Tag: Victoria Fringe Festival

It’s a Celebration! Tymisha Harris’s Cabaret of Legends Wants to Party at Victoria Fringe

Tymisha Harris brings generations of musical history to life in Cabaret of Legends, a five-star Victoria Fringe performance celebrating influential Black women, their activism and their songs.

A Cabaret of LegendsTymisha Harris and Michael Marinaccio
Dynamite Lunchbox Entertainment | Orlando, FL

Tymisha Harris should be a legend in her own right. This year, she’s pulling out all the stops with Cabaret of Legends, a celebration of the Black women who helped shape the music industry. In the past, not only has she led many award-winning performances, including her fabulous tribute to Josephine Baker, but she must also be a D&D nerd. Fringin & Flagons is a show I have to see. I may have missed hearing about it the last time she was in town, but now that I know, awareness is half the battle.

The talents Harris celebrates refused to be confined to juke joints and church choirs. They were no one-hit wonders. They were trendsetters. It must have been tough to decide which songs to sing, but Harris manages to name-drop them all. It made me glad I took a History of Blues Music class years ago. From Bessie Smith to Etta James, these pioneers paved the way, with Koko Taylor being a personal favourite of mine. Let’s not forget Aretha Franklin or Dolly Parton, either. If the show had been longer, I’m sure Harris would have loved to sing them all.

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Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story Review, Macho Man Lives Again at Victoria Fringe 2026

Geoff Hughes channels the larger-than-life spirit of “Macho Man” in Randy and Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story. This show does more than explore the wrestler’s relationship with Miss Elizabeth in this affectionate and surprisingly personal Victoria Fringe performance.

Randy and Elizabeth A Savage Love StoryVCM Wood Hall (Fringe Venue 2)
900 Johnson St, Victoria, BC

Although the late, great “Macho Man” Randy Savage didn’t have a massive career as a voice actor relative to his wrestling fame, I’d recognize that machismo a mile away. What Geoff Hughes offers in Randy and Elizabeth, A Savage Love Story is more than an homage. Although I’m reliving this character through a selective lens, namely in his performance from Duck Dodgers, when he played the Master Sergeant, and Bolt, where he played a Thug, I can appreciate the vocal energy. Instead of recounting Savage’s entire career strictly from a fan’s perspective, this performer, and host of the Legendary Wrestling Obsession podcast, makes every moment feel alive.

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A Nerd’s Guide to the 2026 Victoria Fringe Festival, and it’s Ruby Celebration!

The 2026 Victoria Fringe Festival celebrates its 40th year with another unpredictable lineup. Here are ten shows featuring theatrical legends, psychological horror, puppetry, wrestling, superheroes and other wonderfully strange ideas.

2026 Victoria Fringe FestivalThe 2026 Victoria Fringe Festival is celebrating a milestone, and once again, I’m ignoring any sensible attempt to see everything under the sun. Weather in Victoria, BC is fickle, and for those not wanting to wait in line for too long, it’s always good to bring a bottle of water! While they are keeping 40th century style celebrations a temporary secret, as they want to surprise, it’s best to subscribe to their mailing list and check online for the latest updates to find out what’s in store!

And once again, I offer my top picks on what to see at this year’s show. With a few returning shows to quickly include on the list, namely Space Queen and 52 Stories, Instead, I’ve gone hunting through this year’s lineup for shows that appeal to the nerdier side of the Fringe experience. That means science fiction, horror, pop culture, unusual adaptations, strange concepts and anything else that makes me stop scrolling and wonder, “What the heck is this?”

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Escape From Victoria: An Unforgettable Fringe Festival Hit!

Fringe parody Escape from Victoria delivers big laughs with puppets, local references, and John Carpenter-inspired chaos in a wild, must-see show.


Escape from Victoria Fringe Theatre parody show posterOne reason I love Fringe theatre so much is because of how artists express big, ambitious ideas on a shoestring budget. That spirit is exactly what makes Escape from Victoria so hilarious. The name alone evokes memories of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and Escape from LA. After a successful run in Ontario as Escape from Toronto, this show has been performed with a few tweaks tailored for each city. I suppose this show’s collective name is simply Escape from Canada. For my performance, there was plenty to marvel—and gawk—at!

Local references are a highlight. In Victoria, it’s the original Hudson’s Bay Building (now the Victoria Public Market). Instead of simply admiring these sites, the play brings their history vividly to life—sometimes with biting commentary, especially concerning this landmark of the city’s history. I haven’t seen the other versions, so I don’t know if this company was intentionally targeted.

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From Workshop to Stardust: Space Queen’s Journey Unveiled at Victoria Fringe Festival

Aaron Nickol’s Space Queen blends sci-fi, drag, and Indigenous storytelling into a retro-futurist vision of queer survival and resistance. Workshopped at Victoria Fringe, it’s already brimming with promise as it prepares to expand into a full production next year.

SPACE QUEEN

Workshop dates (sold out): Aug. 23 & Aug. 30 — Intrepid Theatre Studio. Produced by Drag Sunday Productions.

Aaron Nickol’s Space Queen is being workshopped at Victoria’s Fringe Festival as part of Intrepid Theatre Society’s Indigenous Artist Program. It carries the tone of the movie Logan’s Run, imagining a future where queer existence is outlawed and underground resistance gains strength. For those forced to hide who they are, even finding a job becomes a quiet act of rebellion.

Nickol builds his world through spoken word and projected video of the computer system that shapes daily life. The current workshop feels partial—there are no costume changes to distinguish characters, and the lack of visual shifts leaves some moments flat—yet it establishes a strong foundation. This show probes queer survival and the radical power of claiming space. The Indigenous themes resonate alongside short films and graphic novels exploring how these cultures historically embraced alternate gender roles, including two-spirit identities.

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