From Press Release

Honor. Betrayal. Foot rubs…Bard Fiction

May 2014 – After Bard Fiction‘s success in Minneapolis, and Chicago, Beyond the Mountain brings this Shakespearean retelling of Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic Pulp Fiction to the Toronto Fringe Festival for its Canadian Premiere!

With LIVE music and sound effects Bard Fiction brings you a truly unique and fun theatrical experience.

Come experience Tarantino’s opus exactly as if you were watching it onstage at the globe in Elizabethan London.

“Bard Fiction is definitely a comic gem that should not be missed”

– K.D. Hopkins (Chicago Theater Beat) –

Beyond the Mountian
in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents

Bard Fiction

Written by Aaron Greer, Ben Tallen & Brian Watson-Jones
Directed by Christopher Moore, Musical Director Shayne Gryn
Costumes by Melanie Michaud, Lighting by Peter Vatsis Stage Managed by Danielle A. Caddell

Opens July 4th – 8:45pm runs to July 11th – 5:15pm Tarragon Mainspace @ 30 Bridgman Ave.

Performances:

Friday, July 4th – 8:45pm Saturday, July 5th – 7:30pm Sunday, July 6th – 3:00pm Monday, July 7th – 1:00pm Wednesday, July 9th – 5:45pm Thursday, July 10th – 11:30pm Friday, July 11th – 5:15pm

Please note that there is absolutely no latecomer seating.

Tickets:

Purchase online: fringetoronto.com.
By Phone: 416-966-1062
In Person: During the Festival Box Office in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s (581 Bloor St W).

Starring: Kyle Allatt, Kareem Alleyne, Léa Berry, Adam Capriolo, Zack Creatchman, Sandra Foisy, Kristen ‘Birdie’ Gregor, Laurent Pitre, Catherine Savoie, Cameron Sedgwick, & Louis-Philippe Sporns

From Press Release

Murder Mystery Puppet Show to Haunt the Theatre Passe Muraille at the Toronto Fringe!

From the team that brought you last year’s critically acclaimed Assassinating Thomson comes Who Killed Gertrude Crump? a plot-twist-a minute puppet caper written and directed by Monster Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone, playing at the Arts Court Theatre July 3-12.

It’s New Year’s Eve 1899. Famous murder mystery author Gertrude Crump finds herself murdered, mysteriously! Now, her ghost must do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of her own suspicious death. Join Gertrude along the way, meet the absurd, outrageous and hilarious other guests….well, suspects, and see if you can solve Who Killed Gertrude Crump?

Acclaimed actor/puppeteer Tara Travis (whose last TO appearance was Monster Theatre’s hit The Shakespeare Show in 2010 “Soaring energy and physicality!” –NNNN, Toronto Now) animates this tale with a cast of original puppets and a gamut of voices in a haunted house fraught with surprises.

Praise for Ryan Gladstone and Tara Travis’ previous collaboration, Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII:

WINNER: Pick of the Fringe Vancouver, Outstanding Individual Performance AND Producer’s Pick (London Fringe)

“…one of the most impressive acting feats in the festival!” ★★★★★–Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press

“Tara Travis is an immense talent. Go see this show and find yourself in Heaven. Comedy Heaven, that is.” –umfm.com

“It’s tough to say which is the better part of this show: the acting, the direction or the script…compelling!”–CVV Magazine

“Sharply directed and performed with consummate skill and vivacity, Til Death is a must-see!” ★★★★1/2-Victoria Times Colonist

“Hilarious, touching, thought provoking and educational, Til Death has “best in the fest” written all over it!” –Theatre in London

“A standing ovation followed Travis’ tour-de-force performance.”- ★★★★★ London Free Press

“What more can I add? WOW!” ★★★★(out of 4)- The Beat, London

Monster Theatre has been creating plays and touring them across North America since 2000. Their success on the Canadian Fringe circuit has led to great popularity among presenters across Canada, bringing Monster Theatre work to professional stages year round.

