A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
Playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2016 at the George Ignatieff Theatre, Twelfth Night … A Puppet Epic is a wacky take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy. Produced by Shakey-Shake and Friends, this tale of mistaken identities is full of wordplay and smooth puppet moves. You’ll be giggling and groaning for 60 minutes straight.
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Tonight I saw Mullet’s Ghost Story by meMullet at the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival.
The show centers around Jean-Paul Mullet, a zombie clown, who tries to tell the audience a ghost story but ends up resurrecting the ghost of his past lover, played by Hilary June Hart. In this comedy, the audience gets to see the both of them rekindle their oddball romance.
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With the intensity of a very talented cast and a perfectly suited venue, Echoes – A New Musical (Chaos and Light) powerfully brings to life melodies of love, hope and despair in times of war. Playing at the Jeanne Lamon Hall inside the Trinity-St Paul’s United Church (427 Bloor St. West), this is a must-see show at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2016.
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Last night I was lucky to see the show The End by Please Like Me Productions at the Annex Theatre for the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival. The End is a musical that takes place at the edge of the apocalypse. Director Heather Braaten combines tragedy and comedy, by showing two heroes can do nothing but sing into the apocalypse.
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A Minor Mid-Career Retrospective, a Toronto Fringe Festival show by American performer James Judd currently playing at the Factory Theatre Studio, is an excellent example of the art of the humourous monologue done well. For an hour, Judd was able to take amusing stories from his own life and, through his energy and skill, keep his audience enthralled and laughing. Judd’s comedic monologues set the standard for their form.