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A Taste of Scotiabank Buskerfest 2014

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Street performances take over downtown Yonge Street at the Scotiabank Buskerfest supporting EPILEPSY Toronto

It’s been a whirlwind of a summer for Toronto, at least in terms of theatre festivals. With the Toronto Fringe Festival, Luminato and Summerworks just to name a few, there have been a lot of live performances bringing the city to life.

Unlike the other festivals, however, Scotiabank Buskerfest brings the performances to the streets of the city, namely Yonge Street between Carlton and Queen, between August 21st (today) and August 24th (Sunday). That’s right – Yonge Street, normally home to thousands of hurried urbanites, will instead be filled with live street performances for the next four days. It’s the biggest festival of its kind in North America, and the entire event is being held in support of EPILEPSY Toronto.

Even if you aren’t familiar with busking (I was a busking virgin before today, I’ll admit!), it’s definitely worth giving Scotiabank Buskerfest a visit or three. With talented performers from Toronto and all over the world, the streets are full of theatre, and you never know what you’ll witness!

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Cheap Theatre for the Week of August 19th, 2014

There’s something to be said for the experience of seeing a mainstream theatrical production. They can often be expected to have a certain style and level of popular appeal, and often serve as a beautiful night at the theatre. On the other hand, some of the most innovative and moving performances can be found in unconventional theatrical forms, and that’s the focus of this week’s Cheap Theatre posting! After the jump is a list of several out-of-the-ordinary theatrical experiences currently happening in Toronto. Whether it’s a work in progress, or not a work of “theatre” at all, at $20 a ticket or less, you can’t go wrong with going out to see some Cheap Theatre!

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Play Listings for the Week of August 18th, 2014

Summerworks is over – we’re just as sad as you are, and we can’t do anything about it. But we can still tell you all the other theatre that’s going on in the city! Anything you see that’s highlighted in red with two asterisks before it is highly recommended by Wayne, our Managing Editor. So get over those post-Summerworks blues by seeing some of the awesome shows that are still going on in Toronto this week!

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Play Listings/Cheap Theatre for the Week of August 11th

Instead of our typical weekly Play Listings or Cheap Theatre post, we’d like to strongly encourage you to attend the Summerworks Festival, which is running right now, until August 17th.

There’s a huge variety of productions currently on stage all around downtown Toronto as part of the festival, and we’ve already reviewed the vast majority of them. You can follow this link to see all of our posted reviews.

You can also click here to see a full listing of all of the shows that are playing at Summerworks this year, and form your own opinion. It’s an amazing theatre event that’s not to be missed! Information on tickets can be found after the jump.

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Cheap Theatre for the Week of August 5th, 2014

Instead of your typical Cheap Theatre listing, this week, we’re recommending the Summerworks Festival, which is running from August 7th to August 17th. It’s a theatre festival that runs every summer, with dozens upon dozens of exciting theatrical productions happening all over downtown Toronto! Click here to see a full listing of all of the shows that are playing at Summerworks this year. Now go see some Cheap Theatre, courtesy of Summerworks!

TICKETS

Single Theatre tickets: $15
3 Show Pass: $40
7 Show Pass: $85
10 Show Pass: $120
Musical Works in Concert tickets: $20
Music Series tickets: $15/$10 TD Comfortable Pricing for 25 and under*
Live Art Series: A range from free to $20 events

*prices listed do not include ticket fees

*TD Comfortable Pricing available at the door 5 minutes before the show, subject to availability.

Click here to purchase tickets online, and to find out more about the different ticket packages available.