Living With Henry is not about living with a roommate or living with a spouse. It’s about living with HIV. So if this issue has any personal impact on you, or you’re just affected by sad topics, pack your tissues.
It’s also a musical, in a very classic musical style. I personally find people breaking from dialogue into dramatic song very distancing so for me those numbers gave my eyes a chance to dry. My friend who was with me, who has excellent taste and does not find such things distracting, was more of a mess than I. So if you like dramatic musical theatre, bring even more tissues. Continue reading Living With Henry (Beyond Boundaries) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review→
I love fairy tales and was quite excited to watch this show about Little Red Riding Hood; it was one of my favourite stories as a kid. I’m happy to say it did not disappoint.
The Mistress’ Boyfriend is a provocative story of sex games, murder, deceit and mayhem in a dark melodramatic comedy playing at the Theatre Passe Muraille. A bible publisher (DeeJay Dayton) has an affair with an anarchist hooker (Amanda Petryschuk) while her ex-con boyfriend (Oliver Georgiou) is sleeping with the publisher’s thrill-seeking wife (Mandy May Cheetham). One uses the other while betraying someone else. Continue reading The Mistress’ Boyfriend (presented by Quondam Dreams) 2011 Toronto Fringe Reviews→
One Good Marriage is a two-person show told by a newlywed couple, Stewart and Steph. The play consists of them retelling the story of how after their wedding, everyone who attended died.
There is a chance for an interesting plot but I found the play moves slowly. The plot ends up feeling mundane, telling the story of a librarian (who doesn’t like to read) and an English teacher. They are ordinary, average people with a mediocre relationship. Continue reading One Good Marriage (Theatre by the River) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review→
Living With Henry is not about living with a roommate or living with a spouse. It’s about living with HIV. So if this issue has any personal impact on you, or you’re just affected by sad topics, pack your tissues.
