Fringe Festival

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

BURNT …and toasted! (Donna Greenberg) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

BURNT ...and toasted!

It takes a lot of commitment in putting together a one-person show where an actor plays multiple characters, sings and dances. This is the commitment Donna Greenberg took in her Toronto Fringe show Burnt …and toasted! but unfortunately there were many pieces missing and it didn’t quite work for me.

The musical show started with Greenberg doing a song and dance number which was a nice way to open the show. But she lost me once she started her dialogue that began with ‘Once upon a time…’. Greenberg takes us back into her past by walking back and forth across the stage trying to take on the different characters.

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Everything I Need (rhymes with 7) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

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Dear Devon Hubka,

After watching your one woman show Everything I Need, playing at the Toronto Fringe, I wanted to run across the floor and give you a hug! I saw so much of my own struggles and triumphs in you that I am inspired, reaffirmed and motivated to go after the things I really want.

Seeing all the leading parts given away to other people, you realize that you’re “A princess who could save herself.” Every young girl needs to hear that. And every woman needs to believe it. We’re not alone in our struggles and we have everything we need to succeed. Thank you for showing us that.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Monday, June 8th.

It’s here! It’s here! It’s here, here, here, here here! At Mooney on Theatre, we like to spread the love during Fringe and invite our readers to participate in contests for a pair of FREE Fringe tickets to different shows every day of the festival. So enter a contest and Fringe for Free!  Here are the FIVE shows that are we are giving away tickets for on Monday, July 8th, 2013.

Today’s shows are:

Fort Isabel – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 11:00 PM show at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (16 Ryerson Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Fort Isabel contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Assassinating Thomson – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30 PM show at St. Vladimir’s Theatre (620 Spadina Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Thomson contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Tomes – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:30 PM show at St. Vladimir’s Theatre (620 Spadina Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tomes contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Liza Live! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3:15 PM show at the Annex Theatre (730 Bathurst St.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Liza Live! contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Death Married My Daughter –  To be entered into the draw for two free treatments at the 1:00 PM show at the Tarragon Main Space (30 Bridgman Ave.), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Death Married contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 7th, 2013.

Below the jump: more more information on all of these shows, and our full contest rules.

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Battle of the Bastards (You Rung?) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review

Battle of the Bastards by You Rung? Productions celebrates the ever-popular William Shakespeare at Tarragon Theatre. Shakespeare is present in other Toronto Fringe 2013 shows, but certainly not performed by one man. Walking into the theatre you wonder if it’s possible for a single person to tackle the Bard’s work.

The worries are especially great because David Ladderman, star of Battle of the Bastards, tackles King Lear, one of Shakespeare’s longest tragedies. I was surprised that this would be a night for comedy. But lo’, I was wrong. Ladderman gave a personable, entertaining and blessedly brief performance.
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