Playing at the Toronto Fringe this year, Botched (Cleen) is the story about a girl who survives almost being aborted and now, 18 years later, is on a quest to find her birth mother. Continue reading Botched (Cleen) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Tuesday, July 10th
We’re approaching the tail-end of the Toronto Fringe Festival and hopefully most of you have made it out to catch a show or few. If you haven’t had a chance here is your shot at getting two free tickets to one of the SIX following shows! You enter a contest for any or all the shows you like. Grab a friend and Fringe for Free. Here are the six shows that are we are giving away tickets for on Tuesday July 10th, 2012.
The shows are:
A Funeral for Clowns – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 12:30pm show at The Annex Theatre (Venue 5) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Funeral for Clowns contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
Gay Nerds – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 4:45pm show at Factory Theatre Mainspace (Venue 12) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Gay Nerds contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
Grey Ground – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (Venue 8) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Grey Ground contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
Mahmoud – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3:30pm show at Tarragon Theatre Extra space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Mahmoud contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
Soulo – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:45pm show at Robert Gill Theatre (Venue 9) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Soulo contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
Water – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 2:30pm show at The Palmerston Theatre (Venue: Fringe Kids) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Water contest” by 7pm on Monday, July 9, 2012.
See below for details on each show, how the contest works:
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Absolute Alice (Stratford Factory Productions) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
Absolute Alice opened to a full house at Toronto’s Fringe Festival which was really nice to see at a venue as large the Factory Theatre Mainspace. The show is an updated version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
As I watched this show and even after it was over I kept thinking to myself, “How am I ever going to write a review about this?” There is just so much going on onstage yet I find myself at a loss for words when it comes to describing this show. It’s not that nothing happens, but that so much happens that I don’t know where to begin.
Continue reading Absolute Alice (Stratford Factory Productions) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
The Little Mermaid (Sisters of Salome) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
The Little Mermaid currently playing at the Toronto Fringe doesn’t seem very Fringe-like at all. And I mean that in the best possible way. It’s a visually stunning show with grand costumes and an ensemble cast of 16! Now that’s worth seeing. Continue reading The Little Mermaid (Sisters of Salome) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
Sex, Bollywood & Other Lies (Limitless Productions) – 2012 Toronto Fringe Review
Before I say anything I should tell you that I have a definite bias when it comes to Bollywood, I grew up on it and I love it! I even auditioned to be in a Bollywood movie once. Needless to say I jumped at the chance to watch Sex, Bollywood and Other Lies at the Toronto Fringe. Continue reading Sex, Bollywood & Other Lies (Limitless Productions) – 2012 Toronto Fringe Review