Live theatre shows in Toronto with ticket prices of $25 or less, playing the week of February 27th, 2018. Perfect for the budget-conscious theatre-goer. This week’s selections feature an East Coast murder mystery, fake bartenders, and many other People of Interest. Check them out below the cut:
Shows That Caught Our Eye in Toronto the Week of February 26th, 2018
This week’s selections are full of new shows, Broadway’s Canadian superstar musical is back for a second week on Toronto stages, and so much more. There is much to choose from, so here to help you chose is our Assistant Editor Jess, with a few of her top picks in red. Check them out below the cut:
Homewrecker, a new play by Danny Pagett, is now playing at Toronto’s Assembly Theatre
If a play’s purpose is to offer a take on a specific subject, I’m expecting a nuanced perspective to run through its core, and that is certainly the case with Homewrecker.
Currently running at The Assembly Theatre, the story centres on a cheating, self-loathing divorcee named Craig (Blue Bigwood-Mallin) eager to figure out where he went wrong, and Veronica (Susannah Mackay), the woman he cheated with, whose steely resolve he needs to put himself back together. Craig’s basement apartment—uncanny in its execution by set designer Chris Bretecher—sets a believable backdrop for the play’s extravagant central conceit: Craig’s $5000 offer to Veronica for a night’s company to prove to himself that he’s able to avoid seducing her again and is thus not the deviant sexual animal he thinks he is.
Little Gem is “wonderful” and “real” slice-of-life theatre playing in Toronto
I’m sitting down to write this review and all I have are the many wonderful moments that are still swirling around in my head after seeing Toronto Irish Players‘ production of Little Gem.
The Chekhov Collective brings a new twist to the Bard’s classic comedy to Toronto audiences
Homewrecker, a new play by Danny Pagett, is now playing at Toronto’s Assembly Theatre