It’s inevitable: the holiday shows have landed. This week, we’re acknowledging their dominance over the December theatre scene by alternating holiday shows with more general fare. Either way, these shows are kind to the bank account at less than 25 dollars per seat. Check it out under the cut. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of December 7th
If you love A Christmas Carol, then boy, is this the week for you! No less than four adaptations of the classic tale by Charles Dickens are playing this week. For the ultimate holiday thrill, why not marathon them all? If you’re looking for something different, though, there’s still plenty to pick from, and we’ve highlighted our most anticipated picks in red text. Here are the weekly picks:
Munsch-O-Mania should “please eyes and ears of every age”, now on stage in TorontoAn energetic cast of George Brown Theatre students delighted my preschooler (and myself!) with their musical adaptation of Robert Munsch stories in Munsch-O-Mania, on stage now at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Continue reading Review (Kid + 1): Munsch-O-Mania (George Brown Theatre)
I was introduced to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar when I was twelve years old. During the past twenty-five years, I’ve spent countless hours with the original concept album staging fantasy productions in my head. So, yeah, I come to any performance with some intense, obsessive, fan-boy baggage.
I am pleased to report that Lower Ossington Theatre got all my favourite bits right. It had me tapping my feet, beaming like an idiot and even, at times, nursing a lump in my throat. Continue reading Review: Jesus Christ Superstar (Lower Ossington Theatre)
Toronto dance company Transcendance Project, brings The Eve of St. George; a dark, seductive immersive dance-theatre experience to The Great Hall. Billed as a “very special Masquerade,” audience members are given masks upon arrival then set free to roam the rooms and corridors on three floors of The Great Hall to stumble upon scenes and follow characters around the building as anonymous voyeurs, each constructing their own unique narrative experience. Continue reading Review: The Eve of St. George (Transcendance Project)