A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
I’m a bit of a nut about Greek mythology and, like many people who have spent more than a few minutes on the internet, I’ve been unable to escape the gong show that is the US Presidential Election. In Gods We Trust from The Lactors’ Studio combines those two things into a piece of satire that I figured would be right up my alley and a solid addition to 2016’s Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Ten minutes into Penash Productions’ Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton at the Toronto Fringe Festival, I knew I had to see it again. It was just that good — brilliantly performed, absolutely hilarious, and by far the best one-person show I’ve ever seen.
In a mutant-infested apocalyptic future, one janitor and one dog are on a mission to find Graceland, a radio station that’s still broadcasting rock hot jams from an unknown location in the wasteland. Is it the mutant-free paradise that our renegade heroes are hoping for, or will it be stereotypically disappointing? You’ll have to check out WasteLand (Sex T-Rex) at the Toronto Fringe Festival to find out.
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You know that strange girl you went to high-school with? The one who never talked and dressed in oversized men’s clothing? Did you ever wonder what her story was? Self-Exile, Nisha Coleman’s solo show at the Toronto Fringe Festival gives you a window into her world. Continue reading Self-Exile (Nisha Coleman) 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival
What do instinct and line ups have in common? little fires by Polynomials and Blue Ceiling Dance, playing at the Factory Theatre Mainspace as part of the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival, is an incredible, touching, and hilarious examination of people as animals and women as people.
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