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Have you ever seen a show and wished you could get your money back? Here's a list of shows that we saw at the 2004 Fringe Festival and wished we could get our time back.


A is for Aardvark
An undeniably unique premise devolves into an uninspired oddball marital parody.

The Adams Conglomerate High School Drama Club Presents: Tales of the 8th Grade!!
Blame the success of Fringe transfers like Debbie Does Dallas for this painfully unfunny, sophomoric "musical."

Common Knowledge
As the title implies, this lame comedy consistently sticks to the obvious.

Die, Die, Diana: A Musical
A royal mess of a musical that re-imagines the events leading up to Princess Di's tragic death.

The Fall
An amateurish interpretation of Paradise Lost.

The Last Detail
Despite being made into a successful 1973 film, Darryl Ponicsan’s novel translates into a lackluster musical.

The Pet Goat Convention
Unable to decide which of his poorly-rendered characters to concentrate on, the playwright resorts to post-MTV gimmickry.

Rome
This exhausting, two-and-a-half-hour drama reads like a dense CliffsNotes version of CNN coverage 2000-2004.

The Wingding Doodle Club
Although this alleged comedy is playing at the Fringe, its tired comic targets give off the unmistakable eau de sitcom.