Click Here to read all our reviews from Toronto Fringe 2024.    Rooted: A Musical Poem (A) Ambitious, substantive, and memorable, this full-scale musical is one of the most polished pieces at the Fringe and definitely deserves a bigger run in a larger theatre. Jewelle Blackman’s book is a bittersweet and deceptively mature Giving-Tree-esque coming of age […]

 

Click Here to read all our reviews from Toronto Fringe 2024.    Desperate Measures (A) Cameron Kneteman and Hilary Wirachowsky anchor this charming but thoughtful comedy about financial desperation with charisma and chemistry. Rachel Moore & Catherine Teichman’s script is funny but not too goofy and rooted at all turns in believable human behaviour. A fresh […]

 

Click Here to read all our reviews from Toronto Fringe 2024.    Crosstown (A) A debut work written and performed by the much celebrated Anand Rajaram is a big deal for the Fringe and the quality of this production lives up to that expectation. The simple staging and on-book performance suggest this is still a work in […]

 

Click Here to read all our reviews from Toronto Fringe 2024.    Gringas (A-) Funny, thoughtful, and executed with precision and passion, this ensemble work about a group of young Latinas sent to a Muskoka camp to work on their Spanish is one of the Fringe’s strongest new plays. No one works harder than teenage theatre […]

 

Click Here to read all our reviews from Toronto Fringe 2024.    Rat Academy (A) Crystal clear dramaturgy, impeccable character work, and impressive technical skill mark this clown duet about endangered Albertan rats as a can’t-miss oddity. Honouring the heart of clown tradition with a classic White/Auguste pairing, Katie Yoner and Dayna Lea Hoffmann’s Fingers […]

 

The 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival kicked off on July 3, running through July 14. Two of our writers, Kelly and Lisa, were on hand to see as many shows as possible. This year that number was 46.   Listen to our Preview Piece to hear the artists pitch their work then check out the links below […]

Bringing a historical figure to the stage can be difficult, mainly because there is never an inherent style or concept to pursue. That was the challenge Korean creators Seeun Choun and Jongyoon Choi took on with Marie Curie, now translated to English for its UK premiere, directed by Sarah Meadows. The result is a conventional, well-intentioned […]

Just like this play, I will be heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. There, I will indulge in a series of new writing and experimental pieces, exploring the untapped and even the mundane. The productions might be bare-boned, but they are always fuelled by the desire to create and to challenge. I have […]