It’s the last week of September – and the first week of October! Looking for some theatre to watch as the month switches? Here’s a list of shows playing in Toronto this week. Anything in red with two asterisks in front of it comes highly recommended by our Editor, Samantha.
Continue reading Play Listings for the Week of September 29th
It’s that time of year again; the weather gets crisper, the kids go back to school and The Second City, that stalwart institution of comedy, debuts its annual Fall Mainstage revue. This newest edition is called Rebel Without a Cosmos.
The Second City’s Mainstage revues rely on a tried-and-true formula. It’s strictly middle brow humour; topical without being specifically timely, satirical but never incredibly biting or edgy (beyond dropping an occasional F-bomb) and safe enough for corporate hospitality groups and tourist bus tours. Continue reading Review: Rebel Without A Cosmos (The Second City)
War destroys families. And people who haven’t lived through the horrors of war can’t hope to understand the true pain of that. That was my main takeaway from The Theatre Centre’s production of Bloody Family, a modern take on the ancient Greek trilogy, The Orestia.
Continue reading Review: Bloody Family (The Theatre Centre/Philip McKee + Tanja Jacobs)
From press release
Factory Theatre, with the unanimous support from this season’s partners, is attempting to redefine what “opening night” means by considering what the artists want from it, and what the audience deserves from it, not just what tradition dictates it should be.
Beginning with The Art of Building a Bunker, we have decided to offer working members of the media complimentary tickets to a media night on October 21 (three performances after opening night), and for the length of the run as long as tickets are available. Continue reading A Statement from Factory Theatre and Their 14/15 Partners
It’s hard to find sometimes if you don’t know where to look for it, but Toronto’s street dance scene is as lively as it’s ever been. Popping into its fifth year, TUDS is Toronto’s own celebration of all things urban dance running from September 24-28. A festival with a full lineup of street and urban dance culture elements, TUDS has expanded to five days of impressive productions, intense battles, heart-pumping workshops and engaging open discussions.
Created and produced by Gadfly, TUDS has become an annual gathering of some of Canada’s forefront dance artists specializing in every variety of street dance you could want. The festival kicks off with Gadfly’s anniversary and a debate about urban dance and concludes with the Gadfly Awards, honouring Canada’s breakout urban dance artists, productions and industry trailblazers.
Continue reading Preview: TUDS – Toronto Urban Dance Culture Festival (Gadfly)