Written by and starring Erin Thompson who plays Angela, someone we assume to be a true supportive friend, and Tracey Beltrano who plays Lucy, a girl who has recently broken up with her boyfriend and has gone to her friend Angela for guidance and comfort.
I am a huge fan of period dramas, obsessively so. When I got a chance to review an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, one of the most renowned and well-loved period novels of all time, at Toronto Fringe I dove into it like an Olympic gold medallist.
Hallie Burt and Kate Werneburg’s play, Elizabeth – Darcy, is high-energy, charming and a delight for admirers of the novel and its numerous TV adaptations. All of our favourite characters, scenes and quotes are there in this production.
2 For Tea by Life and Depth bring comedy and a bit of improv to Randolph Theatre for Toronto Fringe 2013. The play involves six characters, two of which are played by the writers/main performers Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles. The other four characters are selected from the audience, most of them being cherry-picked from the front row.
The play begins with Aaron Malkin (James) and Alastair Knowles (Jamesy) having a simple tea party. The tea drinking is accompanied by Jamesy’s perfectionist habits and physical comedy. Jamesy pivots and lunges with the grace of a classical dancer, while James is the agreeable straight-man. The chemistry between the two works impeccably. Through the performing alchemy of Malkin and Knowles, tea drinking becomes fascinating.
Every now and then, I get to see an amazing show. A show which is so outstanding, so perfect in every respect, that I want to shout it from the rooftops. I push out-of-town friends to visit just so they can bear witness to these chunks of theatre at its finest.
CALLAGHAN! & the Wings of the Butterfly is one of those shows. Don’t let the Fringe angle lower your expectations: there’s an hour of solid, consistent, awe-inspiring magic on that stage, and you’d be a fool to miss it.
Every now and then, I get to see an amazing show. A show which is so outstanding, so perfect in every respect, that I want to shout it from the rooftops. I push out-of-town friends to visit just so they can bear witness to these chunks of theatre at its finest.