LOCATION:
Metro Studio Theatre
1411 Quadra Street
Victoria, BC
SHOWTIMES:
Thu Sept 1 – 6:30pm
Sat Sept 3 – 6:45pm
Continues at the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival beginning September 9 at the Revue Stage.
After watching the documentary I am Big Bird, I felt more than prepared for the Fringe theatre performance of Does Not Play Well With Others. Both products look at children’s entertainment from different perspectives. The former was more of a biography about Caroll Spinney. All the trails, tribulations and experiences he went through to be Big Bird is nicely explored. The Fringe show looks at the trials and tribulations of two puppeteers, played by Adam Francis Proulx and Kira Hall, who are the creative minds behind lovable Oomph and Bae.
I wished these two puppeteers’ names were mentioned more than once for me to make note of. Not like it really matters, since this tale can apply to any disgruntled union worker, but I wanted some extra detail to make this story more specific than general. For now, I will use these performer’s real names.
