These shows are NOT ASL-interpreted but they do have visual-based content.
Absolute Magic is the fusion of mystery, wonder and storytelling in an intimate and interactive theatre setting. Keith has inspired wonder in over 20 countries and counting. A1 Radio named him Toronto’s BEST magician…and he’s not even from Toronto! Critic's Choice Best Magic Show - Orlando Fringe 2023 "Very entertaining" - Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland "You're incredible" - Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters "WOW!" - Joe Thornton, NHL
The Strokes of Genius (Mitch Krohn, Dianna Rasing - both stroke survivors) and friends are back with a new comedy. Join Captain Ted, a wheelchair-bound pirate, and his disabled crew as they adventure to find treasure, battle anyone who stands in their way (if it’s accessible) and try to prove they deserve an equal spot on the pirate cabal. ASL at all shows. Family shows (no content warnings) are July 20, 23, & 28. Audio description available on July 23. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Arrive early to arrange access.
The performers from last year’s award-winning Neurohilarity show - Danielle Kayahara, Carole Cunningham, Scott Koropas and Adam Schwartz - are back along with a few new friends - Rollin Penner and Kaitlynn Brightnose - to expose their comedic experiences to you. Come laugh as the performers strip down emotionally and tell the nitty gritty jokes and stories you're dying to hear. The comedians will share embarrassing tales and hilarious anecdotes about revealing their neurodiversity to loved ones, friends and complete strangers like you!
The Winnipeg Free Press has run amok, reviewing each and every Fringe show for decades, completely unabated and without recourse. Well now, it's their turn. In this brand new show, Benji Rothman takes the Winnipeg Free Press to task, diving deep into their history and casting judgement on their performance as Manitoba's leading news outlet.
NEW SHOW by a Fraggle Rock/Sesame puppeteer. Watch Ingi perform a live puppet film before your very eyes, using only household objects, a camera and her bare hands. “Hansen turns anything and everything into a puppet and makes it funny. A MUST-SEE” - FringeReviews.com 5 STARS “Utterly magical, insanely inventive, wickedly funny.” - Free Press “Both live and magnified on screen, in cunningly angled cameras and mirrors, we see Hansen create characters from her own hands, fingers, face. NUTTY, INGENIOUS, MESMERIZING.” - 12thNight
These shows have more visual-based content and less speech.
A cowboy comedy circus show about animals who fly. Five amazing groups of animals developed flight: insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and finally — humans. Only 66 years after the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, we landed on the moon. Can we leave enough room for wild ecosystems as we jet into the future? Leapin’ Louie has swung his 50-foot lasso among lots of other crazy tricks on stages in 35 different countries. It’s super fun for kids and adults.
“Laren Steppler may be a genius, and you must see his show. Whatever “it” is, this is it.” - Alexander Delorme, theposthorn.substack.com An electrifying musical cabaret that sends you on a whirlwind of outrageous entertainment. It’s an ultra-stoopid exploration of the very essence of music and its place in our lives. Melting comedy and philosophy into a dark and cheeky spectacle. But fear not, for amid the chaos lies a hidden brilliance that will leave you questioning not only the nature of music, but also your very existence!
These shows have more speech and/or music, and less visually-based content.
Hidden in the back alleys of Broadway is the grittiest, most decadent club in New York. The year is 1934. Unlicensed musical entertainment is illegal and the Dirty Blues are banned. But not at Club Perroquet: when the midnight hour strikes, the forbidden cabaret begins. Featuring (real!) banned hits: “Pin in Your Cushion,” “What Can You Buy a Nudist on His Birthday?” and “Never Hit Your Grandma With a Shovel (Use an Axe Instead).” Melanie Gall is the award-winning performer of Ingenue (5 STARS) and American Songbook Experience (5 STARS).
The multiple-award-winning British comedian and storyteller returns to Winnipeg. 5 STARS “Part Rik Mayall, Eric Idle and Eddie Izzard - hysterically tangential.” - NOW Toronto “The Potato King is also king of big laughs. Hogg is a fantastically engaging performer, sort of like if Ricky Gervais had more energy.” - Edmonton Journal 5 STARS “He’s got a wickedly rapid, bitterly sharp delivery.” - CBC 5 STARS “Dickens would love this guy.” - Orlando Sentinel
The true story of Ted Hall, the American teenager who gave the nuclear bomb to the Russians. New York, 1944. The youngest physicist in Oppenheimer's atom bomb project asked himself the very serious question: Would the world be safer if he gave the bomb to the Russians? And he did. Did Ted save the world? The astounding forgotten life, told by Jem Rolls. Creator of THE INVENTOR OF ALL THINGS: 5 STARS - CBC 5 STARS - Edmonton Journal And THE WALK IN THE SNOW: 5 STARS - CBC 5 STARS - Global
Neon-lit canals line the Red Light District of Amsterdam where a young American woman in search of sexual liberation gets caught up in a tale stranger than fiction. What does waking up in a zoo have to do with dungeons, Nazis and Major League Baseball? The answer is in the red light. A true story of survival.
Excitement! Drama! Romance! And…knitting? A scintillating cabaret, featuring ‘lost’ knitting songs of World War I and World War II. Bring your knitting (or crochet) and stitch along to these funny, poignant, toe-tapping, needle-clicking tunes. Come out and have a ball! Melanie Gall presents over a dozen quirky historic songs, including “More Power to Your Knitting, Nell!” and “The Knitting Itch.” FIVE STARS - Glam Adelaide, Southside Advertiser “Divine voice, highly recommended” - Fringe Review UK “Cute, charming and funny” - Plank Magazine