen as Filipin*.
COMEDY / 75 MINS / AGES PG
ARTS UMBRELLA
Fri Sep 6 @ 9:50pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 4:20pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 12:45pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 8:25pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:55pm
Alia
Rasul
ARBOLES (TREES)
Jhoely Triana Flamenco Vancouver, BC
Featuring live flamenco dance, song, guitar, and percussion amongst the trees, this work metaphorically represents honouring our roots and gathering strength from the past to reach new heights.
DANCE / 30 MINS / AGES G
SCULPTURE GROVE (OUTDOORS)
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:30pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 2:00pm, 6:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:00pm
B THE WIZ & O’ROSE PRESENT
A STORYTELLING HIP-HOP
EXPERIENCE B The Wiz
Thunder Bay, ON
THE ARTISTS’ REVOLUTION
Publius Productions Vancouver, BC
Convinced that a stage actor deserves and can realistically earn $1,000 per performance, a passionate theatre patron enacts his unique plan. Will he change centuries of status quo? And maybe find true love at the same time?
Hip-hop artist B the Wiz has used his storytelling ability to create music with a positive message since 2015. You can expect to see smiles, laughter, and appreciation from the artist. Conversing with the crowd and feeling the energy in the room, B The Wiz will perform songs that can carry messages and teachings that he has learnt throughout his life
STORYTELLING / 30 MINS / AGES G
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Sat Sep 7 @ 6:30pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 9:20pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 5:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:00pm
Sat Sep 15 @ 7:15pm
BITCHES WITH BAGGAGE
Roomie Productions Vancouver, BC
Ex best friends trying to make a mark in the entertainment industry cross paths at the airport after having not seen each other since their high school graduation. They reconnect, butt heads, and even sing and dance.
COMEDY / 50 MINS / AGES 14A
ARTS UMBRELLA
Sat Sep 7 @ 12:55pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 9:15pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 8:45pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:50pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 4:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 2:15pm
Valeria
BLIND TIGER COMEDY PRESENTS CHIPS FOR DINNER
Blind Tiger Comedy Vancouver, BC
Comedy supergroup Chips for Dinner debuts their crispiest, most oven-baked show yet that’s somewhere between accessible All Dressed and lightly dangerous Flaming Dill Pickle. As seen in Vancouver Magazine and The Georgia Straight — with Hip.Bang! director Tom Hill (Just for Laughs, Comedy Central).
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
THE BACKSTAGE LOUNGE
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:00pm
CAMP GONEAWAY
Ragamuffin Productions Surrey, BC
What’s lurking in the lake? Join best friends Evie and Margot as they uncover the supernatural secrets of Camp Goneaway. Inspired by Gravity Falls and The Parent Trap, this campfire jamboree explores friendship, sea monsters, and eco-anxiety.
MUSICAL / 50 MINS / AGES PG THE NEST
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 5:15pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 5:15pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 5:10pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 6:35pm
BRUNCH: A COMEDY SHOW
Brunch Comedy Vancouver, BC
A brand new sketch comedy show brought to you by two women raised on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Celine Dion’s greatest hits. The award-winning duo sold out their 2023 run at the Vancouver Fringe and were awarded a “Best of The Fest” — Runner Up.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
REVUE STAGE
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:35pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 8:55pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:25pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 8:30pm
CARDBOARD BOXES AND OTHER WAYS TO TRAVEL
Ethan Dehoog
Smithers, BC
Three days after graduating high school, Ethan was diagnosed with ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. That is not what this show is about. This show is about cardboard boxes and other ways to travel, but I guess you didn’t need this blurb to figure that out...
COMEDY / 25 MINS / AGES G
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Fri Sep 6 @ 10:05pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 5:20pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 1:30pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 8:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 8:50pm
KID FRIENDLY!
CHUCK
TAYLOR BALLET
Troy McLaughlin Vancouver, BC
A poignant story of self-acceptance and individuality in a conformist world...all told through multiple styles of dance.
DANCE / 30 MINS / AGES G WATERFRONT THEATRE
Thu Sep 5 @ 5:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:15pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 6:15pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 10:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 1:00pm
DEAD OCEAN
Benjamin Pilger
100 Mile House, BC
Shipyard curses, ocean ghosts, and monsters of the deep! Join haggard sailor No-Knees MacKinnon as he struggles to free his soul from his former ship, now reduced to just a few planks of wood.
