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.
Set to the backdrop of 90s to early 2000s TV shows, Jenna, a multiple amputee, and her two quirky roommates explore themes of stereotyping, tokenism and labeling in today’s society while obsessing over Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Toronto Fringe Festival presents Young and the Limbless at the Robert Gill Theatre.
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Toronto Fringe Festival presents The Autobiography of an I.B.M./Intelligent Black Man at the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace. I was under the assumption that I would uncover an educational or an activist piece with themes of black history or African diaspora. I left the theatre with more questions than I had answers.
Set in the Middle Ages, The Kingdom of Awesome is under attack by a fierce dragon. The King calls on the Great Knights to defeat the dragon, but somehow the job falls on a lonely juggler. Toronto Fringe Festival presents a family-friendly production of Dungee the Dragon & the Just-Okay Juggler at the George Ignatieff Theatre. With light-hearted humour, a sassy dragon puppet, and knife juggling, this story will leave you giggling for more.
In Old Fart (playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival), Tim Bourgard presents a sweet little hour of gentle humour, classic sing-alongs, and dime-store wisdom. He’s the kind of performer who can get people chuckling with just a look: your hour with the Old Fart will fly by.
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All acting actually is an acquirement of articulate actions. Beautiful bespoke beats which break boundaries but benevolently bestowed communal clowning. The cute, commanding, considerate cast created a colossal day.
I was trying to be as fun and clever as Red Knows: A Play on Words playing at Toronto Fringe Festival but really you should just go see it instead.
Continue reading Red Knows: A Play on Words (L’Arche Toronto Sol Express) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review
