EYE WEEKLY Review:

This almost redeems high-concept Fringe gimmicks. Temporarily recasting St. Vlad’s as a dingy bingo hall, naff parish newsletter and all, its feckless flock attempts to raise money for their new church alongside players in the audience. The bickering “regulars” are what holds the conceptual game together. From ponytailed, pelican-obsessed Reverend Phil (whose total lack of social graces is only matched by his ability to misread the Bible) to the gawky Sunday school teacher with her puppets, their cluelessness is both funny and winning. The show drags often — hey, it is bingo — but manages to end with a cheerfully demented flourish (meth labs are involved).

St. Agatha’s Church burned to the ground in a mysterious fire. Its pastor, Reverend Winters, perished in the blaze, and now the church’s parish find themselves without a home or spiritual leader. In order to raise funds to rebuild the church, the reverend’s widow, Dot Winters, continues to host a regular bingo night in this new venue. Come join Dot, as well as the regulars Beth, Rev. Phillip and Harvey in an actual bingo game with actual prizes. Daubers included.

Cast: Megan Fraser, Kristen McGregor, Mike Kiss, Jim Taylor
Audience: General Audience
60 min.

Venue 1: St. Vladimir’s Theatre
Fri, July 3 10:30 PM
Sat, July 4 9:15 PM
Sun, July 5 3:30 PM
Wed, July 8 12:30 PM
Thu, July 9 9:15 PM
Sat, July 11 1:45 PM
Sun, July 12 4:15 PM