COMEDY / 40 MINS / AGES 14A
ALDER BAY DOCK (OUTDOORS)
Fri Sep 6 @ 8:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 8:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 8:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 8:00pm
DADDY ISSUES
Michaela Chung Ottawa, ON
Michaela Chung rants about family, dating, sex, and religion in this hilarious stand-up show.
Arts Umbrella on Granville Island Directed by James Challis
ENCELADUS WALKING
Matthew Toffoletto Vancouver, BC
Four lectors gather for a feast. Many things appear: books, a bird, wine, a strange box, something pulled from the ocean. At once lecture, movie, feast, and theatre, a strange story begins to emerge about love, life, and vanishing things.
STORYTELLING / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
THE BACKSTAGE LOUNGE
Tue Sep 10 @ 9:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 7:00pm
EVERYBODY KNOWS:
Leonard Cohen Dance Theatre come emote with me Vancouver, BC
This NEW full-length show debuts in Vancouver after a highly acclaimed run in Montreal and Edmonton! A story is told through spiraling movement and dance as we follow Suzanne through 12 Leonard Cohen songs performed by First Aid Kit.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES PG BALLET BC
Thu Sep 5 @ 8:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 12:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 7:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 10:30pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:15pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 8:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 1:45pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 7:00pm
EVERY FEELING
Chris and Pete Toronto, ON & Vancouver, BC
Chris and Pete invite you to feel Every Feeling: a musical sketch comedy show.
COMEDY / 55 MINS / AGES 14A
ARTS UMBRELLA
Thu Sep 5 @ 5:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:05pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 9:55pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:50pm
FALSE TOUR OF FALSE CREEK
False Creek Ferries Players Vancouver, BC
Get misinformed aboard the False Creek Ferries False Tour of False Creek. The truth, and perhaps reality itself, falls by the wayside as the ferry cruises down the creek.
COMEDY / 45 MINS / AGES G GRANVILLE ISLAND FERRY DOCK
Important moments lined up behind important moments. Does the pressure of the world ever make you feel like you want to scream? Francois the Clown invites you to laugh and make fun of people you’ve always wanted to.
COMEDY / 30 MINS / AGES 14A
ZAMEEN ART HOUSE
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 9:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 6:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 1:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 4:30pm
GOD’S A DRAG
Jessica Lemes da Silva
Miami, FL
God’s A Drag delves into the life of a young adult who holds onto her queerness and religious values while confronting rejection. With a sprinkle of drag as prayerful worship, this story celebrates what it is to be unapologetically queer and holy.
COMEDY / 65 MINS / AGES 14A
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 4:25pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 8:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 3:15pm
FULL METAL COMEDY
Full Metal Comedy
Saskatoon, SK
Full Metal Comedy is a stand-up comedy show based in Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We’re bringing the prairie humour to the mountains! Featuring Shawn Cuthand, Ryan Moccasin, Cheyenna Sapp, hosted by Sasha Mark and featuring local Vancouver comedians doing guest spots!
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A THE NEST
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 1:45pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 9:40pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 8:55pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 6:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:15pm
HAPPY GO LUCKY
Shoshinz
Tokyo, Japan
Award-winning one-woman puppetry show from Tokyo, Japan. It won the Producer’s Choice ENCORE in Cincy Fringe 2023 with an additional performance given to a full house standing ovation. ‘...that’s like watching a Pixar animated short come to life.’
A dog-friendly outdoor art-rock show. Fresh from Khatsahlano and her album release, songstress Devon More live-loops infectious originals and curious covers with her menagerie of musical instruments. Join this pet-a-palooza! Pooch parade! Treats for tricks! Well-socialized furry friends (and kids) welcome.
MUSICAL / 45 MINS / AGES G PICNIC PAVILION (OUTDOORS)
Sat Sep 7 @ 1:00pm, 4:05pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 1:00pm, 4:05pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 1:00pm, 4:05pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 2:30pm
HUMANS OF FAIRY CREEK
Human Body Project
Victoria, BC
Featuring people and friends of people who got the shit beat out of them by the RCMP. Defending their futures and fighting ecocide. Governments still lie. The struggle continues. Multimedia. Directed by Tasha Diamant, winner of 2018 Montreal Fringe creativity award.
THOUGHTFUL / 90 MINS / AGES 14A
ZAMEEN ART HOUSE
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 9:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 7:30pm
Sat Sept 14 @ 7:30pm
HOW
TO CATCH A KAREN Naked Empire Bouffon Company Oakland, CA & Boston, MA
A hit comedy that the San Francisco Chronicle praises as “unmitigated brilliance.” The irreverent trickster witch, Baba Yaga, shapeshifts into progressive Karens, transporting you to familiar worlds where Karens thrive undercover.
