Review: El Refugio de Freidel (Aluna Theatre)

January 21, 2016 Jess Gillis

“Honest, raw” one-woman show plays on the Toronto stage

Aluna Theatre‘s El Refugio de Freidel / The Refuge of Freidel, on now at The Theatre Centre as part of Progress was so nuanced — yet intense — I’m still not quite sure what to say about it.

I’ll try my best to encapsulate the myriad layers of themes and emotions I experienced tonight, namely forced immigration, sadness, theatre, violence, humour, and the resilience of women.

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Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of January 18th

January 19, 2016 Lin Young

Five Shows Under $25 in Toronto this Week

This is a rich week for theatre, and particularly theatre that’s accessible and affordable. We’ve narrowed down plenty of promising shows to a few, centred around the theme of conflict and aggression. From murders to war to creepy games, all these shows have caught our eye for their compelling conflicts and reasonable price-tags. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of January 18th →

Review: Hedda Gabler (Necessary Angel/Canadian Stage)

January 18, 2016 Angela Sun

Necessary Angel and Canadian Stage present Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler in Toronto

How far are we willing to go to fulfill our fantasies? Can we really shape our own lives in the face of a rigid, reputation-obsessed society? Necessary Angel and Canadian Stage tackle these questions in their good-but-not-great update of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, currently playing at the Berkeley Downstairs Theatre.

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Playlistings in Toronto for the Week of January 18th

January 18, 2016 Lin Young

Shows That Caught Our Eye in Toronto the Week of January 18th, 2015

The new year is settling in, and the theatre scene is starting to wake up from its long holiday sleep! This week, we have a lot of new additions to the listings, some of which are only playing for a limited time, so make sure to check out our picks in red under the cut!

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Review: Into The Woods (Hart House Theatre)

January 17, 2016 Jess Gillis

The classic Sondheim fairy tale musical takes to the Hart House stage in Toronto

Tonight we went out into the cold, and into the ornate and cavernous Hart House Theatre to see the fun, fairytale-filled musical Into The Woods. It’s a comical mish-mash of various fairytales – Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstock, amongst others – imagining what might happen if the characters in those stories actually had their wishes come true.

Hart House‘s mounting of my favourite high school show was well worth journeying out on a cold winter’s night.

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