A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
Genesis And Other Stories. Chaotic perfection is the only way I can describe this truly hilarious play being put on at Trinity St. Paul’s United Church by Aim for the Tangent Theatre. This play-within-a-play-within-a-church is about a man whose father dies; to honor his memory, he tries to put on a play about Adam and Eve set in Eden, USA in 1965, and oh my goodness do they ever.
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I am wary of one-person shows for I fear the all-too-common phenomenon of an actor desperately trying to show me his or her range. Granted, there is a decidedly actor-ly vibe to It’s Just a Stage We’re Going Through Theatre Company’s production of Just Lift Your Feet at the Robert Gill Theatre. And there is desperation too, but not of the sort I feared. Here is the naked vulnerability of a character who desperately wants to connect to herself and the world in some meaningful way. Continue reading Just Lift Your Feet (It’s Just A Stage We’re Going Through) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review
A Fun, Smart Play About Queer Theory At The Toronto Fringe Festival
I had really been looking forward to seeing Spoon. The mention of a play in this year’s Fringe that explores queer theory through the lives of a gay couple trying to make sense of gender stereotypes caught my interest. Happily, this play more than delivers on its promise.
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One Side of an Ampersand is the first production by Flying Radio Theatre, a company formed by Ryerson Theatre students and graduates. It’s written and co-directed (with Jasmin Goode) by Julie McCann. The cast is Zoe Brownstone as Alice, Hilary McCormack as Helen, Rebecca Perry as Daisy, and Chris Whidden as Helen’s former lover whose name I have completely forgotten. Sorry. (editor’s note: His name is Will)
The play actually has the making of a farce but it isn’t played that way.
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I am always excited stepping into the Tarragon Extra Space (30 Bridgman Avenue), as the venue has consistently housed fresh and exciting theatre experiences for me. Tonight I went there to see Evacuate presented by Rhymes with Orange Productions and I left feeling satisfied by a very sensitive piece of theatre.
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