“Devilishly dangerous theater.”
-Huffington Post
COMEDY / 55 MINS / AGES 14A
REVUE STAGE
Fri Sep 6 @ 10:05pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 4:35pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 11:50am
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 8:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:40pm
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Juicebox Theatre Winnipeg, MB
The Hummingbird is about a town that has only known good ratings. When a guard arrives, Louise finds out the truth of the world she is living in.
The show where I wear my heart on my sleeve. Watch me take it, eat it and break it on stage. It might even skip a beat. (Please see Fringe website for more details and content warnings.)
COMEDY / 55 MINS / AGES 18A THE NEST
Sat Sep 7 @ 6:50pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 8:20pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 9:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 8:00pm
INTEGRATION: “Creating Art from Life’s Chaos”
Jack Dawkins Denver, CO
Join Jack Dawkins for Integration! Where an artist’s raw, unfiltered journey comes to life. Discover how real-life struggles and emotional depths fuel the creative process that turns chaos into compelling art.
STORYTELLING / 55 MINS / AGES 14A
REVUE STAGE
Sat Sep 7 @ 6:15pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:15pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 10:05pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 10:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 12:45pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 6:45pm
INFERIOR
Twelve Pieces of Toast Vancouver, BC
In the back room of a butcher shop, two criminals discover that the job they were assigned to do...wasn’t really what they signed up for. Blood, meat, and other strange things appear that force these two cons to question everything.
COMEDY / 50 MINS / AGES 14A
REVUE STAGE
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 3:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 3:15pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 5:10pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 8:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 5:10pm
IT NEVER RAINED THIS MUCH IN ENGLAND
Aurora Rupert
Portland, OR & San Diego, CA
A solo storytelling-based play about moving back to the USA and to the family that hates you. What it’s like being an actor in a part of the world that doesn’t see it as a viable job option: rural Washington. Under the passive aggressive rain cloud that is the PNW in winter. And how nice it is when spring comes.
COMEDY / 30 MINS / AGES 14A
THE NEST
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 8:25pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 10:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:45pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 3:45pm
JAMES ROQUE: Champorado
James Roque
Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran
James Roque serves up an hour of his trademark sweet-and-salty comedy.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A
REVUE STAGE
Thu Sep 5 @ 8:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 1:15pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 8:20pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 5:55pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:15pm
JON BENNETT: AMERI-CAN’T
Jon Bennett
Adelaide, Australia
After nomadically touring the world for the last 14 years, renowned Australian comedic storyteller Jon Bennett (Fire in the Meth Lab) finally has a home: The US of A... Or does he?! “Masterful, hilarious & heartbreaking. AMERI-CAN’T is a Triumph.” - Broadway World
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Fri Sep 6 @ 8:20pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 9:15pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:40pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 8:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 5:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 5:05pm
JIMMY HOGG: The Potato King
Jimmy Hogg Plymouth, UK
The multiple award-winning British comedian and storyteller returns to Vancouver with his sold-out smash hit The Potato King. 12X BEST OF FRINGE WINNER “Part Rik Mayall, Eric Idle and Eddie Izzard — hysterically tangential.” -Now Toronto ★★★★★
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A OFF THE TRACKS
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:30pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 10:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 9:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 10:30pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 6:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 7:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 6:00pm
THE KID WAS A SPY
jem rolls / big word Finchampstead, UK
1944. Ted Hall, the youngest Physicist in Oppenheimer’s Bomb Project, asks himself: Will the world be safer if he gives the bomb to the Russians?... And he does. True story.
