Plenty of laughs to be had this in the great city of Toronto — and not all at the expense of everyone’s “favorite” (subjective, really) mayor. While there’s always a batch of hilarious improv brewing up at the Comedy Bar, this week also launches Toronto’s Sketch Comedy Festivalbeginning on March 6 with over 40 troupes ready and willing to tickle your funny bones along with guest stars including the creators and stars of Slings and Arrows and Gavin Crawford of Comedy Network’s Gavin Crawford Show. All at a price that won’t break the bank. Now go forth and laugh! Laugh until your sides split!
This week’s listings for theatre on a budget will take you right back to your English lit class in high school. With selections paying homage to those authors we all studied way back when (Margaret Atwood, Rohinton Mistry, and of course, the good ole Bard) from full productions of Shakespeare’s classics, to Bard-inspired improv and a production based on letters from famous authors, it’s time to dust off those high school texts and explore a week of great theatre.
Sketch, improv, slapstick, vaudeville, and even the Bard himself. Here’s what we have in store in this week’s selections of budget-friendly theatre — all things that will surely make you laugh. From the amazing talents at Second City to the Toronto-loved improvisers at Bad Dog Theatre and a hilarious interpretation of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy a week full of side-splitting laughter.
In this week’s selections for cheap theatre, the past comes to life in the here and now. From captured moments in time lifted from our city’s own rich history to classic tales (both biblical and fantastical) reawakened for a modern and eager audience. What was life like in the final years of Toronto’s first mayor? What happens when you take Adam and Eve and send them to middle America in the 60’s? Can a small cast recreate the zany world of Alice’s Wonderland? Stay tuned.
There’s plenty of budget-friendly theatre to be had this month but we had to narrow it down for five picks under $20. So here’s what we’ve come up with. This week’s selections deal with being caught in between — a love triangle, a struggle with an alcoholic father and a cheating ex, right and wrong, private shame and public scandal. We’ve all been there, through headache, heartache and plenty of frustration. See how these stories unfold.
