To procreate, or not to procreate? In All KIDding Aside (Christel Bartelse/DutchGirl Productions), currently running at the Toronto Fringe Festival, Christel Bartelse (creator of previous Fringe shows Chaotica and ONEymoon) takes to the Tarragon Theatre Extraspace stage to make the biggest decision of her life.
Yearly Archives: 2016
Angels and Aliens (Active Salad Productions) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
The supernatural comedy Angels and Aliens, from Active Salad Productions is making its Toronto debut at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival 2016.
When roommates Sydney (Sydney Hayduk) and Jeff (Jeff Leard) have sex, they avoid their awkward morning-after breakfast by downloading a two-player world building game, iBang, where they become the governors of a new evolving planet; Sydney is in charge of Aliens, and Jeff of the Angels. As their relationship worsens, so do the conditions of their fictional world, which closely resembles that of our own deteriorating earth. Continue reading Angels and Aliens (Active Salad Productions) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
The Art of Being Alone (Moose+Moa Theatre Company) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
I realized not long after deciding to add Moose + Moa’s Art of Being Alone to my itinerary for this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, that I’ve seen this one-man show before with another Mooney contributor. Feeling much like I was about to reconnect and commiserate with an old friend, I entered this show expecting a good time.
Just as I remembered.
Continue reading The Art of Being Alone (Moose+Moa Theatre Company) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
Folk Lordz: Warriors & Fools (Rapid Fire Theatre) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
Folk Lordz: Warriors & Fools surprised me. I expected the kind of storytelling you get where someone stands and tells you things – I figured this (at Factory Studio) would be a two-person version. Instead, it’s…well? It’s a Cree-Yiddish improvised cultural storytelling (#becausefringe). And it’s a real treat.
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Toller (Toller-on-the-run Productions) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
Wow! Two firsts for me. My first Sky Gilbert play and the first time I’ve seen David Benjamin Tomlinson. The play was Toller playing at Tarragon Theatre Extraspace as part of the 2016 Fringe Festival. I loved it. Except for the part I didn’t love.
It’s a beautiful production. The set is gorgeous: a wicker chair draped in long flowing white fabric, a small table with a candelabra, a wine decanter and wineglass, and a small heart-shaped box of chocolates. Continue reading Toller (Toller-on-the-run Productions) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review