A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
Chad Mallett, presented by Toronto Improvised Theatre, is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Matt Folliott and Ted Hallett are a dynamic duo if I ever saw one. From the moment the lights dimmed, and the obscure/not-meant-to-be dreary Fringe announcement ended, they turned the energy in the room right up by jumping out on stage, followed by a sarcastic comment and introduction from their stage manager.
Continue reading Chad Mallett 2017 (Toronto Improvised Company) Toronto Fringe Review
Seeking Refuge, produced by Thick and Thin Theatre, is performing as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. According to the UNHCR more than 65 million people were displaced worldwide in 2015. That’s the highest number since World War II.
Here in Canada, we’ve seen fear mongering in the conservative media leading to growing racist sentiment against refugees. A show about the plight of refugees couldn’t be more timely or important. Continue reading Seeking Refuge (Thick and Thin Theatre) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Written by Dawna Wightman, A Mickey Full of Mouse is playing at the Tarragon Extraspace as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival 2017. This raw road trip story takes us to the childhood memories of two women, Anna and Margaret. The main recollection is the 1976 journey to Florida that includes Anna (Louise Lupo), Margaret (Dawna Wightman) and Anna’s mother (also Wightman) and father.
Continue reading A Mickey Full of Mouse (AMFOM Theatre) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Entering the space for Sleepless Nights I was greeted by a cold, uneasy sight. Four young girls laying on the ground in darkness, eerie music playing loudly and a man walking in circles at the back of the stage. This play is produced by Paprika Creators Unit and is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Continue reading Sleepless Nights (Paprika Creators Unit) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Theatre Enthused brings Dear Uncle Wish to the 2017 Toronto Fringe, and I couldn’t be more grateful to have seen it. Dear Uncle Wish captures a time of transition in newly confederated Newfoundland, and explores the tensions between old and new by focussing on two characters’ different approaches to healing. This is an intricately woven tale that will show you something that you may not have thought about recently. Dear Uncle Wish is a modern, original play written by Samantha Chaulk (who also happened to produce, compose the musical score, as well as play the main character, ‘Bride’). If you’d like to see an imaginative and expansive interpretation of a past that wasn’t so long ago, I urge you to go. Continue reading Dear Uncle Wish (Theatre Enthused) 2017 Fringe Review