Fringe Festival

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

The Knitting Pilgrim (Ergo Arts Theatre) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

picture of Kirk Dunn in The Knitting Pilgrim

Tonight, we sat in pews at a church which had that solemn old church smell to see a thoughtful, moving play. It shares one man’s questions about Christianity, Judaism and Islam  — via knitting. The Knitting Pilgrim, workshopped by Ergo Arts Theatre and playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival, is indeed a beautiful work of art that culminates in three knitted tapestries. Each one represents a religious faith.

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In Ireland We Rented A Car from Criminals (Write in the Kisser and Dumb Ax Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Photo of Lauren Allen and Nathan Coppens in In Ireland We Rented A Car From CriminalsWho are the criminals in Write in the Kisser/Dumb Ax Productions‘s new show, In Ireland We Rented A Car From Criminals? Playing at the Streetcar Crowsnest Guloien Theatre as part of the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival, we never do get an answer to that question in this hour-long show.

 

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