From Jem Rolls: 40+ ★★★★★ reviews. 200+ ★★★★
STORYTELLING / 60 MINS / AGES 14A BALLET BC
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 8:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 1:45pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 10:30pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 8:45pm
Fri Sat 13 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 5:15pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 1:45pm
FREE ENTERTAINMENT in
the Fringe Bar
- 1531 Johnston St., Granville Island
Thu Sep 5 @ 9pm Bungalow
70s influenced funk pop
Fri Sep 6 @ 9pm Dirty Bellows
Pop covers meets punk accordion
Fri Sep 6 @ 11pm 11th Hour Cabaret
Games, prizes, dancing, music, and chaos with host Devon More
Sat Sep 7 @ 8pm Balkan Shmalkan
East Van’s sweetest dance party orchestra
Sat Sep 7 @ 11pm 11th Hour Cabaret
Games, prizes, dancing, music, and chaos with host Devon More
Sun Sep 8 @ 3pm Bar Olympics Compete to win merch
Sun Sep 8 @ 7pm Paint and Sip
Mon Sep 9 @ 8pm Trivia Night
Hosted by Fringe fave TJ Dawe
Tue Sep 10 @ 8pm Mx. Fringe 2024 Drag Pageant
BUNGALOW
DJ EVILYN 13
Wed Sep 11 @ 8pm Local Band Night featuring The Sweet Pomelos and Villain Villain
Thu Sep 12 @ 8pm Live Band Karaoke featuring Sami Ghawi & Apartment 1109
Thu Sep 12 @ 11pm 11th Hour Cabaret Games, prizes, dancing, music, and chaos with host Devon More
Fri Sep 13 @ 11pm 11th Hour Cabaret Games, prizes, dancing, music, and chaos with host Devon More
Sat Sep 14 @ 9pm Devours DIY electronic homo-pop
Sat Sep 14 @ 10pm DJ Evilyn 13 - Dark 80s
Sun Sep 15 at 9pm Awards Night
Sun Sep 15 at 10pm Common People DJs - 80s party
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KIM MCVICAR: Female Comedian
Kim McVicar
Markham, ON
Kim McVicar, listed among the Top 9 Female Comedians to Watch in 2023 by Incluvie, brings her mix of storytelling, physical comedy, and crowd work to the stage in her Vancouver Fringe debut!
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A
REVUE STAGE
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 8:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 5:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 9:20pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 1:30pm
THE LAW OF GRAVITY
iuvenis Productions Victoria, BC
Living in Not-The-City, Dom and Fred are navigating adolescence, gender, and a longing for acceptance when they meet one night overlooking a bridge to The City, a place where anyone can be anything they want.
THOUGHTFUL / 50 MINS / AGES 14A THE NEST
Thu Sep 5 @ 9:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:50pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 6:45pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:10pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 9:55pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 5:00pm
LAST ONE STANDING
Hummingbird Interactive Mayne Island, BC
A phone call for one person to the last remaining survivors of real life disasters and triumphs.
An Arab immigrant’s true-life story of family, freedom, and finding the American Dream!
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES PG
THE NEST
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 8:30pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:40pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:45pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 1:30pm
Hummingbird
LIP SERVICE 3: Live In Concert
Pulsive Party Vancouver, BC
When their world tour turns out to be yet another battle for recognition, will these vulvas choose to keep going?! The vulvas are BACK sharing their witty and clitty signature humour, including best-of moments of Lip Service 1 and 2.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A
PERFORMANCE WORKS
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 5:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 9:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 10:20pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 8:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:15pm
MY DAD DIED AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS SHOW
Rachel Ruecker Vancouver, BC
Mr. Brightside. The 2010 Olympics. The Year 2004. This is part-stand-up-comedy, part-one-woman-show, part-romcom, part-walk-down-memory-lane-of-early2000s-pop-culture.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
OFF THE TRACKS
Thu Sep 5 @ 10:30pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 9:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 6:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 7:30pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 6:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 9:00pm
MESSIANIC MOMENTS AND COSMIC CONVERSATIONS
Barbaila Productions Los Angeles, CA
When a woman makes a documentary on world peace, trying to make good on a deal she made with the Divine, she finds out that people are all very similar after all.
MUSICAL / 120 MINS / AGES PG
ZAMEEN ART HOUSE
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:00pm Sun Sep 15 @ 7:00pm
MY
TOES
STRIVING TILL
THE TIPS OF YOUR FINGERS
Johanne Gour Danse Montreal, QC
Johanne Gour brings to light the contrast between the immobility of sitting and the agility of healthy legs. As dancers move in unexpected ways, the wheelchair-bound choreographer performs her own part. The audience is pulled into feelings of confinement.
Charla will surprise you. Becoming a sex worker at 55 was not in the cards! Her willingness to explore the World’s Oldest Profession leads to risk, lust, and healing. She will seduce you with vulnerable stories from her 20-year pioneering career as Erotic Muse. The Passionate Fairy Godmother will tie you up and Mae-West-you-over.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A OFF THE TRACKS
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 9:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 9:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 10:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 9:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:30pm
THE NAKED MENNONITE
Real Live Entertainment Steinbach, MB
What would you sacrifice to find the truth?
