The one man comedy show, Bursting Into Flames, starring Martin Dockery, is high energy all the way through. I overheard a couple on their way out say, “I’m exhausted just by watching him” and I smiled to myself in agreement.
If you like stand-ups, you’ll really enjoy this show. It’s about a dead man who is “living” in heaven and his life seems very much like it was when he was alive, except infinitely more fun. During the course of the show he talks about love, relationships and all the other good stuff that everyday life is made of. Continue reading Bursting Into Flames (Martin Dockery) 2011 Fringe Review→
The Billy Willy Show is on the road again. Based in Friendly, West Virginia, Billy Willy is currently sharing his stories, music and comedy with Toronto audiences.
The play is a one man show. The audience is in the studio with Billy as he hosts his radio show. Billy tells stories from his past, as only he can. He tells us of his previous loves and failed marriages. Somehow he makes it all sound funny. The stories are tragic and hilarious at the same time.
Cellar Hotel is a very ambitious production; perhaps a little too ambitious in scope and scale for Fringe. Billed as a rock-musical adaptation of the Faust legend, the production boasts a cast of 24 performers; one of the largest I’ve ever seen for a Fringe production.
The Cellar Hotel is staffed by a saintly hotel manager (later revealed to be God, herself) and the overly courteous, tip-refusing Seven Saintly Virtues. On the ground floor of the Cellar Hotel sits Auerbach’s Lounge staffed by a guileful bar tender (who turns out to be Mephistopheles) and the Seven Deadly Sins. Continue reading Cellar Hotel (Chicken Coop Theatre) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review→
Although ELLAmentary is not drastically different from other awkward puberty coming of age stories, I found it funny, sweet and among the more lovably quirky tales.
Written and performed by Christine Aziz, this one-woman show is performed at the Annex Theatre, by a highly energetic, oddly mature “Ella Salmon” (nicknamed “Salmon-Ella” and other bacterial forms by meaner kids at school).
Laurentina (Lauren Stein) has given up a life in the circus to pursue her dream of becoming an accountant. Finally settled into an internship and a permanent home, she cannot help but dwell on the circus, and has invited you, her former colleagues under the big top, to come for a visit. Laurentina’s Funhousetransforms a 2nd Floor Kensington Market apartment (51 Kensington Ave.) into a circus for a small audience of no more than 20 people.
The one man comedy show, Bursting Into Flames, starring Martin Dockery, is high energy all the way through. I overheard a couple on their way out say, “I’m exhausted just by watching him” and I smiled to myself in agreement.
Cellar Hotel
