A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
I had the pleasure of seeing Dario et la Diablesse: A Caribbean Musical tonight (Bellemoune Théâtre Troupe Inc.), which is playing at Al Green Theatre, as part of The 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival!
This show has so much going for it: a great cast, amazing music, humour, and a fascinating story. To me it needs just a bit of attention to detail to really bring it home.
There are the worst plans, and then better plans, and then you have yes problemo’s Best Made Plans, a short fantasy adventure through Toronto, at the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival. Continue reading Best Made Plans (yes problemo) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
House of Vinyl, by Glacity Theatre Collective, is on at the Robert Gill Theatre as part of The 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival!
I got to see it this evening, and I wish I had better news to report. I’m still not entirely sure what to make this of this strange production about bubble-imbibing, hallucinating vinyl lovers.
Continue reading House of Vinyl (Glacity Theatre Collective) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review
The Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating Assholes ticks all my boxes: this Fringe satire about gender and power dynamics is hilarious, biting, political, and uncomfortably prescient. But coming into it, I was worried: what if it’s too theatrical? I am a stage manager; I know what to expect; will the public connect with it?
So I brought a friend who’d never worn a headset in her life — and she laughed, and laughed, and squirmed, and laughed. She got it, and she loved it — and you will, too.
Game 7 by MWB Productions at 2016’s Toronto Fringe Festival is a play about miserable people. It’s also about fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which is pretty much the same thing (badump bump).
Written and performed by Mark Kalzer, Raymond Ho and Magdalena BB it chronicles the events that transpire between three friends as they watch the legendary collapse of the Leafs in their 2013 Playoff run. The play explores many themes like missed opportunities, failed dreams and abandonment while also exploring the ecstasy and agony of being a sports fan.
Continue reading Game 7 (MWB Productions) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review