Fringe Festival

A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.

Carlynn Reed and Jonathon Neville in Let’s Play House: 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival Dance Interviews

 

Let's Play House -- Imagiscape

Carlynn Reed and Jonathon Neville answer some questions about Imagiscape’s Let’s Play House, a compelling expression of the complexities of caregiving. Six years after its premiere, it comes to the Toronto Fringe Festival. Carlynn and Jonathon (J&C) answer some questions.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Monday July 11th

Here’s the contest to win free Monday show tickets to the  2011 Toronto Fringe Festival!  There are six performances to choose from on Monday July 11. This is your chance to go out and see some Fringe shows for free – enter just one, or all of them!

The shows are:

The Last Rock n Roll Show – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3 pm show at the Bathurst Street Theatre (Venue 3) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Last Rock n Roll Show contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Rabbit Hole – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at St. Vlad’s Theatre (Venue 7) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Rabbit Hole contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Bordeaux – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45 pm show at Factory Studio Theatre (Venue 13) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line  “Bordeaux contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

P-Dale – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm show at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (Venue 10) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “P-Dale contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Tyumen, Then – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm show at the Robert Gill Theatre (Venue 9) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tyumen, Then contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

I Remember Mama – To be entered into the draw for FOUR tickets to the 10:45 pm show at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “I Remember Mama contest” by 7pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

See below for details on each show, how the contest works:

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The Society of Skeptics (Smash Co Production) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review

To be completely honest, when I walked through the doors at the Factory Theatre Mainspace, I wasn’t sure whether The Society of Skeptics, was a narrative or some sort of demonstration.

Show descriptions warned of audience participation and the description mentioned something about a reward to anyone who could demonstrate a supernatural claim. Was the audience supposed to bring claims of supernatural activity? Or was it a show about an organization called the Society of Skeptics?

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Austen For The Attention-Impaired (Orange Wine Productions) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review

Have you ever had the desire to read the novels of Jane Austen, but simply did not have the time to do so? If so, Austen For The Attention-Impaired, directed by Tali Brady and playing at the Tarragon Theatre’s Extra Space, may just be the show for you. It compresses all of her novels into a single hour.

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