This afternoon, I had a chance to see the Adventureland show Zach Zultana: Space Gigolo at Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, part of the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s an ambitious production that tells the tale of a space miner turned lover turned union hero, but… sometimes ambition just ain’t enough. Continue reading Zach Zultana: Space Gigolo (Adventureland) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review →

If you’ve never experienced devised theatre, Loose Leaf’s premiere production of Me With You at the 2015 Toronto Fringe is a powerful example. Oliver Georgiou and Myrthin Stagg claim the Factory Studio stage in order to perform a physically dynamic tale of two siblings and a history of mental illness. All proceeds from the performance will be donated to CAMH. Continue reading Me With You (Loose Leaf Theatre) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review →

SDT Production’s Heart Puppetations had a large theater to fill at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. For a Saturday afternoon show, they attracted a diverse crowd. But for me, their earnest romantic comedy about a man who creates a perfect puppet woman, failed to make the most of the space. Continue reading Heart Puppetations (SDT Productions) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review →

Powerful, heartfelt, and honest. These were the first three words that popped in my head after I left Shotgun Juliet’s production of Matthew Eger’s To Be Alone With You. It is definitely a highlight of the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival.

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If you’re a theatre fan, pool (no water) is RENT on downers. In this Toronto Fringe show, an artist hits the big time and abandons the bohemian city for splendid isolation in the tropics. A decade later, she invites four former collaborators to join her for a spell and relive the good old days: wine, art, drugs, skinny-dipping… but something goes very, very wrong — and now her “friends” have their chance at a peculiar sort of revenge.

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