I wasn’t sure what to expect when I walked into 6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation, a show byTim Motley playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Was it a pornographic? Was it a police procedural? And how are you supposed to say that name without getting tongue-tied? Turns out, it’s a magic show mixed with a 1940’s film-noir detective story with a dose of comedy thrown in. Continue reading 6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation (Tim Motley) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
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Maddie’s Karaoke Birthday Party (Charcoal Sketch Productions) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Did you see the Facebook invitation? Are you going to the party? You’ll definitely want to join the fun at The Monarch Tavern for Maddie’s Karaoke Birthday Party, produced by Charcoal Sketch Productions at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Continue reading Maddie’s Karaoke Birthday Party (Charcoal Sketch Productions) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Life Records 2: Side B (Beefman Jones Productions) 2017 Toronto Fringe Review
Life Records 2: Side B, currently playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival, is a one-woman show featuring Rhiannon Archer and produced by Beefman Jones Productions. Archer is an award-winning comedian, writer, and storyteller. Life Records 2: Side B is a personal glimpse at key moments in her life with each memory triggered by a song.
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Review: Vertical Influences (Le Patin Libre and Luminato)
Unique, exciting ice skating show takes to the Toronto ‘stage’
I know summer in Toronto is short, and we want to take advantage of the limited warmth and sunshine. But I can’t think of a better way to spend a couple hours this June weekend than inside an ice rink watching Vertical Influences, a contemporary dance performance on ice being presented as part of Luminato.
Vertical Influences is performed by Le Patin Libre, a collective of mostly former high-level figure skaters based in Montreal. But this is no Ice Capades full of sequins and sparkle. These dancers wear baggy jeans and street clothes and sport beards, ponytails and dreadlocks. Continue reading Review: Vertical Influences (Le Patin Libre and Luminato)
Review: Brigadoon (The Civic Light-Opera Company)
Briagadoon is a “feel-good” comedy that leaves you “warm and fuzzy” on stage in Toronto
One of the things I love about writing for Mooney on Theatre is that I often get to learn about new venues, new companies, or new parts of the city. The Civic Light–Opera Company is a community theatre group based in the northeast end of the city. Their production of Brigadoon at the Zion Cultural Centre allowed me to do all three. Overall, I thought the company delivered a fine performance. It was fun to revisit an old favourite in a new (to me) setting.
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