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Nantucket – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“Wouldn’t you rather be on an island? Are you sure about that?”

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Excerpted from press release:

Mark Kenward’s hit solo show Nantucket is a hilarious and haunting look at the dark side of paradise. The Oakland Tribune hailed the show as “astounding, funny and breathtaking” and The Stark Insider marveled that “so powerful was his hold on the audience, the only evidence that anyone was even breathing was an occasional gasp.”
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X​OXO: The Relationship Show! – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“Do YOU kiss and tell? Meghan and Franny sure do in the award-winning comedy cabaret X​OXO: The Relationship Show!​”

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Excerpted from press release:

We’ve all heard nice guys finish last, but what about nice girls? XOXO: The Relationship Show​ is a comedy cabaret exploring the highs and lows of dating: inspired by conversations between friends and featuring personal experiences and anecdotes, T​wo Juliets​combines the honesty of stand up comedy, the theatricality of a Shakespearean tragedy and the bone-chilling horror of an R.L. Stine novel Continue reading X​OXO: The Relationship Show! – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

Urban Legends – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“Toronto’s underground dance world emerges in Urban Legends”

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Breaking, Popping, Locking, House, Waacking and Krump – all on one stage. Performed in their rawest form by some of Canada’s most celebrated Urban Dancers.

Breakin’ Ground is dedicated to promoting and fostering urban arts, with a focus on Urban Dance. Urban Legends is the company’s debut production, featuring the work of Canada’s top urban artists. Electrifying beats, stunning feats of physicality, laughter and suspense, the show is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Continue reading Urban Legends – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

Write for us! Coverage of the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival

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Cover Toronto Fringe for Mooney on Theatre

Mooney on Theatre is looking for folks to review Toronto Fringe Festival shows, which run from July 1 to 12, 2015.

In a lot of ways Fringe Festivals embody what Mooney on Theatre holds dear, theatre accessibility. They are cheap theatre that is attended by a wide range of people, many of whom are not theatregoers the rest of the year.

With this in mind, we put a lot of effort into providing as much coverage of the festival as we can, including: covering each show in a relatively substantive way; running contests for free tickets; reporting on the buzz surrounding the fringe and more. If you want an idea of what the coverage will likely look like, check out the Fringe Festival category on this site. To make this happen, we need to bring on more contributors.

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