Fringe Review: Evie and Alfie, a Very British Love Story

Dates: Aug 26 – Aug 31, 2025

Location: Baumann Centre (Fringe Venue 3)

Artist / Company: Alex Dallas, Jimmy Hogg & James Gangl (Toronto, ON)

Duration: 60 mins

Rating: Ages 12+

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Alex Dallas' Horseface was our favourite Fringe show last year, and Jimmy Hogg's Potayto Potahto was also at the top of our list, so when we heard they were teaming up for an all-new play, we made sure to buy these tickets first. And good thing we did; Evie and Alfie has sold out every night.

This is an incredibly touching and hilarious character piece. Evie and Alfie are at once a quirky, nuanced couple while also a stand-in for the human experience of falling in love and growing old together. Nothing else really needs to be said: this is a perfect show.

The final five seconds are 🔪❤️😭💀

A very heartfelt ★★★★★

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The Victoria Fringe Festival, presented by Intrepid Theatre since 1986, has become a cornerstone of the city’s arts scene, known for its unjuried, anything-goes approach to performance. For Carmunist and Septimus, Fringe is the highlight of the year. We’ve been involved as volunteers for more than a decade, and more recently, we’ve opened our home to performers as billets. Reviewing Fringe shows is something we’ve talked about for some time, and now we’re putting our experience as fiction editors and theatre stans to work, offering our thoughts and workshop notes for as many performances as we can attend.

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