Select productions include:

The Canada Show: The Complete History of Canada in One Hour (Winner ‘Just For Laughs’ Frankie award for Best Comedy)

The Shakespeare Show (★★★★★ –Winnipeg Free Press)

The Seven Lives of Louis Riel (“★★★★★The idea is as brilliant as the execution is funny!” –CBC)

Lavinia: A Modern Fairy Tale of Gigantic Proportions (★★★★★ –Winnipeg Free Press, “Executed flawlessly by one of the best physical comediennes I’ve ever seen…Don’t miss this one…A+!” -Uptown Magazine) 

Freud vs. his Ego (“Utterly adept at slapstick, wordplay and sound effects, these two actors from Vancouver are hilariously in sync with each other and their audience in this quick and clever version of the “talking cure.” ”★★★★ 1/2 -Winnipeg Free Press), 2011’s “Best of Fest” winner

Houdini’s Last Escape (“Monster Theatre pulls a rabbit out of a hat with this wildly theatrical show…it’s no illusion this one’s going to sell out.” ★★★★ 1/2 –Uptown Magazine) and

Assassinating Thomson (“A Canadian Masterpiece!” – New Ottawa Critics)

Who Killed Gertrude Crump?

Written and Directed by Ryan Gladstone Performed by Tara Travis
Puppets created by Tara Travis
with Elizabeth Milton and Erin Ashenhurst Costumes by Adam Dickson with Tara Travis Sound design by Robbie Grunwald
with Drew Jurecka
Set Design by Flo Barrett

Playing at Theatre Passe Muraille

Thursday, July 3 @ 6:30pm Sunday, July 6 @ 3:30pm Tuesday, July 8 @ 1:00pm Wednesday, July 9 @ 11:15pm Thursday, July 10 @ 9:45pm Friday, July 11 @ 4:00pm Saturday, July 12 @ 2:15pm

Award-winning Comedy Duo The Templeton Philharmonic to Immerse Fringe Audiences in Surreal Decadence with An Evening in July

Toronto sketch comedy darlings The Templeton Philharmonic are hitting the Toronto Fringe with their new, immersive work entitled An Evening in July. The original production will transform the garden and parish hall of St. George the Martyr Anglican Church (also known as the Music Gallery) into the strange and lavish home of eccentric sisters May (Briana Templeton) and June (Gwynne Phillips), as they prepare to host a lavish party.

Inspired by the cult documentary Grey Gardens and Helene de Rothschild’s 1972 Surrealist Ball, An Evening in July will give audience members a chance to attend their surreal fete as guests. Fringe-goers will have the opportunity to explore a world of decaying decadence, while watching the comedic and melancholy narrative of the two sisters build towards a devastating climax.

Previously, Phillips (George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!) and Templeton (FIREraisers) have been best known for writing and performing sketch comedy as The Templeton Philharmonic. The pair’s signature style of dark, silly, and intellectual humour has earned them several awards including “Steam Whistle Producer’s Pick” at the 2014 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and “Best Comedy Duo” at the 2012 Los Angeles Comedy Festival. The troupe also has the distinction of being the first-ever female headliners at 24th Annual National College Comedy Festival, founded by producer David Miner (Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock).

In February, the pair presented a workshop performance of An Evening in July during their stint as the Emerging Company-in-Residence at the Canadian Stage Company. “The residency was a great chance for us to make something new that would blend high drama with our usual comedic work” says Phillips “we also wanted to make something experiential for the audience”. True to the Fringe spirit, the show aims to provide a unique experience for its viewers. Attendees will have the chance to play with a giant pink parachute, sport a party hat, and sip a cocktail from the bar while soaking up the play’s early 1970’s aesthetic, offbeat wit, and high camp sensibility.

AN EVENING IN JULY

Co-created by: Gwynne Phillips & Briana Templeton

Stage Management: Vanessa K. Purdy

St. George the Martyr Anglican Church (205 John Street, Toronto, ON)

Admission: $12.00

July 3 & 4th at8pm

July 6-8th at8pm

July 10th at8pm

July 11th & 12th at 5.30pm & 8.30pm

July 13th at 8pm

Please note: This event is for ages 19+