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.
As the audience filters into the theatre space, beers in hand, I see that this show won’t just be theatre-in-the-round; it will be theatre-in-the-ring! A cockfighting ring, that is: with a white circle painted on the ground, posts surrounding it, and beer cans scattered everywhere.
The dynamics of fan culture are explored with great performances in this Toronto indie theatre production
The Cue6 production of Kate and Sam Are Not Breaking Up is an excellent production of an underwhelming play. The stellar cast and creative team are deeply underserved by Joel Kim Booster’s unbalanced and unfortunately familiar script.
By: TJ Dawe & Rita Bozi
Directed by: Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster & Paolo Santalucia
July 2nd – July 13th, 2014 at The Tarragon Theatre in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival
TORONTO (April 17th, 2014) – The Howland Company is proud to announce its inaugural production and Toronto premiere of 52 PICK-UP in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival.
52 cards. 52 scenes. 1 complicated relationship.
In a blend of sharp writing and improvisation 52 PICK UP swerves from romantic comedy to heartbreak at the drop of a card, as two people navigate through their relationship. How it works: 52 scene titles are written on an ordinary deck of playing cards. At the top of each show two actors toss the cards in the air and the story unfolds in the order in they are picked up. No two shows will ever be the same!
Award winning playwrights, TJ Dawe (Medicine, The F Word/What if?) and Rita Bozi (Trouser Parts, Bloodline), highlight the hysterical and heartbreaking truth about falling in love in this 75-minute show.
Directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster & Paolo Santalucia (both recently seen in Soulpepper Theatre’s Idiot’s Delight and Of Human Bondage), 52 PICK-UP features an exciting alternating cast including; Alex Crowther, Ruth Goodwin, James Graham, Cameron Laurie, Adrian Morningstar, Hallie Seline, and Kristen Zaza.
About The Howland Company:
The Howland Company is a Toronto-based theatre ensemble made up of twelve artists. Our curiosity is in stories that impact our generation. Through our own development as an ensemble and by bringing people together through workshops and readings, we seek to build a community ready to take on tomorrow’s challenges.
Bi-weekly, The Howland Company hosts an open event called The Reading Group, where artists are encouraged to connect with fellow members of the Toronto theatre community and discover new plays together.
For more information about The Howland Company or The Reading Group check out
UNSEX’d is raunchy, campy, vulgar queer theatre playing at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto
UNSEX’d (playing at Buddies in Bad Times) is real, live psychobiddy. It’s impossible to watch this show and not think of Bette Davis in All About Eve, or Bette Davis in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, or Bette Dav–well, you get the point. If you know what I’m talking about when I name-check these films, you already know what to expect: a vulgar, frank, and deeply satisfying melodrama on aging, sanity, identity and gender.
But even if this world is new to you–if you don’t know All About Eve from Adam–if you have the stomach for moderately-raunchy queer theatre, UNSEX’d is a do-not-miss experience.
The introduction of the atomic bomb is explored in Shelter, a modern opera playing in Toronto
Tapestry’s production of the 2014 opera Shelter, by librettist Julie Salverson and composer Juliet Palmer, made thoughtful and striking use of modern, interdisciplinary approaches to set design. Video was used as backdrop in a way that brought the themes of the piece to life with beauty and humour. The set consisted of a miniature white picket fence community and minimal other props used to change the location. Continue reading Review: Shelter (Tapestry)→
