Realspace Theatre’s Dine Her takes interactive theatre performed in unconventional Toronto spaces that leaves audiences laughing along and hungry for more
My passion for theatre exists in exploring the off the wall and unexpected. It was this same passion that drew me to Dine Her by Realspace Theatre. This performance is a quirky comedy about love gone awry when a woman realizes her boyfriend has been turned into a zombie. The show also boasts a rather unique location to use as their preferred venue – namely the George Street Diner with all the warm amenities (and limited seating) you would expect from a diner – along with amazing food!
3 seeds productions Shoreditch Madonna playing at Toronto’s StoreFront Theatre is a Rent-esque story that will intimately draw you in and connect you with the human spirit
Shoreditch Madonna is one of those productions that leaves me really happy to be, in my small way, contributing to Toronto’s indie theatre scene. There are moving productions quietly being staged behind storefronts and down alleys all over the city and I want to make some noise about them! I want Torontonians to be checking upcoming shows at their favourite local theatre the same way they would music listings at their favourite local bar.
StoreFront Theatre is one of those theatres for me, and 3 seeds productions’ Shoreditch Madonna is further proof why. The description for this play didn’t really interest me – young artists having a dramatic time living together in London’s East End sounds like a story I’ve heard before – but it’s being staged at StoreFront so I trusted it to be good.
Mirvish in Toronto kicks off their 50th anniversary theatre season with war stories from Afghanistan and Iraq vets, Jim Henson style puppets, and Broadway favorites Les Miserables and Aladdin
A Golden Anniversary means a golden season from Mirvish; a record 18 shows in its four venues for the 2013/2014 season.
You get up in the morning, prep yourself for the day, step out the door and… Any number of things can happen from that point on – you go about your day as planned or you get ‘tapped’ for a clandestine mission for a foreign dignitary or you run into the love of your life and then meet their lovely significant other. This week’s cheap theatre picks are all about that random element that blooms when you least expect it or when personal ideals blend or contrast with others. Call it kismet, call it serendipity, call it a great night of theatre.
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of September 16th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out. Continue reading Eye-Catching Theatre for the Week of September 16th 2013→
