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Continue reading →: Sex, politics & family
Okay, so – wow. Still wrapping my brain around the vast array of theatre I saw in three very different shows this past Friday night/weekend. Friday night was Hart House Theatre /Canopy Theatre’s production of Lysistrata – the sex strike at their usual spot along Philosopher’s Walk. This is a…
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Continue reading →: A vacation resort? Seriously?
A short time ago, I saw an ad for a golf resort in Okanagan, B.C. – I think it was one of those pre-show ads in a movie theatre. And I kid you not, it’s called Predator Ridge. Seriously. Here’s the website: http://www.predatorridge.com/ Apparently, you can also live there. Now,…
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Continue reading →: Friday night love-in
Back to “real life” after the fun and frolicks of a long weekend. Friday night was especially enjoyable – and definitely the busiest part of the weekend. It could be summed up thusly: love in the dark with strangers. Twice. No, I was not hanging out at Wicked. Right after…
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Continue reading →: More long weekends needed
I don’t know about you, but I count the days till a long weekend. Work days, that is. As I write this, it’s just under a day and a half – and counting. This upcoming long weekend is a relatively recent addition to the calendar – and Simcoe Day is…
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Continue reading →: Billy Bishop soars @ Soulpepper
Billy Bishop Goes to War has a history that goes beyond the title character – equally compelling is that it was created and performed by two men who are not only friends and colleagues, but who have performed the musical over a span of 30 years. I finally saw the show…
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Continue reading →: More fab outdoor theatre
I’d just been wondering about Canopy Theatre recently, and how I missed them last year – and, lo and behold, my new pal Lizzie sends me and some friends an e-mail suggesting we go see Lysistrata – the sex strike. It opened last night and runs until Aug 6, performed Wed…
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Continue reading →: Memories of beer tent
Hanging with Kat Leonard, her peeps, and my pals Kerri, Lynn and Tina after Kat’s Saturday show the first weekend of the fest, drinking beer and eating roti. Getting flyered by MonaRita playwright Shannon Bramer and going to see it that night, Kat’s SM Skye and I passing at the corner as I…
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Continue reading →: My big fat Fringe weekend
I think I can safely say that I Fringed to the max this past Friday/weekend (for me, anyway – my limit is 3 in one day) – and I’m possibly even Fringed out. Friday, July 15 – Headscarf and the Angry Bitch, a one-woman show created and performed by Zehra Fazal (who hails…
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Continue reading →: Nation-wide staged readings of Homegrown tonight
Theatre companies all over Canada are doing a staged reading of Catherine Frid’s play Homegrown (produced in SummerWorks 2010) tonight in support of SummerWorks. That is so much awesome! Speaking of awesome, check out this piece from Globe & Mail by theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/the-summerworks-affair-cheap-shots-at-the-expense-of-artists/article2097652/ I’ll be there at…
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Continue reading →: Good news for SummerWorks & Toronto Fringe
Hey kids! No big surprise, funding is always an issue for theatre, especially for small, indie theatre and emerging artists. But wait! There’s good news… A short time ago, I gave the thumbs down to Canadian Heritage (aka Heritage Canada) for cutting its funding from SummerWorks. The good news is, SummerWorks…
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