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Continue reading →: Dancing in the key of life in Kaeja d’Dance’s joyful, moving, dynamic Porch View Dances 2019PORCH 2: Lifesongs (Her Mixtape’s a Masterpiece), choreographed by Shannon Litzenberger. Kirsten Boer, Marion Oliver, Lori Pacan, Evelyn Sham and Myriam Zitouni. Photo by Cate McKim. Kaeja d’Dance opened its 8th annual Porch View Dances, presented in and around Seaton Village in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto (starting at 92…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: The devastating ripples of the Montreal massacre in the sensitive, intimate, heartbreaking The December Man (L’homme de Décembre)Stephen Flett, Jonas Trottier & Kris Langille. Photo by Steven Nederveen. Theatre@Eastminster closed its sensitive, intimate and heartbreaking production of Colleen Murphy’s The December Man (L’homme de Décembre), directed by Jennifer C.D. Thomson, yesterday afternoon at Eastminster United Church. As the narrative turns back time, we witness the devastating impact…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Twelfth Night from Malvolio’s perspective in the riveting, visceral and cerebral I, MalvolioJustin Otto. Photo by John Gundy. impel theatre gives us Malvolio’s perspective of the events from Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night in Tim Crouch’s riveting, visceral, cerebral I, Malvolio, directed by Kendra Jones, assisted by clown consultant Calvin Peterson. I, Malvolio had its closing performance at the Smart Cookie Club at Artscape…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Joy, sadness & an unexpected friendship in the playful, imaginative, touching Beneath the BedIn bed: Erin Humphry. Clockwise, from bottom left: Lindsay Wu, Elizabeth Staples, John Wamsley & Keaton Kwok. Photo by Bryn Kennedy. Theatre Born Between takes us to a world of childhood and the creatures that live under our beds in the playful, touching Beneath the Bed, a tale of…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Madcap comedy & love a winning combination in the playful, mercurial The Taming of the ShrewChris Coculuzzi & Alexandra Milne. Photo by Kathy Plamondon. Aquarius Players bring Shakespeare to the Fringe stage with their madcap, playful production of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Nicole Arends and running in the St. George the Martyr Courtyard. Baptista (Scott Moore) has two daughters: the wild Katherine…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Conflict, family & connection in the compelling, moving Checkpoint 300Back: Brittany Cope. Front: Ori Black & Lizette Mynhardt. Photo by Adrianna Prosser. Tamaya Productions, this year’s winner of Fringe’s First Play Competition, presents Checkpoint 300, written and directed by Michelle Wise, assisted by Duncan Rowe, and running in the Factory Theatre Mainspace. A tragic incident at the Israel-Palestine…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Into the mouth of the sea lion with the absurd surreal sketch comedy of Swallowed WholeCarly Telford, Chris O’Bray & Raechel Fisher. Photo by Laura-Kate Dymond. Irrelephant Productions takes us into the mouth of the sea lion for 55 minutes of absurd sketch comedy, peppered with drag performance and social satire in the wacky, surreal Swallowed Whole, written and directed by Rachel Perry, and…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Exorcising inner demons in the part self-help, part stand-up, all heart Personal Demon HunterVelvet Duke. Photo by Tyra Sweet. The Velvet Duke faces off with our inner demons in Velvet Wells’ Personal Demon Hunter, running in the back room on the main floor at the Imperial Pub. Part self-help workshop, part stand-up and all heart, personal storytelling, improv and music combine to…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Fear & loathing in the workplace in the razor-sharp, brutally honest dark comedy The HunsBreanna Dillon, Cass Van Wyck & Jamie Cavanagh. Set & costume consulting by Alexandra Lord. Photo by Steven McLellan. One Four One Collective presents The Huns, a razor-sharp, timely new play by Michael Ross Albert, directed by Marie Farsi and running in the Streetcar Crowsnest Guloien Theatre. It’s all…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Coping with loss & freeing the stories in the enchanting, playful adventure Through the BambooCarolyn Fe & ensemble. Set design by Nina Lee Aquino & Farnoosh Talebpour. Costume design by Farnoosh Talebpour. Lighting design by Michelle Ramsay. Photo by Lyon Smith. The Uwi Collective presents a Philippine mythology-inspired adventure in storytelling in the enchanting, playful, poignant Through the Bamboo, running in the Factory Theatre…
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