I’ll preface this review by saying I’m a huge fan of the work of the musical writing team of Barbara Johnston, Anika Johnson, and Suzy Wilde which is why I was interested in seeing them perform in their cabaret Daughters of Feminists, playing at the quirky nautical themed bar, The Boat, in Kensington Market as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Unfortunately, I don’t think it was the best showcase for their talents.
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War Tapes, a show by Cordwainer Productions in the Toronto Fringe Festival currently playing at the Factory Theatre Mainspace, provides its audience with an interesting perspective on the intimacy that is in our high-tech world. This play of ideas does a good job of framing this issue and leaves its audience in a good place to start coming up with conclusions of its own.
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Tonight I saw Saor (Free) as part of my Toronto Fringe Festival 2016 experience. This one-woman show examined the often uncertain and awkward nature of, well, functioning as an adult.
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Blind to Happiness by Tim C. Murphy was the third performance I have attended at the Toronto Fringe Festival. It was also the most traditional, realistic drama I have seen so far. There are no clowns or zombies. No magic.
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Full Circle Theatre Company’s production of Scenes From Plays I Never Wrote is a play with a lesson, and it’s delightful, It’s playing at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace as part of the 2016 Fringe Festival. I really enjoyed it. Continue reading Scenes From Plays I Never Wrote (Full Circle Theatre Company) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review