High Park Noir, produced by Simply Twisted Productions, embraced the night by opening late at 10:30pm at the Toronto Fringe Festival. I found it a fascinating take on the noir genre, focusing on a group of quirky but loveable animals caught up in corruption, murder, and condo development.
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It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To, written and produced by Jamie Black and playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival, isn’t particularly bawdy, as the title might suggest. Instead, it’s a sweet, earnest show about gender roles, far more Lesley Gore than Lady Gaga in tone (though the latter is what’s on the soundtrack). It’s charming and heartfelt, but feels oddly unfinished, a bit like the conversation about gender itself.
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Algonquin Highway is a charming one-act play about identity and the difficulties of love. It is produced by the 17 Syllables Theater Company and is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Show Your Flames is a one-man absurdist comedy show, expressively embodied by Devin Sanclamente playing at the Toronto Fringe . If an easy, relaxing show is what you’re after: look elsewhere. Sanclamente keeps us guessing (and sometimes even confused), but ultimately he uniquely entertains in this theatrical journey of manic precision. Continue reading Show Your Flames (Devin Sanclemente) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Lover Lover is an intimate 2-hander dramedy produced by Subverting Something playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Charismatic performances and clear storytelling clash with questionable politics to make for a love-hate experience.
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