Summer is a great time to experience many different types of theatre. It’s also the season where much of the theatre is budget-friendly! Pay What You Can (PWYC for us lazy typers!) is a fantastic option for many new and outside-the-box theatrical adventures. It is important, however, to remember that PWYC doesn’t mean free. Do be sure to take your wallet, and feel free to pay more than $25 if the experience rocks your socks!
Below are 5 live theatre experiences in Toronto that are either PWYC or under $25 and playing the week of July 29th, 2019. All of these shows are perfect for the budget-conscious theatre enthusiast! Experience quality Toronto theatre without the strain on your wallet! Continue reading Cheap Theatre for the Week of July 29th, 2019→
Shows that Caught Our Eye in Toronto for the Week of July 29th, 2019.
Make the most of summer in Toronto by catching one of the stellar shows performing around the city this week! There’s something for everyone: musicals, opera, progressive dance, improv, pirates (!), and a whole lot of Shakespeare in the Park. MoT is here with fabulous suggestions for the theatre-goer in you! Our editor Leanne is back this week to highlight some of the most eye-catching options in red! Take a look at our list below and check out something you already love, or try something new!
Every summer the finale of the eight-week SOLT Opera Workshop is the presentation of the operas. On Friday my friend Patricia and I saw La Traviata which, along with Ernest, The Importance of Being, and Riders to the Sea & Gianni Schicchi, is one of this year’s offerings.
I’ve always found the idea of opera intimidating. I don’t know enough about music to provide a critique of it. I really am ‘I know what I like’ when it comes to voices. Patricia knows more about music, but not opera, so we went with open minds and no experience. We both really enjoyed it.
A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream, presented by Driftwood Theatre in Withrow Park, was adapted to a musical in 2004 by composers Kevin Fox and Tom Lillington and director D. Jeremy Smith. They wanted to put an a cappella twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of fairies and love triangles. The result is a fun, well-paced show that packs on the charm and shakes off a lot of the potential staleness of this constantly-performed classic.
The Oscar Wilde comedy is adapted into a fun and frivolous operetta in Toronto
A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream