Cantonese, Culture, and Being ‘Canadian’
It had been so long since I had heard Cantonese spoken in performance and media. I had forgotten how wonderful it was to hear your own language on stage.
Openings & Closings – Week of July 10
These are the shows that are opening and closing the week of July 10, 2017.
The Importance of Following Through
I am a real, breathing disabled person offering to be your resource, why not take me up on that?
Love, Humanity, and… Food?
A kid-on-Christmas adrenaline had kicked in full-force and, caution thrown to the wind, I had acted without thinking.
Toronto Fringe Festival: Your Guide to Choosing the Right Show for You
Looking for the perfect Fringe show to see? We’ve categorized them so you can find just the one for you.
Openings & Closings – Week of July 3
The Toronto Fringe Festival opens this week!
Derrick Chua’s 2017 Top 12 Fringe Picks
Check out the twelve shows the inimitable Derrick Chua is most excited to see at this year’s Fringe Festival.
Sitting in the Dark
The pamphlet showed a young contemporary James Dean–style figure, leaning on a wall in a cool, loitering pose next to an electric guitar. It read: “Christ Embassy Church: God believes in YOU!”
Hot Off the Press: Punch Up
Punch Up has “got a pretty dark premise, unless you tell it like a joke,” Kat Sandler says.
Every Next Stage Show Described in Ten Words
Don’t have time for long show synopses? We asked for a ten-word description of each of the ten shows at Next Stage.
The Most Popular Intermission Articles of 2016
These are the ten most popular articles we published this year—plus a few others you should check out.
8.5 Thoughts About 8 Plays in 8 Months
By beer seven, this seemed like an amazing idea. Fucking foolproof.
Five Years of Love, Beer, and Shakespeare
It’s wonderful to be able to go to bed at night and turn to the person beside you and say, “What if King John was played by a woman?”
The Pursuit of Balance
Weightlifting is my refuge from the uncertainty and rollercoaster that is dance and choreography.
The SHOW SHOW: Kat Sandler, Tom McGee, and a Tipsy Fringe History
After a few drinks, Theatre Brouhaha’s Kat Sandler and Tom McGee tell SHOW SHOW hosts Liz and Ruth about the history of Fringe theatre.
The End of Honest Ed’s
With the closing of Honest Ed’s later this year, many visitors to this year’s Fringe Club will reflect on the past six years as it says goodbye to the site.