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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Thursday July 14th

Here is your chance to win free some tickets and check out some 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival shows. Today there are eight shows to choose from.  Enter one of the contests, or enter all 8.  I mean, who doesn’t like winning free stuff, right?

The shows you could be seeing for free on Thursday if you enter are:

Rob Ford and the Mysterious Case of the Flying Anarchist – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the noon show on Thursday at St. Vladimir’s Theatre (Venue 7) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Flying Anarchist contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Tiki Bikini Beach Paradise Party a Go Go – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 4:00pm show on Thursday at the arragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tiki Bikini contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Little Red Riding Hood – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:15 show on Thursday at the Palmerston Library Theatre (Venue FringeKids!) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Riding Hood contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Forbidden Fruit: Evolution –  To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:45 pm show on Thursday at Factory Theatre Mainspace (Venue 12) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Forbidden Fruit contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

The Grapes of Khan – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6 pm show on Thursday at Helen-Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (Venue 8 ) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Grapes of Khan contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Every Woman I Slept With Before I Met You – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:15 show on Thursday at the Solo Room (Venue 5) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Every Woman I Slept With contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Finally: An Epic Cycle – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 9:30pm show at Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (Venue 8 ) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Finally contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

In the Trenches – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 9:45 pm show at the George Ignatieff Theatre (Venue 6) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “In the Trenches contest” by 7pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

See below for details on each show, how the contest works: Continue reading Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Thursday July 14th →

WE FEW THEY MANY (Paper Plaid Theatre) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review

We Few They Many is a play that entertains and educates simultaneously. A show about a group of activists during the G20 Summit that took place in Toronto last year.

It hits home as it deals with matters that we all can identify with and a time we all remember. It was a time when things became very un-Canadian for a few days. There was chaos on the streets through riots and violent protests, and there was police retaliation in return against everyone – guilty and innocent.
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The Sparrow and the Mouse: Creating the Music of Edith Piaf (A Sisterscene Production) Toronto 2011 Fringe Review

I wish I had had the opportunity to see The Sparrow and the Mouse: Creating the Music of Edith Piaf, prior to visiting Piaf’s grave in Père Lachaise cemetery, Pairs, France in 2009. The significance of her location amongst kings, noblemen, and the elite in every arena from politics to literature would have had more impact had I known of her brothel upbringing as the “illegitimate” daughter of a street singer and a street acrobat turned soldier. Continue reading The Sparrow and the Mouse: Creating the Music of Edith Piaf (A Sisterscene Production) Toronto 2011 Fringe Review →