I’m having such a fun time at the Fringe Festival once again this year! I had the whole evening at Daniels Spectrum, seeing three shows in the two Native Earth venues. I ran into some friends from uni, had a lovely time with my fiancé for his last day of shows, and even got to…
We’re headed into the home stretch of the Toronto Fringe Festival! I had two shows to kick off this week, both at the main Fringe hub at Soulpepper Theatre. I love getting to bump into folks and talking to the volunteers while we wait in line; so much of Fringe is the wonderful social aspect…
The first weekend of Fringe is in the books! And with cooler weather to make being outside more bearable, it was certainly a great weekend to check out some shows! My fiance and I saw another three shows, including two of the musicals featured in the Alliance for Canadian Musicals line-up at Theatre Passe Muraille.…
Phew! Thankfully the rain finally broke the nasty heat wave we’ve been experiencing! And in time for the first weekend of Fringe! This weekend also marks the halfway point in the festival for those of us who are reviewing, so now it’s time for the final sprint! I’m always excited for the weekends during the…
Goodness I hope this heat wave breaks soon! It was another hot one this fourth day of the Fringe, but it was also a very fun one too! Hot tip (pun intended), Tarragon Theatre’s A/C is cranked; it feels amazing in there! Plus, they have a cute little cafe/lounge space set up for you to…
When was the last time you really let your rage motivate you? When you used that anger you’ve been bottling up to change your life for the better? Maybe a rage session at “The Gorgon’s Cave” will help you harness that pent up energy into something more...constructive. Erin Shield’s Medusa, directed by Mitchell Cushman, is…
Do you believe in faeries? Michael didn’t either, until dark and mysterious things began to happen in his once happy home. Spindle Collective’s latest haunting work sìofra, is the second installment in their Dark Mother Trilogy. Co-written by Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch, who also directs and has composed original music for the piece, this…
Fortune Frenzy Fanaa In his seminal work “Masnavi”, Rumi’s didactic stories follow a similar path: problem, complication, and resolution. So too do the stories we hear in The Caged Bird Sings by Rouvan Silogix, Rafeh Mahmud, and Ahad Lakhani. Directed by Mahmud, The Caged Bird Sings remains a transcendent and thought-provoking experience, with certain elements…
“My father lost me to the Beast at cards.” Hailey Gillis’ opening line of Tiger Bride lets us know that this is not your average fairy tale. Based on Angela Carter’s “The Tiger’s Bride”, a gothic retelling of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” story, Tiger Bride is a dark, music-filled fantasy that’ll leave you…
“This is what happened” Kenneth is 38, works in a book shop, lives alone, loves a good mai tai from Wally’s and hangs out there every happy hour with his best friend Bert. But when Kenneth’s world is turned upside down, everything he knows about life in Cranberry, New York comes into question. Eboni Booth’s…
