By Sam Mooney

The Fringe program says that TJ Dawe is a “Fringe god”. I don’t know if TJ wrote that or if someone at Fringe wrote it but it doesn’t matter. TJ Dawe is wonderful. How is it that I’ve never seen him before? I’ll certainly make sure I see him again.

Lucky 9 is a monologue about life. It kind of zigs and zags around a bit, sometimes hops from one thing to another, and is lovely.

Dawe’s presentation is low-key for the most part although he was very animated when he was talking about the Olympics – and tax attorneys.

He talked about his childhood, his sister’s knitting and crafting, his mother, his father’s enthusiasm about The Wire, Dr. Gabor Mate’s books (I’m definitely buying two of them), the Enneagram of personality, addictions and chasing dopamine, and his own personal develop.

Continue reading Lucky 9 (TJ Dawe) – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review →

By Crystal Wood

The story of Jack the Ripper has gone unsolved for 120 years, so don’t expect any answers by seeing this production of Saucy Jack at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. What you will see is a 60-minute exploration of the infamous serial killer that feels more like a lively university lecture than a dramatic narrative.

Continue reading Saucy Jack: Tethersend Productions – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review →

By Amber Landgraff

Have you ever wondered why our hearts do the things that they do? Have you ever felt the extreme emotions of a break-up and thought that you’d be better off without a heart to break? Heart-Strings, created by Tanya Elchuck and Amy Crnkovic, uses physical theatre and clown influence to explore the story of one Girl and her Heart.

Girl bemoans the fact that her Heart didn’t come with instructions, and looks for answers about why it acts the way it does. Eventually, tiring of the emotional ups and downs that come with having a heart, Girl decides that she would be better off getting rid of Heart altogether. She discovers that getting rid of your Heart isn’t that easy after all.
Continue reading Heart-Strings: Tanya Elchuck – 2010 Toronto Fringe Review →

There are a few different places to get reviews for Fringe, but only two that are going to cover every shows.

The first is Mooney on Theatre, and the second is EYE WEEKLY. 

Check back regularly to see what new reviews have been posted.  EYE has more writers so will likely get stuff up a bit quicker than us, but ours will be a bit longer and more details.

I suggest you check out both. 

Reviews will be posted in chronological order, so, if you’re looking for a review of a specific show I suggest you use the search box in the left column.

Enjoy!