Fringe Review: Horseface

Dates: Aug 21, 2024 - Sep 1, 2024

Artist: Alex Dallas (Toronto, ON)

Location: SKAM Satellite Studio (Fringe Venue 4)

Duration: 50 mins

Rating: Ages 16+

Genre: Dramedy, Storytelling

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alex Dallas' Horseface is a kick in the balls. It's also about getting kicked in the balls. Or at least, it's about all the shitty things that men do to women, for which they deserve a swift boot in the pomegranates.

This show is funny and touching and thought provoking, but more than that, it's fierce. It's a monologue that all men need to see. It's also a powerful vindication for the femme experience in the face of objectification, sexual assault, and all sorts of patriarchal fuckery. Dallas delivers her message with strength and passion and humour in a dramedy that is expertly performed and tightly written.

Most Fringers will appreciate this performance. However, for anyone with trauma around sexual assault or abuse, the show may be triggering. Send your men!

Do yourself a favour, don't miss Horseface this Fringe!

Get your tickets here.

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