Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week! Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of June 20, 2011:
** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor in chief, wish she could clone herself so she could check them all out.
Continue reading Caught our Eye Playlistings for the Week of June 20th
Queen’s University alumni form the Queen’s Players Toronto Theatre Group. This year, the Queen’s Players present a cabaret-style show called The Office Spaceballs at the Tranzac Theatre. The show runs from June 16-18, and 23-25.
The theatre group’s president, Peter Higgins, warned me that the show would be like no other show I have been to. He said it was “part sketch-comedy, part rock-concert, part keg party.” I would say this description is pretty accurate.
Continue reading Review: The Office Spaceballs (Queens Players)
This week, we’ve collected five live theatre shows in Toronto for you to see that are PWYC (Pay What You Can). Here are some handpicked goodies to partake in if you’re tired of watching evening reruns of The Cosby Show.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the week of June 13, 2011
The last performance of Urinetown by the Cats Mainstage Theatre Company ran last night to a sold-out house at the Theatre Passe Muraille. The play ran in Toronto from June 8 to June 11, 2011.
I had the pleasure of watching this 10-time Tony-nominated musical for the first time, which won Best Book, Score and Direction. Urinetown has also won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.
Continue reading Review: Urinetown (Cats Mainstage Theatre Company)
by Tiffany Budhyanto
Toronto’s East Side Players presents Noel Coward’s classic comedy Present Laughter at Todmorden Mills’ Papermill Theatre from May 26 to June 11, 2011.
Located in the historic Todmorden Mills heritage site is the charming Papermill Theatre. Large wooden beams, red brick walls and a gallery of paintings create a pleasant atmosphere where the local community can enjoy theatre.
The company’s last production of the season, Present Laughter, portrays a narcissistic middle-aged actor named Garry Essendine in 1939 preparing to leave for a production run in Africa. Lusting women, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and his bitter secretary all get in the way of his plans.
Continue reading Review: Present Laughter (East Side Players)