Toxic hyper-masculinity got you down? We have a show exploring that! And many more to choose from this week. Live theatre shows in Toronto with ticket prices of $25 or less, playing the week of November 8th, 2016. Perfect for the budget-conscious theatre-goer. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of November 8th
There are so many wonderful post-Halloween shows to choose from this week. From shady French aristocrats causing trouble, to stories about the realities of life in Regent Park, to a woman setting fated events in motion, there is something to suit everyone’s tastes. Our editor Samantha is here to select a few of her anticipated choices in red text. Check them out below the cut:
Continue reading Playlistings in Toronto for the week of November 7th
Circlesnake explores the life of astrologer John Dee in The Queen’s Conjurer on stage in TorontoContinuing their impressive streak of challenging and entertaining works, Circlesnake Productions has taken on the task of exploring the mysterious Elizabethan scholar and mystic John Dee with The Queen’s Conjurer.
Continue reading Review: The Queen’s Conjurer (Circlesnake Productions)
Fight Night, the fist show in the 2016/17 Off-Mirvish series, opened at the Panasonic Theatre on Friday evening. Developed and presented by Belgium’s Ontroerend Goed Theatre Company, the show examines how we choose who we vote for or, more accurately, the show lets the audience examine how they choose who they vote for. Exquisite timing, given this coming Tuesday’s US election. Continue reading Review: Fight Night (Mirvish/Ontroerend Goed Theatre Company)
Swan is a “captivating horror story” on stage at the Theatre Passe Muraille in TorontoAaron Jan’s Swan, produced by Little Black Afro Theatre and onstage now at Theatre Passe Muraille, is a captivating horror story set in Hamilton. The plot centres on an environmental activism group comprised of queer teenage girls, and their belated attempt to solve the gruesome murder of a swan ten years later. Featuring six women of colour who never even mention a man, Swan demonstrates that diversity should not be a buzzword but instead an indispensable aspect of telling compelling contemporary tales. Continue reading Review: Swan (Little Black Afro Theatre)