Clay and Paper Theatre created an idyllic, delightfully kid-friendly festival for a sunny afternoon on Sunday, June 19. The day of performances and happenings was themed around the real, public wedding of Ben and Leanne and the activities were love, relationship and matrimony-themed.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the week of June 20, 2011
Five for Twenty (Or Less)
Every Tuesday we select five theatre shows in Toronto for you to watch that cost less than $20. This week’s theme is Queer Pride 2011. If you’re looking for something exciting to see in the evenings that is pride-related, here’s your chance to give it a go.
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Alaine Handa of A.H. Dance Company – 2011 Toronto Fringe Dance Interviews
Let me introduce myself. I’m Lucy Rupert, the artistic director of the local dance company Blue Ceiling Dance and a writer. I will be interviewing the dance companies participating in this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival and publishing them over the coming weeks. Below is my first interview, I hope you enjoy.
Today’s piece is my interview with Alaine Handa, the founder of A.H. Dance Company,and choreographer of the piece Chameleon, the experience of Global Citizens that they are bringing to the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival, which runs from July 6 – 17, 2011. The work investigates the experience of home amongst those who have found many geographical homes throughout their lives
You can also find out more information about their Toronto engagement through this post on their blog.
See below for our conversation:
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Review: Mr. Marmalade (Fly by Night Theatre)
I watched Mr. Marmalade, produced by Fly by Night Theatre, at Toronto’s Village Playhouse on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
I had read the description of the play and knew it was a dark comedy but had no idea it would be 90 minutes (including an intermission) of non-stop hilarity.
The play is about four-year-old Lucy and her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade who has an anger management problem; he beats his personal assistant, snorts cocaine off Lucy’s coffee table and carries around a briefcase full of pornographic magazines. There are drugs, alcohol, swearing and suicides – definitely not suitable for children. Continue reading Review: Mr. Marmalade (Fly by Night Theatre)
Caught our Eye Playlistings for the Week of June 20th
Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week! Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of June 20, 2011:
** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor in chief, wish she could clone herself so she could check them all out.
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