So you don’t really say no to the opportunity to watch a zombie clown show. Nonetheless, as I had long associated clowns with the likes of Stephen King monsters, and zombies with tasteless 80’s B-Horror, I was still unsure of what to expect when I arrived at the show.

Mullet, the star of Mullet’s Make-A-Play, performed at Theatre Passe Muraille, was (quite fortunately) unlike either extreme.

Clad in somber coloured clown attire, with a shock of surprisingly grey hair, some sort of green substance climbing down his white painted face, and a black nose (that fell off at one point during the show), Mullet clearly isn’t your typical clown.

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There is no doubt about it, those Uncalled For boys sure know how to put on a fringe show. And a standing ovation at the end of tonight’s show proved just that. Continue reading Uncalled For Presents Hypnogogic Logic (Uncalled For) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review →

Get Happy is an interesting multi-disciplinary work incorporating music, dance and poetry. Harking back to the swing era, the show combines torch songs with lindy hopping and wistful, poetic verses.

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I strongly recommend that you buy a ticket for The Godot Cycle – even if you don’t like the play you should go for the theatrical experiment. These two actors started at 6pm today (Friday) and will perform a continuous loop of Waiting For Godot until Midnight tomorrow (Saturday) and from what I’ve seen so far, I am definitely going back (as your ticket allows re-entry).

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Finally: An Epic Cycle is a wonderful piece of fantasy conceived by D. W. Wilson and Sarah Cody.  It is fantasy for a number of reasons, most notably because the cast and crew are brave enough to imagine The Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of The Stanley Cup Finals. Yeah, I know!

It’s also fantasy for several other reasons. It’s a mystery along the lines of Inspector Gadget. It also interweaves three or four love stories.

Continue reading Finally: An Epic Cycle (Phone It In Productions) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review →