Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of January 28th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
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There was a decent crowd willing to brave the frigid temperatures and wander out to the George Ignatieff Theatre for the Trinity College Dramatic Society’s production of The Frogs. I know I felt kind of bad for dragging my visiting Vancouverite friend out to play the part of my theatre companion for the evening, but he didn’t seem to mind.
The Frogs tells the story of Dionysos, God of Wine, Drama and all-around merriment, and how he decides that the state of the world isn’t quite up to par. People are following the status quo, not much independent thought is happening, and he’s looking to do something about it. So he decides to drag his slave, Xanthias, along and venture down into the underworld to bring back one of the canon of english theatre’s most prolific playwrights, George Bernard Shaw. A loose adaptation of the Greek classic by Aristophanes, this version provides a toe-tapping libretto by one of the masters of musicals, Stephen Sondheim.
Continue reading Review: The Frogs: A New Musical (Trinity College Dramatic Society)
Five for Twenty-Two (Or Less)
This week’s affordable theatre round-up is kicking it old school. Five shows that have some place in the tried and true canon of English language theatre. Whether they’re straight-to-the-point productions or reimaginings of older texts with a contemporary twist, step into the company of rock-solid playwrights and perhaps, in doing so, rekindle some memories of your first experiences at the theatre. Maybe one of these shows (or a variation) played a part in jump-starting your affinity for the stage? Or maybe here’s your optimal chance to get reacquainted. So grab a pal and check out a performance or two this week.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 21st, 2013
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of January 21st, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
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Five for Twenty (Or Less)
Trials, tribulations and judgment sneak up on us at various stages in our lives and for various reasons. Whether it’s a matter of roots, creed, belief-systems, or sanity, it’s the unfortunate way of the world in which we live that we’re subject to prejudice and assumptions. Below you’ll find some affordable theatre that may dabble in these themes or dabble with the ways people have gotten out of them.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 14th, 2013