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Canadian Stage presents the classic Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet in Toronto
As far as I’m concerned, summer in Toronto isn’t complete without an evening with the Bard under the stars. Every year, Canadian Stage comes through offering a comedy (in the form of All’s Well that Ends Well this year) and a tragedy (Hamlet) on alternating nights encouraging audience members to grab blankets, pack a picnic, and sit under the stars at the High Park Ampitheatre for the show.
I managed to luck out in previous years with glorious weather on opening nights — warm night with a cool breeze and a sky full of stars. Unfortunately this year that was not the case and the opening night for Hamlet was met with a torrential downpour that lead to the show being cancelled midway, despite the cast and crew doing their best to power through. Fortunately enough, my second attempt to attend was the charm.
While you’re busy checking out show after show at the Toronto Fringe (check out our writers’ top picks, and our reviews of every show), don’t forget to stop by the Fringe Club (the last time in the alley behind Honest Ed’s! So sad!) for great beer, great food, a water bottle refill, and to satiate your shopping bug. Visual Fringe, which take up the white tents in the Fringe Club, are full of works from amazing local artisans that you can purchase and take home right on the spot.
We’re rounding into the last stretch of the Toronto Fringe Festival but that won’t stop our promise of five pairs of tickets to five different shows each day of the festival!
So without further ado, let’s get into it! Today we’re giving away tickets to shows playing on THURSDAY, JULY 7. In this collection of shows we have everything from sex ed to life in hell to imagined trysts with Keira Knightley!
Click the Read More link to find out how to enter.
Like a Fly in Amber is a new musical playing at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s a simple musical — there are no dazzling sets or a 20-member chorus, there aren’t any booming heart wrenching numbers — just two people, a minimal set, and a poignant and touching story with musical numbers that are quite pretty.
A new day, a new set of Fringe shows we’ll be giving away pairs of tickets to! By now you should know the drill — five shows, five pairs of tickets. All you have to do is fire off a few emails and you could win your way into FREE FRINGE!!
We have a great set of shows playing on MONDAY JULY 4 that you’ll want to see that include everything from zombie clowns to Shakespearean ..clowns… and a rowing team! There’s something for everyone so be sure to click the Read More for details on how to enter.
Canadian Stage presents the classic Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet in Toronto
We’re rounding into the last stretch of the 