As part of the TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL QUOI QUOI QUOI
Presents VIRGINIA ALDRIDGE, BSc Written and directed by Elise Newman
After last year’s hit Raven for a Lark, quoi quoi quoi returns to the Fringe with VIRGINIA ALDRIDGE, BSc, a comic tale of adventure.
Janelle Hanna stars as Virginia, a self-proclaimed biologist/adventurer who drops everything and flies to Cameroon, determined to follow in the footsteps of her childhood hero, the Victorian explorer Mary Kingsley. But will Virginia ever find the courage to leave her hotel room?
Developed in association with Double Edge Theatre Residency Program
Premiering at the Toronto Fringe Festival at The Annex Theatre
July 8 to 17, 2011
— Let’s sing and dance to prove that we exist. —
Have you heard the old story about the German actress? The one where she wanders around the camp singing her arias in order to try to escape the gas chamber? Total Verrückt! tells her story with inspiration from the work of the Jewish Dutch poet Etty Hillesum, Jewish German cabaret stars Max Erlich, Willy Rosen and Dora Gerson. Taking its name from the 1944 production performed by inmates from Westerbork transit camp, Total Verrückt! translates as “completely crazy”. In this ghostly cabaret, watch this imprisoned actress sing and dance to prove that she exists.
Come dance, cheer, boo, cast your vote and get personal with the Paperbag Queen!
Do not miss this premiere from this Montreal based artist at the Toronto Fringe !
Always wanted to visit real Royalty? Well, here is your chance: the tale of a liberating queen in a liberating country in an interactive operetta in ten movements plays at the Toronto Fringe this year.
Billy Willy comes to The Toronto Fringe Festival to debut THE BILLY WILLY SHOW
The Billy Willy Show is an old-fashioned barn dance radio program hosted by America’s least favorite country and western superstar. Between songs, Billy Willy shares his hilarious hard-luck stories and masterfully combines stand up comedy and storytelling in a surreal satire about one cowboy’s obsession with country music, success, and celebrity.
