Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of January 7th, 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’s a very good reason that QuestionMark-Exclamation Theatre’s initial Toronto Fringe Festival run of With Love and a Major Organ sold out basically every single show. I would be terribly surprised and possibly even appalled if the same didn’t happen with its Next Stage Theatre Festival remount. If you’ve ever dabbled in love, heartbreak, the physical manifestations of feelings, therapy sessions, speed-dating, social media and/or public transit, you will have no qualms surrendering yourself for an hour to playwright Julia Lederer’s whimsy. Continue reading 2013 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: With Love and a Major Organ (QuestionMark-Exclamation Theatre)
The profound heft of a phrase like “Winter is coming” sort of loses its tenor when there’s frosted white stuff floating around and a chilly bite in the air, but Bad Dog Theatre Company is still bent on luring you into the Next Stage Festival with those very words and one of their latest unscripted romps. Throne of Games takes improvisation to the realm of fantasy with a slightly different portrayal of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
Sitting in the nearly-full house of Factory Theatre’s main space, I was trying to rack my memory for as many details from Game of Thrones as I could. I had a feeling that there might be a lot of great comedic tidbits lost if I couldn’t muster any.
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Ten for Twenty (Or Less)
Would you look at that? We’ve made it through another year. Welcome, welcome, welcome to 2013. We’re hoping to jump-start your theatre year with some great independent shows initially featured in past Fringe festivals. Below are 10 bite-sized, budget-friendly theatre bits that are all part of Fringe Toronto‘s Next Stage Festival. You’ll definitely want to check them out. See you at the beer tent!
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of December 31st, 2012
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of December 31st, 2012: ** 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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