Ah, Cheap Theatre. It’s so easy to forget that it exists outside of the Fringe, with its wide variety of super cheap shows. But I’m here to tell you that it does exist! And there are a lot of really interesting shows playing in Toronto right now, for $25 or less. Each of the shows explores an original idea – whether it’s the difficulties of taking care of an ailing parent, singing assassins, or dancing on apartment balconies, you won’t regret seeing some Cheap Theatre this week.
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Play Listings for the Week of July 14th, 2014
Well. The Toronto Fringe Festival is officially over, and we’re all suffering from theatre withdrawal. But you don’t have to! Check out the list of shows playing in Toronto for the week of July 14th, 2014, and get your theatre fix. All shows marked with two asterisks and coloured red are highly recommended by our Managing Editor, Wayne.
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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Friday, July 11th
We’re approaching the final weekend of the Toronto Fringe Festival! It’s sad, but true. One thing that isn’t sad, however, is our Fringe for Free contest!
Every day of the festival, we give out tickets to to 5 shows. And entering is easy as pie. More details on how to do so are posted below.
You need to enter each contest individually. If we pick your name, you’ve won two tickets! Yay for free tickets!
Check out the list of the 5 shows playing on Friday July 11th after the jump.
Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Monday, July 7th
It’s the first Saturday of the Toronto Fringe Festival! No doubt that means you’ve got big plans to go see a bunch of shows.
What’s that you say? You’ve spent your entire Fringe ticket budget on beer? Or you just like winning free stuff in general?
For every day of the festival, we give out tickets to up to 5 shows. It’s extremely easy to enter, too! (See details below.)
Remember, you need to enter each contest individually. If we pick your name, you win two tickets. It’s as simple as that! Check out the list of the 5 shows playing on Monday July 7th after the jump.
Summer Hot, Some Are Not (The Good Samaritans) 2014 Toronto Fringe Review
If you’re like me, when you’re coming to a show and you see that there’s audience participation involved, your immediate reaction is a combination of irritation and unease. So when I went to see Summer Hot, Some Are Not, put on by The Good Samaritans at the Toronto Fringe Festival, I was glad that I’d be protected by my status as a reviewer – I had a good excuse to stay out of it.
How wrong I was. Yes, I was never specifically called out by the performers of the taboo-breaking sketch comedy revue (thank Zeus). But they brought up more than enough thought-provoking stuff throughout the show that I can’t help but feel like the “audience participation” they were referring to included self-reflection.
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