Space is really freakin’ big, and the space pirate Vega pretty much rules it all. But when a secret message draws her back to a ship from her past, she’ll have to arm herself with enough finger-lasers to confront more than one shadow of her past. The Pirate Queen of the Stars (megnpetemakecoolstuff) is a rollicking space adventure that’s currently playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Continue reading The Pirate Queen of the Stars (megnpetemakecoolstuff) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
You know from the title of the show that #scarecrow is trying to be edgy and current. When I walked into the Robert Gill Theatre (214 College St.) to see this production being put on at the Toronto Fringe Festival, this was confirmed for me.
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The concept of seeing Finding Funny, a one man comedy show by You & Me Entertainment at the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival, had me terrified. Let’s be real: one man shows – when they are bad – are terrible; and comedy – when it is bad – is much worse (a terrible one man comedy show would basically be some kind of hell). Plus, I take myself too seriously and find it hard to admit that I like comedy.
Lucky for me, I was won over in the first few seconds by Daniel Stolfi’s delightfully awkward physical sensibilities. I think he tricked me, by being awkward and terrible and then before I realized it, I was really enjoying the show. So I have to admit, the show was tight, with tons of subtle nuances and great delivery.
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Iza The Brave, by Iza’s Productions is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival as part of FringeKids. It tells the story of Iza (Amaka Umeh) who is afraid to go to bed because of monsters, and her counterpart HariYel (Sarah Marchand ), a monster who would like to live in the clean land of the humans.
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Kneel! Diamond Dogs, a solo show by Michael Posthumus of mikeylikesit productions currently running in the Toronto Fringe Festival at the Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, is fantastic. Posthumus’ show, based on a recognition of the power of pop music and the way being a fan can help people in their search for a place to belong, more than delivers on its dramatic–and musical–potential. Kneel! Diamond Dogs is a show with the potential to be a classic.
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