Fringe Review: Outstanding!
- Septimus & Carmunist
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Dates: Aug 22 – Aug 31, 2025
Location: Metro Studio (Fringe Venue 1)
Artists: Jack Storwick, Samantha Frew, and Chiara Power (Ballenworks, Victoria, BC)
Duration: 45 minutes
Rating: Ages 12+
Genre: Dramedy, Cabaret
In Outstanding!, three recent Phoenix Theatre graduates deliver a high-energy, self-referential showcase—a bucket-list of theatrical stunts and dreams—delivered with desperation and flair.
Confession: after seeing the preview for this show, we decided that it wouldn't be our thing. However, after hearing several positive recommendations from other Fringers, we added it to our list on the final day. And are we ever glad we did! These three young performers are extremely talented, and they've come up with a wild and wacky variety (ish) show that is full of laughs and surprises.
Highlights
Fantastic songs (and singing, and dancing)
The show's concept is incredible
Wonderful comedic timing, especially in the transitions between each bucket-list item
High energy that didn't stop... and that we didn't want to stop
Workshop notes
A couple bits went on a bit longer than perhaps necessary: the dramatic monologue and the argument about the script
In particular, Sam's dramatic monologue was somewhat unclear
Can't wait to see what Ballenworks comes up with next!
Rating
★★★★½
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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