Reviews of productions based in Toronto – theatre includes traditional definitions of theatre, as well as dance, opera, comedy, performance art, spoken word performances, and more. Productions may be in-person, or remote productions streamed online on the Internet.
by Lucy Allen
Large Dog Theatre’s acTOR is a show for anyone who’s been forced to sit through the worst and most cliched of film. It spares absolutely no genre from it’s light hearted mocking and attempted to answer the most important of questions: can infomercials be artistically fulfilling? Continue reading acTOR (Large Dog Theatre)- 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Crystal Wood
My favourite parts of Sex and the City were always when Carrie and friends went to brunch. There were no boys, inexplicably expensive shoes, or yet another gratuitous scene of Samantha having sex. Just four women talking about the things that women think about. Breadwinner is like that.
Plus it’s a musical!
Continue reading Breadwinner (Megan Benjafield) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Sam Mooney
I went to see Leacock Live! because it’s presented by Act 2 Studio for Seniors – a program at Ryerson. It’s good to see older actors on the stage, I think we need to see more. And in a wide variety of roles, This isn’t just because I’m ‘older’. Older people bring a depth of life experience to the stage that young actors can only achieve by living for a long time.
The audience at today’s performance was older than the usual fringe audience and – judging by the applause – they loved the show.
Continue reading Leacock Live! (Act II Studio from Toronto) 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By Amber Landgraff
When I saw that Die Roten Punkte were going to be in this year’s Fringe with Die Roten Punkte – KUNST ROCK (ART ROCK) I was so excited. I saw them perform during their Super Musikant Tour in 2008 and instantly became a fan. KUNST ROCK may be more arty than Super Musikant but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t just as much fun.
The show involves a rollicking performance by brother and sister duo Otto and Astrid Rot. Orphaned at a young age when their parents were killed by a train on the way to the zoo, they only have each other and their music.
Continue reading Die Roten Punkte – KUNST ROCK (ART ROCK) (Die Roten Punkte) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review
By George Perry
Wet, playing at Theatre Passe Muraille is a nasty play. It is also a brilliant play.
It’s not easy to watch our good people go away to weird countries. It is even harder to watch them come back home more screwed up than Charles Manson.
Continue reading Wet: (WORKhouse) 2010 Toronto Fringe Review