Love (Manipulated)

Check out the hot 'hit' of the Vancouver Fringe Festival!

The Baldersons, a tough-as-nails producer and her artsy director husband known for sultry low-budget sci-fi movies, are making the leap into romantic comedy. But during rehearsal for their autobiographical love story, they clash over the details of an alleged affair. They begin subjecting the poor actors playing them to increasingly biased recreations of the same ridiculous breakup scene, luring the lovestruck leads into a four-way battle for truth, validation, and one ultimate question: who is manipulating who?

From hit writer Gordon Woolvett, Love (Manipulated) is straight from lived experience: “Years ago, I was cast in the lead role in a film whose director and producer were going through a divorce. You can imagine what being on set was like: a tempestuous couple on the edge of disaster trying to make a movie together. It was such a nightmare that I started smoking again and was up to two packs a day by the end of the shoot. I always imagined it would make a great comedy someday. The best comedy always comes from pain”.

Starring Kristen Seer, Victoria Souter, Greg Rogers, and Sam Hall, Love (Manipulated) is a hilarious, and heartfelt one-of-a-kind romcom that pushes the boundaries of love and heartbreak, with more drama than a telenovela!

Showtimes:

Dates: Thursday, September 10 - 8:40pm

Saturday, September 12 - 2:30pm

Sunday, September 13 - 9:15pm

Thursday, September 17 - 7:00pm

Saturday, September 19 - 7:20pm

Sunday, September 20 - 2:15 pm

Location: Arts Umbrella (Theatre), 1400 Johnson Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 4G9

Ticket Information: vancouverfringe.com or direct from the Fringe Festival Box Office (604) 257-0350