The Men Commandments

In this relationship survival guide we follow the lives and loves of four women who work at Rainbow Insurance, fielding claims for various biblical disasters.

As we delve into their dating dynamics and marital misadventures we learn the rules of relationships as they apply to everyone whether gleefully single, blissfully married or on the quest to master the mechanics of the sexual dance.

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“This is another veteran Fringe show and the capacity crowd is treated to a polished comedy. Rebecca (Sarah Quick) and Maggie (Ruth Dennison) are two young Brits with considerable experience and insight on the slippery business of “relationship”. They offer their wisdom in the form of Commandments about how to handle men. Working by day as receptionists at the Rainbow Insurance company, at night they suffer through meat market pubs, awkward dates and fumbling one night stands. To her surprise Rebecca gradually falls into a “relationship” where she faces her guy’s sports addiction, their first fight and the pleasures of make-up sex, as well as the dreaded meeting the parents. Her tough pal Maggie is always able to dig out Rebecca’s true feelings, revealing her misgivings when things appear to be gong well and pointing out her good fortune when she begins whining. It’s a funny and vulgar trip through the doldrums of single life to the Holy Grail of a relationship. As Tammy Wynette said, sometimes it’s hard to be a woman.”

— CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

“This is a 2 actor show from the same writer of past Fringe pleasures “Thanks for the Mammaries” and “Sex and Sensibility”. The premise is what happens when a committed single person discovers they are in a relationship. It is presented as a series of scenes on the development of a relationship revealed as dialogue between friends with an alternating narrative on the “Men Commandments” in the form of rhyme. The men commandments are what the female member of the relationship needs to do to keep the male in the relationship (e.g. don’t bruise the male ego). This is *superlative adjective* acted, written and presented. One of the frustrations of a Fringe show is when dialogue is flubbed. The two actors in this show did not once miss a cue, flub a lie or miss a mark. And this is a dialogue intensive show. I thoroughly enjoyed the show, and I am certain any couples seeing it will have lots to discuss over drinks afterwards. Definitely easy to recommend this show, it is funny, insightful, and the acting is *superlative adjective*. Go see this show (and the inside of Eatons for the last time).”

— FRINGE REVIEWS

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