Fringe Festival

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

You Detective (Fratwurst) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

youdetective_-_programimageYou Detective by the comedic team Fratwurst is a hilarious show playing at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. Evan Arppe, Eric Miinch and Josh Murray combine their creative efforts to bring you on a Toronto-based detective story. The show is an adult version of a choose-your-own-adventure story. The audience is given two options to explore and whatever answer gets the most applause, is the scenario Fratwurst will play out.

 

 

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Hey ’90s Kids, You’re Old (Hole Punch Productions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Get out your toe socks and your mix-tapes, because Hole Punch Productions’ Hey ’90s Kids, You’re old will scour your arsenal of 90’s themed memories and wring you dry. This sketch comedy show at the Toronto Fringe Festival is centred around nostalgia for the 1990s. Hole Punch Productions has constructed a funny show that delivers exactly what it promises.
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If It’s Not Too Much Trouble (Books Are Boring) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Playwright Trevor Poelman’s If It’s Not Too Much Trouble was the winner of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival‘s 24 Hour Playwriting Contest.  It’s an engaging piece boasting an endearing cast of characters and some very funny lines. The three Davis children, and one boyfriend, are getting ready for their parents’ 25th Anniversary. Continue reading If It’s Not Too Much Trouble (Books Are Boring) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review →

Summer Spectacular (Small Wooden Shoe) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review

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Small Wooden Shoe’s Summer Spectacular is a site-specific promenade performance taking place in Frankel Lambert Park in Toronto’s Wychwood neighbourhood as part of The Toronto Fringe Festival. The show’s title is perhaps a bit of a misnomer; it’s not particularly summer-themed nor is it a “spectacular” in the traditional sense. In fact it’s quite an intimate experience.

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