Love, Sharks & Frenching: a hot date w/ Lou Laurence is coming — NEW dates added in Montreal & Vancouver!
Lou Laurence is coming to Théâtre Sainte-Catherine in Montréal on August 20th and to the Vancouver Fringe Festival from September 4-14, 2025! Discover this interactive music-comedy-storytelling show where Lou invites the audience on the best first date of their lives. Through her deep, jazzy voice and playful improv she creates a warm, intimate space for shared laughs, song, and even a little vulnerability.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Montreal
Théâtre Saint-Catherine
264, Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, QC, Canada
August 20 — 8.00pm
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Waterfront Theatre
1412 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7
September 6 — 1.15pm
September 8 — 8.40pm
September 9 — 6.30pm
September 11 — 5.00pm
September 13 — 12.45pm
September 14 — 6.45pm
International Premiere!
Malostranske namesti 21
Mala Strana
Prague
27.05. 19:15 – 20:15
28.05. 20:45 – 21:45
29.05. 19:15 – 20:15
PAST PERFORMANCES
Victoria Fringe Festival (2023), Toronto Sweet Action Theatre (2023), Montreal Fringe Festival (2024), Regina Fringe Festival (2024), Edmonton Fringe Festival (2024), Halifax Fringe Festival (2024)
ABOUT THE SHOW
Winner of Best Solo Show, Best Music Show, and Honourable Mention for Best Show with Improv at Victoria Fringe Festival 2023, Nominated for Best english comedy at Montreal Fringe 2024
Love, Sharks & Frenching is a one-of-a-kind date with Lou Laurence that’s part musical and part comedy. Lou’s jazzy-soulful voice weaves hilarious tales with sexy songs to get you frenching like a Montrealer and feeling romantic.
Dating is hard, so ditch the apps and join Lou instead to laugh about the small nonsense and surprising challenges of modern dating. Leave your situationship on read, or bring your lover, your spouse, your friends, or just your sweet self to this one date guaranteed to stand out from the rest.
REVIEWS
“she has a gorgeous jazzy voice, but her ability to rhyme on the fly and to riff humorously on a theme from the audience without veering into chaos at all is really impressive.” - Twisi Theatre Blog (Halifax Fringe)
“Lou Laurence is a breath of fresh air and energy […] she's here to seduce the crowd, and it works.” - Radio-Canada (Edmonton Fringe) [article en français]
“her voice felt free, like belting out your heart alone under the stars, but it was always precise, her modulations smooth. She […] never lost the audience’s attention” - Forget the Box (Montreal Fringe)
“Lou’s skills at storytelling and song are impeccable […] The end result is an hour of fun and laughs that brings a lighter approach to one of the most stressful aspects of growing up into adulthood.” — Stuart Nulman’s Grapevine (Montreal Fringe)