Radio :30 opened tonight to a full house so if you want to see it make sure that you arrive early to get tickets.
I’m not sure that there is a ‘typical’ Fringe show but if there is Radio :30 isn’t it. It’s a fine example of what a Fringe show can be when it grows up. Chris Earle wrote Radio :30 and performed it at Fringe in 1999. Since then it’s won both a Dora and a Chalmers award. Continue reading Radio :30 (the night kitchen) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review
The Factory Theatre was on fire tonight, and not only because the weather finally hit the height it’s meant to in early July. It was on fire because the packed house of The Musical of Musicals: The Musical (say that ten times fast) was alight with intense glee (not a pun, I swear) at the incredible show they just witnessed.
Six athletic ladies move gracefully across the stage in a mixture of contemporary dance routines for the opening of the Fringe show, Piece of Mind, at the Robert Gill Theatre.
Being an avid fan of dance, I was especially excited to see the show. It was non-stop movement as my eyes moved from one dancer to the next.
Continue reading Piece of Mind (skindivers dance company) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review
Montreal sketch crew The House of Style invades the Toronto Fringe Festival
The three men of The House of Style are plucky and energetic, and I felt a little bad that the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace was so empty for their first show. This trio of funny guys hailing from Montreal brought with them Get Off the Stage presents: All Their Golden Hits, a sketch comedy endeavour that was a tad lacklustre, though still fairly enjoyable.
In the wide and wonderful world of Fringe, we all know there are hits and misses. I was keen to start myself off with a hit – to set the tone, so to speak – and picked Morro & Jasp: Go Bake Yourself as my first Fringe show. As ever, these Fringe-favorite clowns are delightful as they scrap and scheme.
Morro, the mischievous younger sister, and Jasp the older and-also-wiser-just-ask-her, have cooking show aspirations but vastly different visions of how this cooking show will manifest. Morro imagines a Kitchen Stadium, BBQ Battle, Who Cooked It Better type of situation, and gears up accordingly in her kitchen armour for the fight. Jasp, a more mature young lady, sees a refined, classy cookery programme as befits her grand (self-)image. Hijinks, as you can doubtless imagine, ensue.