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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Big fun therapeutic trip through time, space & friendship in Peter n’ Chris Present: Here Lies Chris
Toronto Fringe favourites Peter n’ Chris are back again this year with their own special brand of sketch comedy shenanigans in Peter n’ Chris Present: Here Lies Chris, running at Randolph Theatre. When Chris (Chris Wilson) dies in a tragic accident, Peter (Peter Carlone) must travel through time and space…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Blood, sweat, tears & heart as you root for the underdog in Bout
A struggling actor drawn to the boxing ring. A has-been boxer turned trainer. As we enter the gym, you can smell the hard work, the fight, the sweat. A lone woman jumps rope in the ring as her trainer catches a cat nap off to the side, classical music blaring…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: A lovely, complex, layered exploration of relationships in Perceptions of Love in the Pursuit of Happiness
A baby on the way. A marital infidelity. Marriage counsellor, heal thyself. Three Five Productions’ Perceptions of Love in the Pursuit of Happiness, written and directed by Chantal Forde, examines three couples facing huge relationship challenges as they strive for life, love and happiness – running in the Factory Theatre…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe: Puberty in all its awkward, tragic & baffling glory – Morro and Jasp do Puberty
Getting your first period. Shaving your legs. Hair removal cream/bleach. Growing boobs. Boys. School dances. Kissing. Feeling funny “down there.” All the female pubescent highlights are shouted out in Up your Nose and In your Toes (U.N.I.T.) Productions’ Morro and Jasp do Puberty, by Heather Marie Annis, Amy Lee and…
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Continue reading →: Toronto Fringe opens today!
Hey all – It’s my first day back from my June hiatus and the first day of Toronto Fringe – all happening on Canada Day! Here’s what I’ll be seeing at Toronto Fringe 2015 (July 1-12): Morro & Jasp Do Puberty Perceptions of Love in the Pursuit of Happiness Peter…
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Continue reading →: Cowbell on hiatus until Toronto Fringe
Hey all – Time for me to take a wee break before the summer flurry of Fringe and SummerWorks. The blog and I will be on hiatus for the rest of June – and back to cover Toronto Fringe. In the meantime, I’ll still be out seeing stuff and tweeting.…
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Continue reading →: A pedal to the metal rockin’ good time – L’Rock’s Rock’s Not Dead CD launch @ Hard Rock Cafe
Reports of rock’s death have been greatly exaggerated. It was a pedal to the metal rockin’ good time at Hard Rock Café Toronto Friday night, as L’Rock (aka Laura L’Rock) celebrated the launch of her new CD Rock’s Not Dead. The evening’s festivities were hosted by emcee Emidio Vaz of…
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Continue reading →: #TBT – My fabulous, fun period drag photo shoot with Lisa MacIntosh
I posted this during my pre-Facebook days, so thought some of you would get a kick out of seeing this – or seeing it again if you caught it the first time around. Here’s my post on my fabulous, big fun period drag photo shoot with Lisa MacIntosh (inspired by…
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Continue reading →: Wistful, whimsical, dreamy & mind-bending theatre in InspiraTO Festival blueShow line-up
Part two of my InspiraTO Festival opening night double header at Alumnae Theatre on Thursday night. Here’s what went down during the blueShow line-up: Intersection by Josh Downing, directed by Yehuda Fisher. Why does a heartsick young man want to cross the dangerously busy road? And why is the crossing guard…







