A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
Halapatooloo presented as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival by the Halapatooloo collective at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace follows Poso, a star arranging clown, and his clown shadow shité. Their daily routine includes a variety of activities from tidying and drinking tea to giving lively recounts of last night’s dreams and receiving necessary earthly supplies from the mysterious well.
Continue reading Halapatooloo (Red Nose Ink) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
I don’t do a lot of research before I pick my shows for the Toronto Fringe Festival. I just read the blurbs in the Fringe program and pick the ones that sound interesting. It wasn’t until I sat down to write this that I realized that Zack Adams is actually Australian actor Shane Adamczac.
I have to admit I’m shattered. Does that mean that Zack wasn’t actually on Big Brother 7? Probably. Does it matter? No. The Complete History of Zack Adams is a lovely coming of age story, funny, sweet, and at times sad. It’s a play about the journey to real life.
I kicked off my Toronto 2012 Fringe Festival experience with tonight’s opening night performance of The No Bull$#!% History of Canada at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (Venue 10/11) and what a great way to begin!
Continue reading The No Bull$#!% History of Canada (The House of Style) Toronto Fringe 2012 Review
Fishbowl, was the first show that I saw this year as part of the the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival, and I have to say it was hilarious. It’s always a little nerve racking for me going in to my first Fringe show considering they can sometimes be a little hit-or-miss, but this one definitely doesn’t miss.
This is a one-man show written and performed by Mark Shyzer, who plays four distinct characters, two male and two female. I love the way the show starts out. Shyzer introduces each character by changing his costume and his voice so we can get a feel for who they are.
Shyzer defines the characters so well in the beginning that even though there are no costume changes past the introduction at no point did I feel lost or confused about which character he was playing. Continue reading Fishbowl (Sarah Olmstead) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
At this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, the one-man comedy show, I Became My Mother, charmingly blends music, media and storytelling in a fast paced evening of theatre. Produced by Triennacom Entertainment, written, directed and performed by Cleve Jones himself, the show is a personal and humorous reflection on Jones’ journey into fatherhood.
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