Alas, Fringers, all good things must come to an end. Today marks our very last Fringe-for-Free giveaway, and our very last five shows on offer. We’ve really had a blast giving back to our readers with these Fringe contests, and we hope you’ve been having as much fun as we have!
We’ve saved a bunch of really incredible shows for last, from surrealist romances to psychic readings to Shakespearian adaptations. They all play on Friday, July 8th, so click “read more” to find out a little more about them!
Contest Rules
To enter, send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com. Please put the show’s title in the subject line, and ensure we have your full name in the body. (We promise that your email address will not be used for any other purpose: it will not be added to any mailing lists, sold to third parties, or anything like that.)
- Each email counts as a single entry. If you want to enter all 5 contests, you must send 5 emails.
- Tickets are non-transferable and are only for the date and time indicated below. Tickets may not be exchanged. Please ensure you can attend the performance listed.
- All entries must be received by 7 PM on the day before the performance. The drawing will be held shortly after closing, and winners will be informed immediately. Winners are required to confirm their attendance by 10 AM on the morning of the performance.
- Tickets will be held in your name at the venue box office, available 1 hour before the performance. Tickets will only be held until 15 minutes before curtain: any comps left unclaimed at that juncture may be sold.
Cowboy Mouth
12:30PM on July 8th / ticketing tent at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace.
It’s 1971 at some crazy hotel in some crazy place. Could be some bordertown motel near El Paso, could be the infamous Chelsea Hotel, New York, New York. Slim and Cavale will rip your heart out and take you higher than all revelations with a hot and sizzling surrealist love story.
Performances:
- June 30th at 6:30 PM
- July 2nd at 5:45 PM
- July 3rd at 9:15 PM
- July 5th at 9:45 PM
- July 7th at 5:45 PM
- July 8th at 12:30 PM
- July 10th at 5:00 PM
Show length: 60min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 12:30PM show on Friday, July 8th, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Cowboy Mouth” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7th, 2016.
A Glass Hive AKA The Comedy of Errors
1:45PM on July 8th / ticketing tent at Annex Theatre
William Shakespeare’s classic farce The Comedy of Errors gets a contemporary makeover. An impoverished father, weary of searching for his lost twin sons, faces imminent execution unless he can raise an exorbitant fine. Coincidentally, two sets of twins, separated at birth, appear in the same city on the same day. Anything can happen—and it does.
Performances:
- Wednesday June 29th, 06:30 pm
- Saturday July 2nd, 12:00 pm
- Monday July 4th, 05:00 pm
- Wednesday July 6th, 11:00 pm
- Thursday July 7th, 07:00 pm
- Friday July 8th, 01:45 pm
- Sunday July 10th, 03:30 pm
Show length: 90min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 1:45PM show on Friday, July 8th, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “A Glass Hive” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7th, 2016.
Scenes from Plays I Never Wrote
4:00PM on July 8th / ticketing tent at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Record your album, make your film, open your restaurant, pursue your passion – what’s stopping you? Confronted with this question and unable to finish a script, playwright Katherine grapples with the voice in her head that’s controlling her life. A comedy about what drives us forward, what holds us back, and how to achieve your dreams!
Performances:
- June 30th at 8:15 PM
- July 3rd at 1:45 PM
- July 4th at 7:00 PM
- July 6th at 9:15 PM
- July 7th at 12:00 PM
- July 8th at 4:00 PM
- July 9th at 11:00 PM
Show length:
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 4:00PM show on Friday, July 8th, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Scenes From Plays” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7th, 2016.
Tarot Live!
1:45PM on July 8th / ticketing tent at Factory Theatre Studio
Pick a card, any card! A theatrical and spiritual interactive experience with Canada’s Top Psychic. Reading the audience live while sharing stories about his many dramatic, comedic, and psychic adventures.
Performances:
- Thursday June 30th, 08:15 pm
- Saturday July 2nd, 12:00 pm
- Sunday July 3rd, 10:30 pm
- Tuesday July 5th, 03:00 pm
- Thursday July 7th, 08:00 pm
- Friday July 8th, 01:45 pm
- Sunday July 10th, 04:00 pm
Show length: 60min.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 1:45PM show on Tuesday, July 8th, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tarot Live” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7th, 2016.
Tonight’s Cancelled
12:00PM on July 8th / ticketing tent at the Annex Theatre. (736 Bathurst St).
Tonight’s Cancelled! Or at least Stacey & Jason will assume so. Ok, sure, people may say stuff like “McGunnigle deserves the comedy equivalent of a Dora”(NOW) or “DeRosse is one of the most naturally gifted sketch and improv comics”(NOW). Whatever. Ugh. Come see them probably eat, talk about their crappy bodies and get too emotional… before it’s cancelled.
Performances:
- Friday July 1st, 06:30 pm
- Saturday July 2nd, 04:00 pm
- Monday July 4th, 07:15 pm
- Tuesday July 5th, 09:45 pm
- Wednesday July 6th, 01:45 pm
- Friday July 8th, 12:00 pm
- Saturday July 9th, 05:45 pm
Show length: 50 min
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 12:00PM show on Friday, July 8th, please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Tonight’s Cancelled” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7th, 2016.