“It’s rare to see seven years of Bible college produce such sacrilegious artistry.”
“Harder shares his story with profound authenticity and vulnerability.”
“Hilarious and profane in equal measure.”
“The most Mennonite skin I’ve seen this year.”
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 18A THE BACKSTAGE LOUNGE
Wed Sep 11 @ 9:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 9:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 9:00pm
NAKED CITY
Postttdata Productions Guayaquil, Ecuador & Winfield, BC Is the city the map or the territory? Is the city a mirror, a simulation of itself, the Ouroboros eating its own tail, and all its inhabitants in the act?
THOUGHTFUL / 30 MINS / AGES G PERFORMANCE WORKS
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 10:00pm Sun Sep 8 @ 7:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:15pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 12:20pm
NECTARINE FROSTING
Melanie Adamsons, Kerry du Plessis, and Jennie Grenelle Vancouver, BC
Nectarine Frosting is a zippy absurdist dark comedy set in a whimsical bakery. It asks: What happens when pursuing a dream becomes an obsession? Who do we become when we can’t stop “doing”? Can we escape these imprisoning cycles of productivity?
COMEDY / 50 MINS / AGES PG PICNIC PAVILION (OUTDOORS)
Thu Sep 5 @ 5:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 5:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 1:00pm
THE PIGEON
& THE DOVE:
A History of Hatred & Love
CVM & Reid Jamieson Vancouver, BC
A powerful new lo-fi folk opera about Pigeons! Well, really, it’s about housing insecurity and people experiencing homelessness. A mix of comedy, social justice, and dark yet danceable tunes. Winner of the Stir Social Impact Award at the 2023 Vancouver Fringe.
COMEDY / 80 MINS / AGES 14A
ZAMEEN ART HOUSE
Fri Sep 6 @ 4:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 4:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 4:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 5:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 3:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 2:00pm
PROXIMITY: The Space
Between Us Theatre Terrific Vancouver, BC
“Proximity: The Space Between Us,” co-created by an all-abilities cast, explores the delicate balance of distance and connection. Through interconnected narratives, this physical theatre piece reflects on the complexities that unite and separate us.
STORYTELLING / 60 MINS / AGES G
SCULPTURE GROVE (OUTDOORS)
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 3:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 3:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 5:30pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 3:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 3:30pm
PORTRAITS OF SOLITUDE
Luna Creatives
Vancouver, BC
Portraits of Solitude is a one-act absurdist dramedy about Amara, a writer during COVID-19 lockdown attempting to finish her novel. The voices in her head and the character from her novel come alive to have a chaotic conversation.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
REVUE STAGE
Thu Sep 5 @ 5:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 4:50pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:15pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 6:40pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 10:10pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 5:00pm
QI-PAO
& TOTALLY
80S
DS Belliveau & Kenneth Tynan
Vancouver, BC
Two short plays about what it means to love yourself, love someone else, and how the world around you can cause you to think some nasty things about yourself.
COMEDY / 45 MINS / AGES PG
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:50pm Sat Sep 7 @ 3:50pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 7:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 5:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 10:05pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 5:45pm
THE REAL BLACK SWANN:
Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen
Kurkendaal Barrett Presentations
Los Angeles, CA
This is the true story of William Dorsey Swann, a former Black American slave who became the Queen of Drag in the late 1800s. He was also the first queer activist on record in the US.
STORYTELLING / 55 MINS / AGES PG PERFORMANCE WORKS
Sat Sep 7 @ 4:45pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 6:45pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:40pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 1:55pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 8:45pm
THE RIPPLE EFFECT!
Hot Snack Comedy
Vancouver, BC
Hot Snack Comedy Presents: The Ripple Effect! Join this playful team of improvisers as they explore all of the gripping and trivial choices you make in a day and the domino effect they create!
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A THE IMPROV CENTRE
Sun Sep 8 @ 6:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 11:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 6:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 7:30pm
THE REALLY DEFINITELY TRUE TOUR
Rob Teszka Magic Coquitlam, BC & Mission, BC
Embark on the Really Definitely True Tour for hysterical historical facts that aren’t in the official books! Stroll through Granville Island’s totally true past, get personally involved in definitely real history, and change how you see the Island forever.
