Fringe Festival

A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.

Night at Castle Impendingdoom (Wiggly Dolly) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review

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Night at Castle Impendingdoom produced by Wiggly Dolly is playing at the George Ignatieff Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival 2017. Written by Madeleine Redican and Clara McTeague, this KidsFest puppet show is a family must-see.

Elizabeth, Catherine and Slightly get a mysterious invitation to be guests at a Transylvanian home. While Elizabeth is thrilled to be going to an actual castle, and Slightly cluelessly sees the trip as a chance to protect two damsels in distress, Catherine is the voice of reason. She knows that  something isn’t right. After all, the home is called Castle Impendingdoom and the host is called Count Sucksyourblood!

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Shakespeare’s Ghostbusters (The Coincidence Men) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review

photo of Patrice Goodman Ralph MacLeod, Kerry Griffin, Tim Blair, Rob Hawke, Marcel St.Pierre, Gord Oxley, Jessica Perkins

What light from yonder window breaks? Slimer? Or so it goes in Shakespeare’s Ghostbusters, a retelling of the 80’s classic in Shakespearean verse put on by The Coincidence Men. Playing as part of the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival, it is a show that, for all its poetry, pretty well speaks for itself.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe Ticket Giveaways for Shows on Thursday, July 6th

Fringe For Free GraphicFolks! Fringe starts tomoorrow! Can you believe it! Have you entered the contest for tickets to opening day shows yet? If you haven’t go do it, it’s okay, I’ll wait here while you do.

Okay, now that’s done, guess what! Here’s a chance for 5 more shows on Thursday! We’re going to keep doing this for shows playing right up until the last Friday! I know! It’s so exciting! That’s why there are so many exclamation marks!

Click “Read More” for the contest rules and some infomation about the 5 shows you can win tickets to for Thursday, July 8.
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