Hamluke

If you fucking LOVE “Star Wars” and are somewhat familiar with Hamlet I’ll bet one million Fringe Bucks that you will die from a geek-induced orgasm of nerdosity no later than halfway through this show. Its premise is to hang Hamlet’s skeleton on a tree branch and have the entire Ewok nation hurl “Star Wars” jokes on it until said branch bows under the immense weight of as much as fifty Geoge Lucases. It’s not intelligent. It’s not even terribly clever. But it is fun. Even for this reviewer who hasn’t seen either source material in a good five years.

-Leigh-

PRE-FESTIVAL TOP 10

Happy Fringe Opening Week!

We here at the Famous that is Fringe enjoy predictions.  Last year, we correctly predicted eight of the top fifteen shows.  Off the top of my head, that’s like 80-some percent correct.  OH MY GAWD!  So…we’ll put this list up yet again, and you can return here on August 16th for a fat load of we-told-you-so.  Yay!

1. Brain Fighters (Joking Envelope)
2. Once Upon a Time in the Suburbs (Ferrari McSpeedy Theatrical Productions)
3. The Smothers Brothers Grimm (Comedy Suitcase)
4. Disney Dethroned: Snowcahontas and the Tangled FrogBeast (Tom Reed)
5. Tempests (Tedious Brief Productions)
6. Our Freaking Kids Show (Mainly Me Productions)
7. Buckets and Tap Shoes (10 Foot 5 Productions)
8. Cinderella’s Fella (Top Hat Theatre)
9. Minnesota Middle Finger (Ben San Del Presents)
10. History Camp (Zombie High School)

Sleepers:  Hamluke (The Nerdyad), Fletcher & Zenobia Save the Circus (by Edward Gorey) (Live Action Set), Highlander: The Musical! (Rooftop Theatre Co.), Underneath the Lintel (Pat O’Brien’s Vanity Theatrics), Macbeth: The Video Game Remix (Theatre Arlo)

Remember, that’s number of tickets issued, baby…wheeeeeeeee!