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.
Myth of the Ostrich (Offside Productions) is a knockout comedy playing at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s got sharp insight and laughs aplenty. I’m still giddy more than an hour later! Continue reading Myth of the Ostrich (Offside Productions) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” is the underlying base line for Rarely Pure Theatre‘s Valkyrie debuting at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. This is a powerhouse of a story that speaks to any woman, or anyone really, who has ever been cheated on by a lover, undermined by a member of the opposite (or same) sex, or has ever received one of these texts.
Erin (Tara Koehler) and Bradley (Monique Renaud) are two girlfriends on a mission — exacting bloody revenge on cheating men, particularly those with a knack for treating women like property.
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Strapless is a sketch comedy revue featuring a quartet of performers. It’s playing at the George Ignatieff Theatre as part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival. The all-female cast performs a series of sixteen sketches covering a range of topics, including the good, the bad and the ugly of relationships, pop and performance culture, and what women (and men) want. Continue reading Strapless (Nutmeg Creations and Strapless Comedy) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review
Gold Fever is a wordless, silent film-type play about a small group of fortune-seekers during the gold rush. This black-and-white creation by Keystone Theatre is laugh-out-loud funny with some tragic bits about ruthless quests for gold. See it as part of Toronto’s Fringe Festival at the Al Green Theatre. You’ll be transported by the story-telling piano-playing, and you’ll admire the smart but simple sets that fully use 50 shades of grey. Continue reading Gold Fever (Keystone Theatre) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review
The case is hardly opened and closed in Adam Squared Productions’s Baker’s Dozen at the Toronto Fringe Festival. In fact, this production feels like it leaves too much out of the play for a full verdict.
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