Iran Saye Theatre‘s The Door had its premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival. The Door is definitely an interesting endeavour, and I appreciate the story it was trying to tell. However, I found that its execution didn’t necessarily work.
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On The Inside is a docutheatre production created by s&m productions, written by Michelle Thoms, and is the most gut-wrenching play you will attend at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival.
On The Inside is a fictional dramatization of a young woman’s recent experience in the Canadian prison system. It was the hardest and most emotionally devastating piece of theatre I’ve ever witnessed. Theatre is a forum which can be used to raise awareness of important issues–this show is so impressively executed and the reality it presents so absurd, I have hope it may even mobilize civil action, not just awareness. But for this to happen- -you’ll need to go see it.
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Grande Midlife Mocha Latte, produced by 1978 Bad Ass Bitches, is a one-woman show that still manages to develop a wide range of characters with rich backstories. Watching it, I felt the wonderful magic that occurs when great writing and superb performance come together. If you are interested in seeing any plays at the Toronto Fringe Festival, I would place this gem high on your list.
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Everything There is to Know produced by Musicals Canada is the newest musical by playwright Aaron Jensen, playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s a coming of age, adventure story about Sophie, a 10 year old girl, and the imaginative stories that we tell.
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Jennifer McKinley is a phenomenal storyteller and expert wordsmith. Her one-woman show Operation SUNshine, in this year’s Toronto Fringe, is as radical as it gets.
It’s an arresting dark comedy that sheds light on the seedy underbelly of Toronto crime in the 1980s and 90s. Join Jennifer as she shares a devastating part of our collective memory we’d rather not think about, even though the conditions that enabled these crimes to happen haven’t gone away.
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