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Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of August 29, 2010
By Mira Saraf
Five for Twenty (Or Less)
We have a bit of a mixed bag for the week of August 29, 2010. You can’t blame your purse strings for missing any of these shows. Enjoy!
Review: Window On Toronto
By Amber Landgraff
Window On Toronto, Soulpepper’s latest Lab series, was completely surprising and totally charming. I was caught off guard by how much I enjoyed it. I went to see the show with my friend Simon and we both found ourselves laughing, along with the rest of the audience, for the whole whirlwind 50 minutes.
The show’s premise involves looking at a busy Toronto street from the point of view of a hotdog vendor. The audience joins him as he interacts with a cast of wacky characters. As another audience member stated upon leaving the show, “I’ve never seen anything like it!”
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A Heartbreaking Walk of Staggering Genius – 2010 Summerworks Review
By Amber Landgraff
With a title like A Heartbreaking Walk of Staggering Genius I must admit that I was expecting Daniel Sadavoy’s walking tour, one of three walking tours offered as part of this year’s Summerworks Theatre Festival’s Summerwalks, to border on the sublime: something so painful that it is beautiful.
I like the concept of a walking tour around the sites of someone’s breakup history. The idea that a person’s experiences in sites around the city can imprint a history onto those locations is a beautiful thought.
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Review: My Favorite Year
Young and talented ensemble strut their stuff at Bathurst Street Theatre coming out party
by George Perry
My Favorite Year played at The Bathurst Street Theatre in Toronto July 27-31. It is based on the 1982 American film of the same name, hence the spelling. This production was performed by the August 2010 Graduating Class from the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts.
Please excuse our silence…
Just a quick note to apologize for the lack of articles this week, we’re applying for a grant and it’s taking up every waking second we have.
But, don’t worry, articles galore are to come, since Summerworks starts this week, and so does our coverage of it.
Breadwinner (Megan Benjafield) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Crystal Wood
My favourite parts of Sex and the City were always when Carrie and friends went to brunch. There were no boys, inexplicably expensive shoes, or yet another gratuitous scene of Samantha having sex. Just four women talking about the things that women think about. Breadwinner is like that.
Plus it’s a musical!
Raven For a Lark (quoi quoi quoi) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Amber Landgraff
The thing about Fringe shows is that often you find yourself picking shows to see based on short descriptions. These descriptions of course can never do justice to the intricacies and layers that are possible in a show. I have to admit that the description of Raven for a Lark, presented by quoi quoi quoi, had me picturing a very different play than the one that I experienced this afternoon.
The description of the play stated two actors are sucked into the twisted world of Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy. I have to admit I was imagining a play where two actors were physically sucked into the world of the play. Perhaps it was the use of the words darkly funny that had me picturing such a wacky scenario.
The Naked Ballerina (Sarah Murphy-Dyson) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Crystal Wood
If Mooney on Theatre had our own Pick of the Fringe system in place, I think I would nominate The Naked Ballerina for it.
Metro (by Linette Doherty) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Crystal Wood
Metro is the kind of show that will leave you bouncing in your seats. It’s all fast-paced choreography and young, energetic dancers who clearly love what they’re doing. And it shows.
Review: The 7th Annual Cooking Fire Theatre Festival
By Amber Landgraff
The 7th Annual Cooking Fire Theatre Festival is a great and inexpensive way to spend a warm summer evening. Five short plays are scattered throughout Dufferin Grove Park making spectacular use of the outdoor location.
The evening started at 6:00 PM with a delicious and filling dinner for only $6.00. All the food was made using locally grown ingredients on-site by volunteers. I had the vegetarian option for the evening, and my friend Manda tried the meat dish, both of which were served with sides of bean salad and a green salad. For the picky eaters and children in the audience they also offered mini pizzas and hot dogs.
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