Holdovers

LUMBER

Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre | Whitehorse, YT, CA | 60 min | Storytelling

Aug 26 (Wed) at 7:00PM | Aug 27 (Thu) at 9:00PM (CART Captioned)

Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)

Lumber – a new play from Indigenous Voices Award Nominated playwright Colin Wolf
Produced by Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre 

★★★★★ EDMONTON JOURNAL 

19 5-STAR FRINGE AUDIENCE REVIEWS 

Jack Bennet just got dumped, lost his job, reno-victed, and worst of all: his dog died. Hes got nothing left but a truck and his chainsaw. What does he do? He goes North – really far north to find a new purpose. All the way out of Alberta into the Yukon to start a wood harvest. Join him as he tells his story of finding community in unlikely places, and how that drew him closer to home and heritage in its own unique way. 

The show will be a fun hour at the theatre, featuring storytelling around the fire, some stand up here and there, and a chainsaw (or 2!), and just enough therapy to hold the good ship Jack Bennet together. 

DIRECTOR Nathan Howe | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / CO-PRODUCER Sydney Wolf | COSTUME / TOUR TECH Jensine Emiline Trondson | SOUND COMPOSITION / TOUR TECH Jesse Fulcher Gagnon| LIGHTS Whittyn Jason | GRANT WRITING SUPPORT Mackenzie Spellman | ADMIN SUPPORT Rebecca Ballarin | SM / TOUR TECH Sabrena shah baigzada | WRITTEN, PERFORMED, AND PRODUCED BY Colin Wolf

RATING PG | SHOW CONTAINS Smoke/Fog, Strobe Lights

650 Light Years Away

Stardust Players | Edmonton, CA | 65 min | Music/Musical Theatre 

Aug 27 (Thu) at 7:00PM (CART Captioned) | Aug 28 (Fri) at 9:00PM

Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)

From the creators of Salsa Lesson, Forget Me Not, Chasing Willie Nelson, Coat of Many Colours and more, comes a voyage in search of belonging. With all new music by Andrea House and Chris Andrew, and with Rubim de Toledo on bass, this story-telling concert combines rap, neo-soul, and jazz to navigate the deep waters between fate and circumstance.

“…finds a wild, beautiful poetry in doubt, unstable footing, the unknowable. Its reach is as intimate as love…” Liz Nicholls, 12thNight.ca

★★★★★ Tom Murray, Edmonton Journal

DIRECTOR Davina Stewart | PLAYWRIGHT Andrea House | CAST Chris Andrew, Rubim de Toledo, and Andrea House

RATING 18A | SHOW CONTAINS Adult Language/Content, Sexual Content, Non-Graphic Discussions of Abuse

The Butter Chicken Odyssey

Bedlam Theatre Concern | Edmonton, CA | 75 min | Comedy/Drama

Aug 28 (Fri) at 7:00PM | Aug 29 (Sat) at 9:00PM

Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)

An Edmonton-born Punjabi food writer decides to review fifty butter chickens across the city. It starts as a dumb food project. Then things get weird. Memories of growing up desi in Mill Woods creep in—family fights, trying to fit in, being reduced to a stereotype. Beneath the laughs and disasters sits a story about immigrant trauma, assimilation, and trying to find yourself in the meals people carry across oceans. 

Ramneek Singh is an Edmonton food writer, most known for his Butter Chicken Odyssey, a two-year project documenting the city’s Indian and Pakistani restaurants. Singh also organizes the Butter Chicken Bash, the ’90s Bakra Party, and the Punjabi Folk ‘n’ Feast, events celebrating South Asian culture while supporting local restaurants. His work has appeared on CBC, CTV, CityTV, and PBS. Two Edmonton restaurants have dishes named after him. 

REVIEWS: 

“It’s funny, it’s heart-warming, it might pull a tear or two. It’s a truly miraculous Fringe miracle.” – 5 STARS Justin Bell, Edmonton Journal 

“My favourite solo show at the Fringe so far, funny and heartwarming too.” – Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 

Click for audience reviews of The Butter Chicken Odyssey 

DIRECTOR Collin Doyle | PLAYWRIGHT Ramneek Singh | CAST Ramneek Singh

RATING PG | SHOW CONTAINS Adult language/content

The Beanstalk Market Crash

Mind of a Snail Puppet Co. | Vancouver, CA | 60 min | Puppetry

Aug 29 (Sat) at 7:00PM

Westbury Theatre (10330 84 Ave NW)

A visually stunning, surreal & irreverently funny fairytale-satire. 

Jack’s got big plans and a fantastic opportunity for you! The golden goose has to make the biggest decision of her life. Everything is unfurling like the tendrils on a giant beanstalk. A cloud looms like a promise. 

Two performers craft a live-action arthouse movie before your eyes, with a camcorder, shadow puppetry, original music and mind-blowing special effects. A new show by Mind of a Snail, the award-winning creators of Fringe hits “Caws & Effect” (★★★★★ -CBC) “Curious Contagious” (★★★★★ -Winnipeg FreePress) & “Multiple Organism” (★★★★★ -VueWeekly Edmonton) 

“the artistry and gorgeous design elevates this show to something far greater than a silly parody … truly impressive” -Saskatoon Star Phoenix 

“a brilliant piece of art and theatre” -Culture Gecko 

CAST Chloe Ziner, Jessica Gabriel

RATING PG | SHOW CONTAINS Cartoonish Violence, Death, Violence, Recommended for Adults and Children 10+