{"data":{"id":"005f24e2-cd55-43eb-a80a-563a21fffec0","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Fringe review: Alex and Michael and Hannah tackles the subject of polyamory","summary":"Alex and Michael and Hannah\n\n3 stars (Out of 5)\n\nStage 6, Gateway Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd.\n\nIt’s often observed that sometimes the best families are made up by the people that you choose. In many ways, that’s the basic premise of Alex and Michael and Hannah, a slightly constructed play about three people who end up in a polyamorous relationship.\n\nHere’s the rundown: bisexual Alex (Kingsley Leung) has fallen for straight Hannah (Melinda Jordan), but also admits to a serious attraction to Michael (Doran Werner), who seems gay but is revealed to be fluid. Spoiler: they all like each other.\n\nAdults that they are, they work out an arrangement (with a few understandable bumps along the way) to everyone’s satisfaction. The fly in the ointment? Hannah’s sister Kathy (Ash Rose) and her never-seen but palpably toxic mother, both of whom threaten to destroy Hannah’s hard-earned happiness.\n\nRead all our Fringe reviews here The actors are skilled and likeable, the premise full of promise, but Alex and Micheal and Hannah feels a trifle undercooked. There’s certainly plot developments in the throuple’s growing interest in exploring all facets of their newfound relationship, as well as Kathy’s increasingly deranged behaviour as her wedding approaches, but not much else.\n\nThat mostly leaves the polyamoury, which you may or may not find of interest. If you do, then Alex and Michael and Hannah will at the very least be an entertaining diversion.\n\nRelated Fringe Review: Muttnik full of heart, humour in this dog's tale of adventure\n\nFringe Review: Ron Pearson proves that he is Lucky\n\nBookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.\n\nYou can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.","url":"https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/edmonton-fringe-review-alex-and-michael-and-hannah-polyamory","imageUrl":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/8e0929e0-3ab1-482d-9fdc-4a96d8019761_304726417.jpeg","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T18:37:03.000Z","sourceLabel":"Edmonton Journal Music","tags":["Entertainment","Theatre"],"authorName":"Tom Murray","contentHtml":"\"Alex

Alex and Michael and Hannah

3 stars (Out of 5)

Stage 6, Gateway Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd.

It’s often observed that sometimes the best families are made up by the people that you choose. In many ways, that’s the basic premise of Alex and Michael and Hannah, a slightly constructed play about three people who end up in a polyamorous relationship.

Here’s the rundown: bisexual Alex (Kingsley Leung) has fallen for straight Hannah (Melinda Jordan), but also admits to a serious attraction to Michael (Doran Werner), who seems gay but is revealed to be fluid. Spoiler: they all like each other.

Adults that they are, they work out an arrangement (with a few understandable bumps along the way) to everyone’s satisfaction. The fly in the ointment? Hannah’s sister Kathy (Ash Rose) and her never-seen but palpably toxic mother, both of whom threaten to destroy Hannah’s hard-earned happiness.

Read all our Fringe reviews here

The actors are skilled and likeable, the premise full of promise, but Alex and Micheal and Hannah feels a trifle undercooked. There’s certainly plot developments in the throuple’s growing interest in exploring all facets of their newfound relationship, as well as Kathy’s increasingly deranged behaviour as her wedding approaches, but not much else.

That mostly leaves the polyamoury, which you may or may not find of interest. If you do, then Alex and Michael and Hannah will at the very least be an entertaining diversion.

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