Fringe Festival

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

Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Thursday July 7th

Searching for free tickets to the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival? Mooney on Theatre will be holding a contest for shows every single day the Festival is running.

For today’s edition, we are giving away tickets for Thursday, July 7th performances. We have a whopping seven shows available for you to see with a guest:

The Paperbag Queen – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6 pm show at Theatre Passe Muraille Backstage, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Paperbag Queen contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

Bursting Into Flames – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:30 pm show at Robert Gill Theatre (3rd Floor, entrance on St. George), please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Bursting Into Flames contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

Horse – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7 pm show at Last Temptation Restaurant and Bar, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Horse contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

Mary’s Wedding – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15 pm show at Factory Mainstage, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Mary’s Wedding contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

A Depper Kind of Love – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45 pm show at Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “A Depper Kind of Love contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

When Harry Met Harry – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 9:15 pm show at Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “When Harry Met Harry contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

Mister Baxter – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30 pm show at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Mister Baxter contest” by 7pm on Wednesday July 6, 2011.

Read the rest of the entry for details on each show and how the contest works.

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Pat Burtscher’s Waffle House – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release

From press release

HOLY MOLY IT’S
Pat Burtshcer’s Waffle House

Come and join me on an adventure full of stuff, things and that sort, but only if you like fun and good times – no lame-o’s allowed! It’s all about fun and good times. So come and have some with me and whoever else shows up. Here’s a quote to prove that what I’m saying is true:

“… funny, and silly, in a good way. The Fringe needs more of this!” **** The Latest 7 12/05/2011

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Caught Our Eye Playlistings – What our Fringe writers are most looking forward to

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At this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, Mooney on Theatre has 17 writers covering all 145 shows. Instead of posting our regular “Caught Our Eye” playlistings today, we’ve asked a few of our Fringe writers about which show they are most excited to see at the festival and why. Here are the responses we got; hopefully these answers whet your appetite and help you find a Fringe show that interests you.

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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Wednesday July 6th

So, here we go folks, the first contests of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival!  In this edition we will be giving away tickets to the Wednesday July 6 performances of four shows.

The shows are:

Excuse me, Would you like to buy a bar – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at The Solo Room (Venue 5) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line  “Would You Like to Buy a Bar contest” by 7pm on Tuesday July 5, 2011.

Abra-Cadaver! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm show at Tarragon Theatre’s Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Abra-Cadaver contest” by 7pm on Tuesday July 5, 2011.

War of the Clowns – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 9:30 pm at the Miles Nadal JCC (Venue 16) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “War of the Clowns contest” by 7pm on Tuesday July 5, 2011.

The Giant’s Garden – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30pm at The George Ignatieff Theatre (Venue 6) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Giants Garden contest” by 7pm on Tuesday July 5, 2011.

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

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The Collection and Lady Janitor: 2011 Toronto Fringe Dance Interviews

Feathers vs. Fauna at the Toronto Fringe Festival

The Collection and Lady Janitor are the brainchildren of Jasmine Graham and Eroca Nichols respectively and they’ve teamed up for a shared program at the Toronto Fringe Festival in Feathers vs. Fauna.  Creative, funny and hardworking, these emerging voices in the Toronto dance scene answered a few questions for me.

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