Average Rating:
Good - 4.82 Stars!
 
 5 Stars!

 
 4 Stars!
clever. excellent acting, as usual. though... a repetition of issues that have beed explored before many times, with out any new insight. some scenes felt like i wanted just a bit more... be a bit more couragous... but very enjoable!
 
T  4 Stars!
Quite good
 
Jennifer  5 Stars!
I loved this show-- had me riveted. Incredible physical theater-- the subtleties of expression, and the incredible skill with which they embodied their characters from scene to unpredictable scene amazed me.
 
 5 Stars!

 
Thea Litsios  5 Stars!
Great show - Gemma Wilcox and Sam Elmore did a great job of recreating those many short scenes in our lives that create a relationship - Youll laugh in recognition - and empathize with the humanity of it all.
 
 5 Stars!
Moving, funny, clear-cut and totally engaging....
 
Josh Medley  5 Stars!
Show was professional quality. Great acting, crisp blocking, good poise and great commitment to character in the actors. On the whole, a great realization of a clever concept.
 
Steve N.  5 Stars!
Fabulous! The actors take you to scenes in your own life. Very engaging.
 
G  4 Stars!
I would agree with most of the above comments. Very very well acted, great blocking, spot on characterizations, clever concept ... as well as nothing new about the storyline, no groundbreaking insights into the material, however very human and recognizable.
 
Jodee Spalding  5 Stars!
outSTANDING! Its a smorgasboard of love-stuff. dee-lish!
 
Sharon Behl  5 Stars!
We loved it - related to it - provoked lots of discussion. Were still in touch with the bliss stage and have been together 1 1/2 years.
 
Leigh  5 Stars!
The scenes touch on universal elements of relationship without being cliche. The actors have great chemistry and play off eachother with vitality.
 
RRRRRRgh  5 Stars!
The Gem shines brilliantly again at this years Fringe. This piece is so solid on so many levels. Excellent writing, acting and directing. The premise nearly guarantees at least one new twist every performance. Relive some familiar scenes, avoid others and dream about some ideas that are yet to be. 52 is a must see.
 
maureen cassulo  4 Stars!

 
jeffry buechler  5 Stars!
the script kicks ass all on its own. put gemma and sam into that recipe and... yowsah! precision, great energy, and such a range in their performance. sam had me completely in the feel with several of the heavy moments and the laughy/joy moments. it would be so cool to see it every time, not simply for the variation in the script order, but to relish the stellar acting.
 
 5 Stars!
52 moments of reality colored just right most of the time... a steady, insightful performance well written and directed. I was thoroughly invested in the characters and felt the effort was incredibly well-worked and professional. My review is much too sterile to express the sparkle of this gem - sure to be a Best of Fringe, no doubt!
 
 5 Stars!
If you only see one show - this is it! The presentation of a relationship is done so well in such a unique way that you will be talking about it for days. Take some one you love with you.
 
Barney  5 Stars!
Probably one of the best shows Ive seen. Very interesting concept. Great acting and directing. The script, while its no Betrayal, it is pretty good and works well with the similar idea of presenting the history of a relationship. Very brave.
 
umorera  5 Stars!
loved it! Gemma does it again, this time with help! wow! great slick performance...nothing mind-blowing about the writing..but a great romp on the relationship rollercoaster..
 
shana parker  5 Stars!
Wow they did an amazing fun deep playful and accurate portrayal of the intimacy and patterns of craziness in all our man/woman dynamics.
 
kisha Lauer  5 Stars!

 
Kisha Lauer  5 Stars!
What a fun and lively romp around all of those oh so familiar moments between the sexes. Sam and Gemma do a fabulous job of working with this inovative piece of theatre. This a delightfully entertaining journey which is different every time for the actors and the audience.
 
Iris Burman  5 Stars!
Wow!!! Great show. It is amazing how you can own 52 unique, yet interconnected scenes, and are able to access them at a pick of a card moment. And deliver them with such smoothe transition into a believable mood with incredible acting. Good show to both of you. Thanks for an entertaining evening. Iris
 
Fringer  4 Stars!
Gemma is a wonderful actor & her companion actor holds his own as well. The concept is clever & you do get some insights into the story that you wouldnt otherwise. But clever ideas have a way of biting back in unexpected ways. In this case, by having a story lag and repeat because of the devotion to 52 cards. The story needs tightening, but its worth seeing this show for the innovation & acting.
 
John Joseph  5 Stars!
Scenes weve all enacted unless youre a monk whos spent all his time in a cave in relationship: innovative, fun, at times hilarious, captures the pathos and conflict inherent in being a couple.
 
James  5 Stars!
Great concept that is very well executed and fun to watch.
 
Hari Gopal Kaur  5 Stars!

 
Lauren Spivey  5 Stars!
This is my favorite of the entire Fringe this year, what else can I say? An original idea that touched on a universal experience. Brilliant and beautiful. It rocked me and left me uplifted. Though that was the luck of the draw! :
 
JC  5 Stars!
Heartwrenching, sublime, funny, enchanting, achingly close to truth...and more.
 
Christopher  5 Stars!
This perfromance gets my vote for best of show. Powerful physical acting. The real meaning of the show comes through the jumbled randomness of each interlude. Without the chronological narative, the stages of a relationship seem more haunting and hopeless. Overall the show evolked compassion in me for our crazy human mating ritual...
 
Liz  5 Stars!
The two actors were truly a perfect match to play this round robbin of a show that lets the audience examine each shard of a fractured relationship. The pieces are eerily familiar, and bring out tears and laughter of recognition, as we realize we care about these two lost, but loving, souls.
 
Elisabeth Bowman  5 Stars!
Incredibly clever concept with outstanding performances by both Gemma and Sam. Very real, poignant, clever and delicious.
 
Elizabeth Slokar  5 Stars!
Spectacular
 
Jessica Wilson  5 Stars!
Brilliant. Dynamic. Thoroughly enjoyable!
 
Costen Aytes  5 Stars!
Wow!
 
RejiSarahHeatherKatie  5 Stars!
Wow! We fell in love with these characters and didnt want the story to end! Gemma & Sam put on an amazing performance.
 
Sinead Ni Flynn  4 Stars!
Gemma Wilcox productions performance of 52 Card Pickup, utterly surprising and invigorating. I do not expect this level of precision and rhythm in the physicality, while ALSO getting a genuine emotional depth. The actors have a vigor in the connective tissue of the piece, where each vignette is strung together, that is such a pleasure to witness. Each freeze and continue moment is crisp and creates separating frames . This allows for the shock of seeing the relationship fall apart, or i
 
Karen  4 Stars!
Great show but a bit too long. How about 40 pick up?
 
megan  5 Stars!
i loved the presence with which you had to hold each moment, to weave together such a powerful performance!