COMEDY / 75 MINS / AGES G
ALDER BAY DOCK
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:30pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 11:00am
Sun Sep 8 @ 11:00am Sun Sep 8 @ 4:00pm Tue Sep 10 @ 11:00am Tue Sep 10 @ 5:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 11:00am Fri Sep 13 @ 2:00pm Fri Sep 13 @ 6:30pm Sat Sep 14 @ 2:00pm Sat Sep 14 @ 6:30pm Sun Sep 15 @ 11:00am Sun Sep 15 @ 4:00pm
seaMAN
2 Sleepy RatGuys
Portland, OR & Orlando, FL
A dynamic, revenge-fueled sea-venture featuring the hijinks of a weird old sea captain, by award-winning Fringe veterans Amica Hunter (ANATOMICA) and Bruce Ryan Costella. A one-man-show, by two. Like The Lighthouse meets Gilligan’s Island.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A
BALLET BC
Thu Sep 5 @ 5:15pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 10:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 7:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 3:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 10:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 5:15pm
SHEILA! The Musical
Have it Off Productions
Youbou, BC
Set in a mid-20th century home, Sheila!
The Musical depicts the life of Sheila, a housewife confronting rigid gender norms through humour and soliloquies. A poignant, satirical exploration of identity and freedom, it’s a must-see at Vancouver Fringe 2024.
COMEDY / 45 MINS / AGES 14A ARTS UMBRELLA
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 7:45pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:30pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:25pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 8:55pm
SOUTHERN GOTHIC NOVEL
Razmus Productions Naples, FL
A play that feels like a movie, based on a book that doesn’t exist — a gothic novel in an hour. What Show Business Weekly calls “At least an HBO Special.”
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES PG REVUE STAGE
Fri Sep 6 @ 3:15pm, 8:20pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 9:45pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 1:30pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 9:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 5:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 4:10pm
SITE STORIES
Liminal Spaces
Havelock, ON / Vancouver, BC
Storytelling journey through an audio treasure map tour of Vancouver’s storied past.
STORYTELLING / 60 MINS / AGES PG URBANARIUM (ROAMING OUTDOORS)
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:00pm, 8:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 2:00pm, 6:00pm
Sun Sept 8 @ 12:00pm, 4:00pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 2:00pm, 6:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:00pm, 6:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 12:00pm
TALE OF HEARTBREAK
Ouzla the Okay Eugene, OR
A comedy clown show that embraces loneliness and longing. Experience the one-woman powerhouse, Ouzla the Okay, as she mimes a theatrical narrative full of physical humour, unexpected guests, and puppetry. Fun for the whole family, relatable to adults everywhere.
COMEDY / 50 MINS / AGES PG PICNIC PAVILION (OUTDOORS)
Thanks for Understanding follows Alfie through a series of tragic dating events.
COMEDY / 45 MINS / AGES 14A THE NEST
Fri Sep 6 @ 8:20pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 10:15pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 3:45pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 9:15pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 5:15pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 5:00pm
WAXING
Pinkinbeige
Korea
In the distant future, People can wax their unnecessary emotions. Here is a Korean girl living in Vancouver. She accidentally waxed her hair instead of emotions. She sets out to find her lost body hair with the emotions that couldn’t be waxed.
STORYTELLING / 45 MINS / AGES PG
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Thu Sep 5 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 7:45pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 5:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 9:25pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 6:45pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 2:15pm
TRAGEDY OR TRIUMPH: An Improvised Shakespearean Epic
The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company Vancouver, BC
Pick Your Path! A one-of-a-kind, neverbefore-seen Shakespearean epic, based off your suggestions! Will it be a heart-rending tragedy or an epic romance? YOU get to decide.
COMEDY / 60 MINS / AGES 14A BALLET BC
Thu Sep 5 @ 10:30pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 5:15pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 3:30pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 8:45pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 7:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 10:30pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 10:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 12:00pm
WHEN FERN FLOWERS BLOOM
The Lighter Touch Collective Ottawa, ON
A tale of love, loss, and transitions told through traditional Latvian folklore. Over the course of one last date night, we see how Nāve and Jāņi accept their fates by either holding on to traditions or creating new ones.
THOUGHTFUL / 45 MINS / AGES PG UPSTART & CROW
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 7:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 7:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 7:00pm
Thu Sep 12 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 7:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 7:00pm
Karklins
WHEN THE MOMENT COMES
Drama for a Change
Anchorage, AK
The true and inspiring story of Ruhi Jahanpour, who was imprisoned after the 1979 Iranian Revolution because she said “no.” She refused to renounce her Baha’i faith. She survived. Her cellmates, ten Baha’i women, did not. They were executed.
