Fringe Festival

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

Redheaded Stepchild (Nobody’s Business Theatre) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Ah the elusive one-man-show; a form so oft-attempted but oh so rarely done successfully. Redheaded Stepchild, presented by Nobody’s Business Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, is written and performed by Johnnie Walker and ought to be studied as the model of how to write and perform a proper, impactful one-hander.

Redheaded Stepchild tells the story of Nicholas, a precocious 12-year-old redheaded boy whose proclivity for Shakespeare and Gilbert and Sullivan make him a bit different from the other kids at school. Nicholas is troubled; his father has recently remarried, literally making him a redheaded stepchild, and the biggest kid in his sixth grade class is threatening to beat him up.

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Off Canvas (remounted) (Momentum Dance Toronto) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

Momentum Dance Toronto brings a unique dance experience to the Toronto Fringe Festival in the form of inspired by works of visual still art. Off Canvas is an hour-long exploration of art — what creates art, what expresses art, and how to look beyond the canvas (and beyond the dancer) to find inspiration and create.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Tuesday, July 8th

By now you’ve probably had a chance to check out some of the great theatre selections the  Toronto Fringe Festival has to offer this year. (And if you’re still pondering your Fringe guide, we’ve already reviewed every show, so take a gander and let us help you make your decisions.)

But wait! You say you want more? Well, then, we’ve got ya covered!

For every day of the festival, we give out tickets to up to 5 shows. On top of that, it’s easy to enter, too! (See details below.)

Remember, you need to enter each contest individually. If we pick your name, you win two tickets. It’s as simple as that! Check out the list of the 5 shows playing on Tuesday July 8th after the jump.

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Potosi (Good Old Neon) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Of all the Toronto Fringe Festival shows I’ve attended thus far, Potosi is the only one I’ve seen in a literally full house.  The Tarragon Mainspace was packed for this show, viewers no doubt drawn in by the posters that have sprouted across the city, each reminding all who see them that Potosi is the winner of the Fringe New Play Contest.  In short, this show had some very high expectations to live up to, and as a play, it definitely achieved that much.

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This Aint The Yellow Brick Road (Steele Solutions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

This Ain’t The Yellow Brick Road is Jake Steele’s life story. It begins four years ago, with his recovery from a brain tumour which robbed him of his memory: he had to re-learn everything – from elementary self-care, to how to process emotions, to who he was. His Toronto Fringe Festival show explores how he grew and developed into a new person, how he relates to the old one, and his adventures as he comes into — or, perhaps, overcomes — himself.

At least, that’s what Jake Steele says.

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