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Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 25th, 2013

Five for Twenty (Or Less)

Feel like a party? Or maybe just a loot bag? Enter this week’s cheap theatre – an eclectic selection of shows seemingly unrelated outside of my gathering them together for you here. I have curated a loot bag of unique treats, like a United Nations meeting performed by dogs, a Shakespeare experiment followed by a dance party, Hobbit fan fiction, and of course the multifarious Rhubarb Festival. Dip your hand into this week’s cheap theatre party bag. Dig deep, see what you find! Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 25th, 2013

Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of February 25th, 2013

Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of February 25th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out. Continue reading Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of February 25th, 2013

Review: The Glory of Living (Sterling Studio Theatre Collective)

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The Glory of Living explores the triumph of death at Toronto’s Sterling Studio Theatre

Rebecca Gilman’s The Glory of Living is a play about death, murder, and capital punishment. I went into Sterling Studio Theatre’s (SST’s) production of the famous play not really considering the juxtaposition of the happy name and the unhappy subject matter. Leaving the theatre it was the first question on my mind. How is a title like this supposed to shape my reading of a play that left me a little overwhelmed and depressed?

SST’s production is an obvious critique of capital punishment and a less obvious questioning of when “living” is glorified, and when it is denied – or more specifically, who can be denied the glory of living. Continue reading Review: The Glory of Living (Sterling Studio Theatre Collective)

Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 18th, 2013

Five for Twenty (Or Less)

It’s mid February. The weather won’t stop melting and snowing and freezing and raining. Everything is wet. This week’s cheap theatre is a cheers to that – all the productions below are held inside fine establishments where one’s palate can be made as wet as one’s feet. Celebrate the un-dry season in some un-dry bars and taverns with entertainment that will afford your wallet some accompanying food and drink.

Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 18th, 2013

Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of February 18th, 2013

Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of February 18th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out. Continue reading Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of February 18th, 2013