Toronto Theatre Reviews

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.

Review: Uncle Vanya (Show One Productions/Luminato)

Photo from Uncle VanyaUncle Vanya played to sold out crowds as part of the 2017 Luminato Festival in Toronto

I’ll admit that I approached seeing Uncle Vanya, the classic play about a family caught between between tradition and transformation, with trepidation. The play written by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov was performed during the 2017 Luminato Festival in Russian by Moscow’s Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre. Continue reading Review: Uncle Vanya (Show One Productions/Luminato)

Hands Down – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

From the press release:

Shoot Good Films in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents HANDS DOWN

From Warren P. Sonoda, director of Trailer Park Boys, This Hour has 22 Minutes, & Coopers’ Camera comes his first play since… 1992 high school drama class.

HANDS DOWN is a twisted comedy about ambition, endurance, and finding out what really matters… after holding onto a car for 100 hours. As four contestants hunker down to win a vehicle, truths, secrets and an occasional supernatural power are revealed that jeopardize each of them from winning. Everyone has a limit, but sometimes you don’t know it until you’ve crossed it. Like writing a new play after 25 years.

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SCAT – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

From the press release:

SCAT​ by Laugh Serious Theatre will be premiering at the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival,​ this summer, from July 5th – July 16th, 2016 at Queen West Community Health Centre, 168 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5V 2R4.

Laugh Serious theatre takes audiences to the bathroom with SCAT, a site-specific show about the history of bathrooms and how they are used and misused.

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Animated – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

The Bad Dog Youth Academy presents

Animated! at the 2017 Toronto Fringe

An improv show that brings your objects to life!

Whether it’s our up-and-coming youth performers or our hilarious professional players, the Bad Dog Theatre Company produces world class improv. Animated! is the latest in the Bad Dog series of youth and adult crossover shows, combining top level adult improvisers and standout teen performers from its Youth Academy. Audiences get the best of both worlds- younger players with creative new ideas, and professionals who know how to create seamless improvised stories.

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