Reviews

1265 results
Page 2
Two people wearing dark cloaks seen in profile, facing each other, each holding up a hand that almost touches the other

Philly Fringe 2026: Cannonball presents Suz Evans’s Ghost Fetus

A risky swing
Cannonball presents Suz Evans’s Ghost Fetus, a baffling abortion satire filled with empty provocations. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Taiko drummers in bride-like white outfits surround two dancers wearing wooden Lion Dance heads with golden teeth.

Philly Fringe 2026: Casual Fifth presents Here Come the Brides

Love, loss, dance, and drums
Casual Fifth, a Philly-based drum and dance dance ensemble, joined this year’s Fringe with a high-energy celebration of love. Everyone dressed as brides. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
Kerrigan, a white-haired woman, sits at haughtily at left. Gonglewski, in a striped skirt, stands gesturing up with one hand

The Lantern Theater presents David Auburn’s Summer, 1976

People you know, or maybe the people you are
In David Auburn’s Summer, 1976, two women’s reminiscences about the summer they met increasingly diverge. The play gets a believable Philly-premiere production at the Lantern. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 2 minute read
In orange lights, DeShields looks scared lounging on a couch by Cox, looking shocked. Hall stands behind, hands on her chest

Passage Theatre presents Adrienne Dawes’s Teen Dad

A multi-racial beach play for the soul
In this world premiere by Adrienne Dawes, now onstage in Trenton, former high-school frenemies and one-time lovers end up on vacation together, in a story balanced between comedy and serious topics. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 3 minute read
A person carrying two large white boxes has their face hidden from them.

Philly Fringe 2026: FringeArts presents Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care

A board game, a care package, and a time capsule walk into a theater
Buzzy Belgian theater collective Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care comes to this year’s Fringe, turning the audience into the creators of their own experience. Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz reviews.
Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz

Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz

Reviews 3 minute read
Gillette, a bald white man in a brown robe, poses in a projection of an illuminated Medieval manuscript in unknown language

Philly Fringe 2025: Cannonball presents Nick Gillette and Nick Jonczak’s VOYNICH

Imagining an answer to one of our greatest Medieval mysteries
A new Fringe show from collaborators Nick Gillette and Nick Jonczak imagines a man who has translated the Voynich manuscript, one of the greatest real-life mysteries of Medieval Europe. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 2 minute read
Scott, in a worn blue dress of early 1900s style, stands alone in front of a large projection of the Apollo Theater marquee.

Philly Fringe 2026: Stephanie Scott presents With Love, From Ella

Exploring the life of Ella Fitzgerald
Stephanie Scott’s new solo show in this year’s Fringe pays tribute to iconic singer Ella Fitzgerald, charting her life from humble beginnings to her rise to the top of the music industry. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Reviews 3 minute read
A diverse ensemble of 12 strikes a variety of poses together inside the two-story wooden meetinghouse.

Philly Fringe 2026: Die-Cast presents Americana Cosplay

Patriotism at play
Die-Cast deconstructs American mythmaking in Americana Cosplay, an immersive Fringe entry. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 2 minute read
David, a Jewish woman of Iraqi heritage, performs wearing a flowing, ornate turquoise and gold headscarf.

Philly Fringe 2026: Leila Einhorn’s Days of Awe and Valerie David’s Baggage from BaghDAD

Unexpected companions for the High Holidays
Two Cannonball Festival shows, Days of Awe and Baggage from BaghDAD, explore intriguing family histories rooted in different Jewish experiences. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read
Four people in glam, appliqued, pink cap-sleeve flight attendant dresses, posing smiling together with one hand on hip.

Fringe 2026: FringeArts presents Priority Hoarding: A Retrospectacle by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Check their baggage, and your own
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret joins this year’s curated Fringe with a major new installation in Old City, Priority Hoarding: A Retrospectacle, at the Martha Graham Cracker Memorial Hairport. Evan Schares reviews.
Evan Schares

Evan Schares

Reviews 3 minute read