HISTORICAL / 70 MINS / AGES PG PERFORMANCE WORKS
Fri Sep 6 @ 6:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 2:45pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 5:30pm
Mon Sep 9 @ 9:00pm
Wed Sep 11 @ 6:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 3:35pm
YES!? AND?!
DCJ Productions Vancouver, BC
Hyperdrive activated! The Captain may pilot this space oddity, but YOU are the guardians of THIS galaxy. “David C. Jones is one of the funniest minds in Vancouver”The Vancouver Sun. Set phasers on fun!
COMEDY / 70 MINS / AGES PG ARTS UMBRELLA
Thu Sep 5 @ 8:30pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 6:20pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 9:45pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 12:30pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 7:00pm
WROL - Without Rule of Law
Rough Magic Vancouver, BC
WROL (Without Rule of Law) is a darkly comic coming-of-age play about four adolescent girls preparing for survival in a world they can’t trust. Part campfire story, part primal scream, it’s empowering, quirky, and fiercely entertaining.
THOUGHTFUL / 75 MINS / AGES PG
PARKING LOT ON JOHNSTON (OUTDOORS)
Thu Sep 5 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 6 @ 7:00pm
Sat Sep 7 @ 5:00pm, 8:00pm
Sun Sep 8 @ 2:00pm, 5:00pm
Tue Sep 10 @ 7:00pm
Fri Sep 13 @ 8:00pm
Sat Sep 14 @ 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm
Sun Sep 15 @ 2:00pm, 5:00pm
YOUNG WIDOW
Splendiferous Theatre
Vancouver, BC
A one-hour performance where one actor plays Young Widow along with other characters, re-enacting her husband’s battle with cancer and her struggle in widowhood. It includes video projections and scenic design for a captivating experience.
at Performance Works - 1218 Cartwright St., Granville Island
Wed Sep 4 @ 7:30pm
Fringe4All
Help us kick off our 40th Festival with our opening night showcasing this year’s artists in action. Hosted by Abdul Aziz and Shawn O’Hara, enjoy the whirlwind of two-minute excerpts from 30 randomly chosen artists.
Thu Sep 5 @ 9pm Smut Slam
Hosted by DD Brassiere, the Smut Slam is a dirty storytelling open mic. Real life sex stories told at the Smut Slam, stay at the Smut Slam. Are you brave enough to tell your story? Feeling shy? Submit your confessions to the F*ckbucket!
Sat Sep 14 @ 11pm
Cabaret of 40 Years More Bullshit
We call BULLSHIT! Fringe lovers unite to celebrate 40 more years of theatrical mayhem. Uncontrolled and wildly absurd, we guarantee a night like no other. Grab your flashlight and take a seat at the Fringiest show in town.
SMUT SLAM
CABARET
Photo: Bruce McPherson
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4
Time End Show Title Venue
7:30pm 9:00pm Fringe4All Performance Works
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5
Time End Show Title Venue
5:00pm 5:45pm False Tour of False Creek Granville Island Ferry Dock
5:00pm 5:55pm Every Feeling Arts Umbrella
5:00pm 6:00pm Portraits of Solitude Revue Stage
5:15pm 6:15pm seaMAN Ballet BC
5:30pm 6:00pm Chuck Taylor Ballet Waterfront Theatre
5:30pm 6:20pm Nectarine Frosting Picnic Pavilion
6:00pm 7:00pm Full Metal Comedy The NEST
6:00pm 7:00pm Naked at my Age O ff the Tracks
6:30pm 7:00pm Naked City Performance Works
6:30pm 7:00pm Arboles (Trees) Outdoors Sculpture Grove
6:30pm 7:45pm The Really Definitely True Tour Alder Bay Dock
6:45pm 7:30pm Waxing Waterfront Theatre
6:45pm 7:45pm A Woman’s Guide to Peeing Outside Arts Umbrella
6:45pm 7:45pm Kim McVicar: Female Comedian Revue Stage
7:00pm 7:30pm Fools History Zameen Art House
7:00pm 7:45pm When Fern Flowers Bloom Upstart & Crow
7:00pm 8:00pm The Kid was a Spy Ballet BC
7:00pm 8:15pm WROL - Without Rule of Law Parking lot on Johnston
7:30pm 8:30pm Jimmy Hogg: Potato King O ff the Tracks
7:45pm 8:45pm The Light Bringer The NEST
8:15pm 9:30pm 4 3 and me Waterfront Theatre
8:30pm 9:30pm James Roque: Champorado Revue Stage
8:30pm 9:40pm Yes!? AND?! Arts Umbrella
8:45pm 9:45pm E VERYBODY KNOWS Ballet BC
