Monthly Archives: July 2013

Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Friday, July 12th

Now, me? Me, personally? I don’t really like closing weekend. The NNNNN shows will be packed to the rafters, while the other companies are often struggling just to pull an audience! But you know what makes everything better? Free tickets–and this Friday, we’ve got some great shows up for grabs. So enter a contest and Fringe for Free! Here are the SIX (!!!) shows that are we are giving away tickets for on Friday June 12th, 2013.

Today’s shows are:

God is a Scottish Drag Queen – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 4:00 PM show at the Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Scottish Drag Queen contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

Honest Aesop’s Fables – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 1:00 PM show at the Palmerston Library Theatre (560 Palmerston Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Aesop contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

Saint Francis Talks to the Birds – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3:30 PM show at the Helen Gardner Phelan Playhouse (79 St. George St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Saint Francis contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

2 for Tea – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the noon show at the Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “2 for Tea contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

One Side of an Ampersand – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7:30 PM show at the Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Ampersand contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

The Late Night Tonight Show LIVE in the Morning with CHICKA BOOM! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30 PM show at the Free Times Café (320 College St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “CHICKA BOOM contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2013.

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

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Tales of a Fringe Convert (how I learned to stop worrying and love the Fringe)

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Yay! It’s summer! Time for Fringe; my new favourite time of year.

I can hardly wait for the Toronto Fringe to start on July 3rd. I’m as excited as a kid waiting for her birthday.  (Actually, technically July 3rd is my birthday, but I’m much more excited about Fringe.)

When I say “Fringe” I mean the Toronto Fringe Festival, an annual theatre (and more) festival that turns 25 this year. I’ve fallen into the habit of saying “Fringe” and assuming that everyone knows what it is. I’m amazed when I’m met with blank stares in response to my excited exclamations of “Fringe starts next week!”

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The 8th Day (ChickenWing Theatre) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

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On Tuesday afternoon I finally got to see The 8th Day playing as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival and I loved it. It’s a very funny show. I had started to think it just wasn’t going to happen. This was Mooney on Theatre’s third try. Missed it last week because of a streetcar delay. Missed it on Monday because of the storm. Today I got to a block north of Queen on Bathurst and the power was out! Even though I wasn’t feeling very hopeful I decided to walk to Theatre Passe Muraille and see if they had power. They did! Yay! Continue reading The 8th Day (ChickenWing Theatre) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review →

Mooney on Theatre Recommends – 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival

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This past weekend Mooney on Theatre sent its dedicated team of 18 writers and 5 editors to cover all 141 shows* in this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival! With the sheer number of shows available at the festival, picking the ones you want to see can be a daunting task.

Of course, one of the best ways to enjoy the Fringe is to not overly plan it out and just go and take a chance on something that happens to be playing at a given time; it’s only ten bucks and about an hour of your time and you may discover something you think is amazing.

If you’re still feeling a bit overwhelmed by the number of shows at the Fringe and are looking for a place to start, we’ve asked our staff to tell us about their favourite shows they’ve seen at this year’s festival. We hope our staff picks can help you navigate the Fringe.

If you’ve seen something you think is amazing that you think others should go see please let us know by leaving a comment.

Happy Fringing!

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Thursday, July 11th

The half-way mark of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival! The reviews are in and the crowds will follow. Beat the lineups for this weekend’s performances and see a Fringe show for free on Thursday! As you know from previous years 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 shows that are we are giving away tickets for on Thursday, July 11th, 2013.

The shows are: 

The Homemaker – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 12:00pm show at The Annex Theatre (Venue 5) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Homemaker contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

SQUAT: A Super-secret Back-Alley Musical – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:00pm show in the laneway behind Cinecycle (BYOV) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “SQUAT contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

The Hystericon – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:15pm show at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (Venue 10) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Hystericon contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

Alex Nussbaum’s Handbook to the Future – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:15pm show at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Alex Nussbaum contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

no permanent answers – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 11:00pm show at the Randolph Theatre (Venue 4) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “no permanent answers contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

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