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.

Pirates Don’t Babysit (Black Sea Theatre) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review

Picture of a pirate and a baby

Waiting to see Pirates Don’t Babysit at George Ignatieff Theatre for Toronto Fringe 2016, I enjoyed the wash of that familiar Fringe feeling for the first time this year — a line, a line speech, being dunned for a button and so on. Then we entered the darkened theatre, me and my kid companions, and set sail on an imaginative (and fairly charming) pirate adventure.

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Happiness™ – Toronto Fringe 2016 Press Release

happinesstonyadamscorythibertFrom press release

Award-winning Ottawa based company, May Can Theatre is making their Toronto debut this Fringe Festival with their show Happiness™.

Since its premiere in 2013, Happiness™ has travelled from Ottawa to venues such as Centaur Theatre’s Wildside Festival (Montréal, QC 2016), rEvolver Festival (Vancouver, BC 2016) and had a sold out run at the 2015 Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Happiness™ is an explosive self-help seminar and product launch for anyone who’s ever wanted it all (and is willing to pay for it). Presented by the HPL™ spokespeople, James Lemon and Peter Barrel (Tony Adams and Cory Thibert) who struggle with their own relentless pursuit of happiness. Can two men who really don’t know happiness sell it?

Details

  • Happiness™ plays at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. (16 Ryerson Ave)
  • Tickets are $10 at the door, $12 in advance. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s Alley, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • Content Warning: Mature Language.
  • This venue is wheelchair-accessible.

Performances

  • Friday July 1st, 08:00 pm
  • Saturday July 2nd, 11:30 pm
  • Sunday July 3rd, 05:45 pm
  • Tuesday July 5th, 06:15 pm
  • Wednesday July 6th, 02:15 pm
  • Friday July 8th, 05:45 pm
  • Saturday July 9th, 01:45 pm

Photo of Tony Adams and Cory Thibert by Isaac Vallentin