9:00pm 10:00pm The ADHD Project O ff the Tracks
9:00pm 11:00pm Smut Slam Performance Works
9:30pm 10:20pm The Law of Gravity The NEST
9:30pm 10:30pm Daddy Issues Improv Centre
10:30pm 11:30pm my dad died and all i got was this show O ff the Tracks
10:30pm 11:30pm Tragedy or Triumph Ballet BC
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6
Time End Show Title Venue
3:15pm 4:15pm Southern Gothic Novel Revue Stage
4:30pm 5:50pm The Pigeon & The Dove Zameen Art House
5:00pm 5:45pm Sheila! The Musical Arts Umbrella
5:00pm 5:45pm False Tour of False Creek Granville Island Ferry Dock
5:00pm 6:00pm Brunch: A Comedy Show Revue Stage
5:00pm 6:05pm God’s a Drag Waterfront Theatre
5:15pm 6:15pm Tragedy or Triumph Ballet BC
5:30pm 6:00pm It Never Rained This Much in England The NEST
5:30pm 6:30pm Proximity: The Space Between Us Sculpture Grove
6:00pm 6:20pm Last One Standing Urbanarium
6:00pm 7:00pm Jimmy Hogg: Potato King O ff the Tracks
6:00pm 7:10pm When the Moment Comes Performance Works
6:00pm 7:00pm Site Stories Urbanarium (roaming)
6:20pm 6:40pm Last One Standing Urbanarium
6:30pm 7:35pm My toes striving till the tips of your fingers Arts Umbrella
6:30pm 7:45pm The Really Definitely True Tour Alder Bay Dock
Artist Services & Community Engagement Coordinator: Erica Miller
Philanthropy Officer: Tess Conrad
Finance Manager: Jenny Kong
Production Manager: Eduardo Ottoni
Box Office Managers: Kye McInnis, Nicola Davies
Volunteer Manager: Larissa Lau
Site & Signage Coordinator: Mitchell Ingram
Bar Manager: Ian Wardle
Assistant Bar Managers: Jessica Adamson & Gord Watkins
Graphic Designer: Lydia Avsec I Copilot Design
Marketing & Social Media Assistant: Piper MacDonald
Volunteer Coordinator: Rishita Aporajita
Publicist: The Fawnz Creative Communications
IT Consultant: Tracy Georgelin
Special thanks to Atomic Signs for all their support of the Fringe.
Board
Leslie Carty (Chair) Meg Comiskey
Ally Shuurman (Vice-Chair) Joey Levesque
Lee-Lynn Gan (Treasurer) L indsay Moyle
Erika Babins (Secretary) Hassan Pardawalla
Robb Beggs
Robin Tosczak
Special thanks to the many volunteers, donors, and partners who make our festival possible.
Show Index
A WHOLE NEW SEASON OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
JERSEY BOYS
The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
SEP 5-OCT 20, 2024
CASEY AND DIANA
By Nick Green
APR 24-MAY 25, 2025
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
Adapted by Caleb Marshall & Erin Keating from the Classic Story by Valentine Davies
NOV 21-DEC 29, 2024
THE MOUSETRAP
By Agatha Christie
JUN 26-AUG 10, 2025
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Adapted by Catherine Bush from the novel by Alexandre Dumas A co-production with the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton JAN 16-FEB 16, 2025
WAITRESS
Book by Jessie Nelson Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly JUN 12-AUG 3, 2025
PRIMARY TRUST
By Eboni Booth FEB 6–MAR 2, 2025
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THE GINGERBREAD MEN: A(NOTHER) HOLIDAY CABARET
An Arts Club Presentation
DEC 5-22, 2024
NEWMONT STAGE AT THE BMO THEATRE CENTRE
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
By Lauren Yee
Featuring songs by Dengue Fever MAR 6-APR 6, 2025
BURNING MOM
By Mieko Ouchi MAR 27-APR 20, 2025
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DOLLY PARTON’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS CAROL
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Adapted by David H. Bell, Paul T. Couch & Curt Wollan
Book by David H. Bell. Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton
NOV 14–DEC 24, 2024
STANLEY INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE STAGE
Cast of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, 2021: set design by Shizuka Kai; costume design by Carmen Alatorre; lighting design by Parjad Sharifi; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
The Gingerbread Men: A Holiday Cabaret, 2023: photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
