When I chose this show to review, it was called Meg Makes Mistakes, and I wish this charming short solo about love and relationships and, well, errors in judgement had retained its original title. Instead it’s in the Toronto Fringe Festival program as Meg MacKay: Freelance Witch and is playing at the  in Tarragon Theatre’s small but mighty Solo Room. It’s maybe about three-quarters of the way to being a finished piece, but somehow that’s part of the pleasure in it.

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Full Body Pull is when you pull every muscle in your body at the same time. It’s also a funny one-woman sketch show by Haggard Bitch Productions, playing at the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival.

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If you want to check out Sweet Girl Shrapnel, produced by Floppyrose and playing in the alleys around 29 Lippincott St. as part of the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival, bring some sturdy shoes.

This promenade show walks audiences along the endless laneways and alleys of Kensington in search of the truth behind a mysterious disappearance.

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I enjoy that the Toronto Fringe Festival has smaller plays that allow glimpses into the lives of a single family.  Fine China, produced by The Woodlands Theatre Company, and playing at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse is a peek into the relationship struggles of two sisters of an immigrant family, brought together after the death of their father.

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Do you like contemporary dance? Do you like expressive movement?  I enjoyed the dynamic movement in Nullius in Verba: A Double Bill Dance Performance the most.  It is playing at the Al Green Theatre as part of the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival. Continue reading Nullius in Verba (Rebel Dance Theatre) 2018 Toronto Fringe Review →