Live theatre shows in Toronto with ticket prices of $25 or less, playing the week of January 17th, 2017. Perfect for the budget-conscious theatre-goer. This week’s selections feature an improvised kid-friendly show, and stories about Victorian feminism, sex, and religion! And more! Check them out below the cut.
Two troubled souls meet in a bar in this exciting site-specific play on stage in Toronto
Two seemingly mismatched but deeply troubled souls meet at bar, and events spiral clumsily and rapidly from there in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. The two-hander site specific show takes place in a local bar. Having just completed their run at the Imperial Pub on Dundas, Wolf Manor Theatre Collective will continue their run at the ROUND Venue beginning January 19-22, 2017.
Right from the start, the show is abrasive and uncomfortable. It is vulgar, raw and gritty, but all of these aspects forces the audience to sit and take notice. As the story progresses in this dark and dingy bar, the characters blossom, their relationship gels, and you can’t help but feel for them. Watching this performance is not easy and there are many themes present that may be triggering and will likely stir up uneasy emotions–at first I thought I wasn’t going to enjoy myself, but I found myself enthralled in the end.
Eric Gutman presented a personal show on the ins and outs of all things Broadway in Toronto
Eric Gutman, the creator and star of From Broadway to Obscurity, has a tremendous gift for impressions, especially musical impressions. There’s a while in the middle of his performance where he talks about his time working on Forbidden Broadway. Gutman sings a lively, story-studded medley of Gerald Allesandrini’s best-known and most pointed songs, and this 20 minutes of the performance is totally delightful. The rest of it, to be honest, I could have taken or left (and would have mostly preferred to leave).
Shows That Caught Our Eye in Toronto the Week of January 16th
We’ve got some exciting themes happening in our listings this week. From love, sex, math, to feminism, misogyny, and of course a bloody musical, there are so many unique shows to choose from! To help you out, our editor Samantha is here to highlight a fews shows that caught her eye in red text. Check them out below the cut:
Tetsuro Shigematsu’s tale is “entertaining” and “well performed”, at the Factory Theatre in Toronto
Two troubled souls meet in a bar in this exciting site-specific play on stage in Toronto
Eric Gutman presented a personal show on the ins and outs of all things Broadway in Toronto