Monthly Archives: July 2013

Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Monday, June 8th.

It’s here! It’s here! It’s here, here, here, here here! At Mooney on Theatre, we like to spread the love during Fringe and invite our readers to participate in contests for a pair of FREE Fringe tickets to different shows every day of the festival. So enter a contest and Fringe for Free!  Here are the FIVE shows that are we are giving away tickets for on Monday, July 8th, 2013.

Today’s shows are:

Fort Isabel – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 11:00 PM show at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (16 Ryerson Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Fort Isabel contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Assassinating Thomson – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30 PM show at St. Vladimir’s Theatre (620 Spadina Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Thomson contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Tomes – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:30 PM show at St. Vladimir’s Theatre (620 Spadina Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tomes contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Liza Live! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3:15 PM show at the Annex Theatre (730 Bathurst St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Liza Live! contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Death Married My Daughter –  To be entered into the draw for two free treatments at the 1:00 PM show at the Tarragon Main Space (30 Bridgman Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Death Married contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Below the jump: more more information on all of these shows, and our full contest rules.

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Battle of the Bastards (You Rung?) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

Battle of the Bastards by You Rung? Productions celebrates the ever-popular William Shakespeare at Tarragon Theatre. Shakespeare is present in other Toronto Fringe 2013 shows, but certainly not performed by one man. Walking into the theatre you wonder if it’s possible for a single person to tackle the Bard’s work.

The worries are especially great because David Ladderman, star of Battle of the Bastards, tackles King Lear, one of Shakespeare’s longest tragedies. I was surprised that this would be a night for comedy. But lo’, I was wrong. Ladderman gave a personable, entertaining and blessedly brief performance.
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Hip.Bang! Improv (Hip.Bang! Improv) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

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Hailing from the western reaches of Vancouver, Hip.Bang! Improv is comprised of Devin Mackenzie and Tom Hill, two guys who definitely get along enough to create some truly precious comedy. And aren’t we lucky to be able to catch them in town at the Toronto Fringe Fest.

I’m always torn when reviewing improv shows, mostly because I know that the show I saw will never again be seen by anyone else and that every night will be a completely different experience. So let me instead elaborate on the dynamic of this tall, lanky duo. (Seriously, why is every Canadian indie comic a bean pole person?)

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