This is the first year that I’ve gone to any of the FringeKids shows that are part of the Fringe every year and I saw two shows in one day. The second show was The Super Secret Subway Society which I thoroughly enjoyed. Continue reading The Super Secret Subway Society (NachoMama) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

Anyone who can perform in a noisy alley and still draw a crowd despite competing with beer, live music and art displays must be doing something right. They must also be very brave. Both seem to be the case with Sarah Magni’s Stamped, playing at the Fringe artist alley Outdoor Stage.

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The Fringe Kids lineup is a family-friendly way to get the next generation hooked on theatre, and Young Jesters’ production of Water at the Toronto Fringe Festival makes for a great introduction. Continue reading Water (Young Jesters) – 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

All of the shows in Fringekids at the Fringe are held in the Palmerston Library. It’s a great venue; there’s a washroom in the theatre so if a kid has to go you don’t have to leave the performance the way you do at other venues. Someone with a kid thought of that.

My grandson and I saw ROCKgarden Party – An Interactive Children’s Musical today. I have to admit that the ‘interactive’ in the title had me a bit worried. Max is very shy and any kind of interaction before he was ready would have been a disaster. I needn’t have been concerned, the interaction is voluntary, fun, and without pressure. Continue reading ROCKgarden Party – An Interactive Children’s Musical (Little Fingers Music) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

Musicals sometimes get a bad rap for being overly campy with an extra side of cheese. Some are, and we love them for it, but others, like Bad Dress Productions’ Toronto Fringe feature 21 Days, prove that musical doesn’t have to equal camp to be successful.

With punchy, clever dialogue by Tabia Lau, 21 Days tells the story of Julie (played with great gusto by Elizabeth Conway), a young woman who was diagnosed with a strange and fatal disease at a very young age. The doctors told her she only had twenty-one days to live, but not just any old days, twenty-one amazing days.

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