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 […]
Designed to be performed as a three-piece bill but able to be pulled apart and presented in pieces, George Balanchine’s Jewels is a clever and beautiful work (set of work?) that showcases the full company of the National Ballet of Canada from the dancers to the designers to the orchestra through three distinct styles and […]
Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys! Ballplayers like Lonnie Smith, Don Baylor, or David Justice found themselves perpetually in the postseason mix with various teams throughout their careers, playing in innumerable playoff and World […]
Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys! Here is a completely subjective top-ten list of the most boring MVP Award winners since the prize’s inception in 1931: 1. 1947 AL: Joe DiMaggio 2. 1974 […]
Diana Bentley marks her final act in a decade as “co-Chief Engineer” at Coal Mine Theatre (with her husband and fellow co-founder Ted Dykstra) by stepping into a coveted and challenging leading role for even the most accomplished actress. That creative partnership has allowed Bentley and Dykstra to chase their professional goals and helped Coal […]
Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys! I came across a fun factoid back on September 1st, the 84th birthday of longtime Major League slugger Rico Carty: he is the oldest living former Blue Jay. […]
Medea (Canadian Opera Company) Set to a broody and demanding score by Luigi Cherubini with Carlo Zangarini’s Italian libretto translation, the COC’s ambitious new co-pro mines Euripides’ iconic tragedy for every ounce of its delicious melodrama and winningly rejects pressure to impose important modern meaning upon the disturbing tale. A twist ending that sees the […]