Fat Pig, now on stage in Toronto, explores body stigma with humour and brutal honesty
Two fat women are walking away from The Red Sandcastle Theatre where they just saw Braveheart Productions’ Fat Pig, and one asks the other: “is that really what dating is like for other fat women?” The play is about a conventionally attractive guy who begins dating a plus-sized woman, and the torrent of abuse and mockery he endures from his “friends.”
I (the one being asked) looked at my friend and plus one Caryhn (the one asking) quite incredulously. “Well, yes. I mean, it’s like that for me, and most fat women I know who date cis men.” For this fat girl, this play was a big fat dose of tragic, sad (and hilarious) reality. Mostly.
George Brown Theatre School takes on Oscar Wilde in this classic play, now playing in Toronto
Playing at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto’s Distillery District, Lady Windermere’s Fan is a well-executed 120-year-old Oscar Wilde classic. The George Brown cast and crew do a fine job of pulling us into high society London with a story of love, lies and sacrifice.
Canadian Stage’s Julie is an opera that fails to be the sum of its parts, playing in Toronto
Canadian Stage presents Julie, an opera by Philippe Boesmans based on the play Miss Julie written by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. This version has been shaved down to an hour-long production — a bare bones opera with three performers and a small chamber orchestra.
On the surface, there are plenty of aspects to Julie that are the prime ingredients for a fantastic hour of theatre. Unfortunately, though the individual components were amazing, the final product left much to be desired.
Justice, turmoil, chaos… This week, the picks for budget-friendly theatre all revolve around ideas of justice, whether fulfilled or frustrated. Encompassing fairytale princesses, swashbuckling rogues, ghostly tragedy and political strife, these shows are both accessible and diverse in their approach to the age-old conflict of right versus wrong. Check them out under the cut: Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of November 16th→
Theatre Gargantua presents Avaricious on stage at the Passe Muraille in Toronto
Greed is a concept that seems to haunt our society constantly. With the rise of wealth disparity to the constant debate about the place of corporations and their role in society’s guidance and development, the subject of greed is fine fodder for theatrical exploration. Theatre Gargantua’s new production, Avaricious, dives into the material with a great deal of glee and creativity.
