Shows That Caught Our Eye in Toronto the Week of November 21st.
This week’s selections truly run the gamut! From a Game of Thrones inspired burlesque, to foul-mouthed French woodswomen, to Korean and Chinese “comfort women” during WWII, to the teen angst of the Snoopy crew. Thankfully — as always — we have an editor on hand to gently suggest a few shows that caught their eye. Our Managing Editor Wayne is here to pick out a few that caught his eye in red text? Check them out below the cut:
The Realistic Joneses is “funny” and “quirky”, on stage at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto
The opening night of Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses, currently at the Tarragon Theatre, had me laughing with its quirky dialogue, feeling for its desperate characters, and wondering exactly how many words make up a life. Judging by the triple-encore ovation at its conclusion, I would hasten to guess everyone else in the Tarragon Mainspace enjoyed it as well.
Toronto sketch troupe Sex T-Rex left audience in stitches with their remount of Wasteland
I think I may have to start calling myself a Sex T-Rex fan now. Their latest production Wasteland, coming off of rave reviews from this year’s Toronto and Montreal Fringes and currently playing at The Second City Toronto, is the third Sex T-Rex production I have seen (fourth if you count the fact that I saw Swordplaytwice) and I still continue to be impressed by their boundless creativity and consistent delivery of a rollicking good time.
The Realistic Joneses is “funny” and “quirky”, on stage at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto
Toronto sketch troupe Sex T-Rex left audience in stitches with their remount of Wasteland