The mother-daughter relationship is a subject with seemingly endless possibilities for contemporary comedy. Cancer, however, is not. Writer/director Lynne Kamm attempts to navigate both subjects in her new play in the Toronto Fringe Festival, Mum and the Big C.
The draw for me was the chance to see stand-up comedian and media personality Elvira Kurt in an acting role. Kurt plays Ripley, a playgirl, commitment-phobic lesbian who returns to the suburbs to care for her nagging, know-it-all mother Donna (Janet-Laine Green) who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Continue reading Mum and the Big C (Singing Strong) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review→
Witty and unique word play coupled with psychiatric humor? Yes, please.
I love playing with the English language, whether it’s word games, Shakespeare, or witty Mamet-esque banter, probably more than the average person. So I was, understandably, positively inclined towards A Madhouse Dramedy playing at St. Vladimir’s Theatre as part of the Toronto 2012 Fringe Festival from the get go.
There is nothing as oddly touching as the relationship between a man and his plastic skeleton. Smart Food (Ray-Alan Productions), playing at Annex Theatre, is the tale of Florence (Andy Ingram) and his inanimate friend, Frasier.
Everything I Never Knew I Wanted is the perfect show to see if you’re tired of figuring out your mess of a life, and feel like laughing at someone else’s misfortune for a while.
The mother-daughter relationship is a subject with seemingly endless possibilities for contemporary comedy. Cancer, however, is not. Writer/director Lynne Kamm attempts to navigate both subjects in her new play in the Toronto Fringe Festival, Mum and the Big C.
